ineffable
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 无法形容的,不可言喻的,避讳的
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 借自 ←中古法语 ineffable
- 书面借自 ←拉丁语 ineffābilis
词源说明
Borrowed from Middle French ineffable, a learned borrowing from Latin ineffābilis, from in- (“not”) + effābilis (“utterable”).
释义(英文)
形容词 Adjective
- Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. [from 1450]
- Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.
名词 Noun
- Something that is beyond utterance; something unspeakable.