unspeakable

英 [ʌnˈspiːkəbl]

美 [ʌnˈspiːkəbl]

adj.  难以说出口的; 不堪入耳的

复数：unspeakables　

Collins.1 / BNC.20334 / COCA.14026

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以说出口的；不堪入耳的
  that cannot be described in words, usually because it is so bad

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 恶劣得说不出口的；坏透了的
  If you describe something asunspeakable, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
  1. ...the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons...
     化学武器难以名状的可怖
  2. The pain is unspeakable.
     疼起来厉害得无法形容。
  3. ...unspeakable crimes.
     令人说不出口的罪行

英英释义

adj

• defying expression or description
  1. indefinable yearnings
  2. indescribable beauty
  3. ineffable ecstasy
  4. inexpressible anguish
  5. unspeakable happiness
  6. unutterable contempt
  7. a thing of untellable splendor
  Synonym:indefinableindescribableineffableuntellableunutterable
• exceptionally bad or displeasing
  1. atrocious taste
  2. abominable workmanship
  3. an awful voice
  4. dreadful manners
  5. a painful performance
  6. terrible handwriting
  7. an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
  Synonym:atrociousabominableawfuldreadfulpainfulterrible
• too sacred to be uttered
  1. the ineffable name of the Deity
  Synonym:ineffableunnameableunutterable

双语例句

• His words were echoed with unspeakable astonishment by all but Elinor.
  他的话引起了除埃莉诺以外所有人的无可形容的震惊的反响。
• This is an unspeakable crime.
  这是宗令人发指的罪行。
• Would her pearls, her coiffure, help her after all endure the presence of her unspeakable brother?
  她的珍珠和发型能够帮助她忍受一位邪恶透顶的兄弟吗？
• Everytime I look deep into your eyes, I suffer a feeling of unspeakable melancholy.
  每次凝视你的眼眸，一种难以名状的忧郁便攫住了我。
• But it's true. I mean, he's done some unspeakable things.
  但那是真的。他做了一些坏事。
• Oh, you unspeakable liar!
  啊，你这可恶透了的小骗子。
• The king had unspeakable majesty.
  国王有无法形容的威严。
• We must find the ways to recover from this psychological effects of unspeakable acts.
  我们必须寻找从这个不可宽恕的行为而造成的精神创伤中恢复过来的途径。
• She is not at all a beauty, but she has an unspeakable charm.
  她根本不是一个美人，但是她有一种无法说出的魅力。
• In every society there are certain things that are supposed to be unspeakable.
  在任何一个社会中，总有一些不能直截了当说出来的话。