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单词 unintelligible
释义

unintelligible

English

Etymology

un- + intelligible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɨd͡ʒɨbəl/
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Adjective

unintelligible (comparative more unintelligible, superlative most unintelligible)

  1. Not intelligible; unable to be understood.
    • 1697, John Locke, Letter to the Bishop of Worcester (second reply):
      And indeed, my lord, there are so many passages in your writing in this controversy with me, which for their construction, as well as otherwise, are so unintelligible to me, that if I should be so unmannerly as to measure your understanding by mine, I should not know what to think of them.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 216:
      The curious feature of the art was that "horse-whisperers" actually talked to the animal, usually from mouth to ear, in an unintelligible tongue; which, however, the horses appeared to understand.

Synonyms

  • inscrutable, unexplainable; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Antonyms

  • intelligible; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Translations

See also

  • incomprehensible
  • unfathomable
  • fathomless
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