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

• Her astonishment was almost unspeakable.
  她惊讶得无法形容。
• The judge described the offences as nauseating and unspeakable
  法官将这些犯罪行为描述为“令人作呕、说不出口”。
• The culture has label death unthinkable and unspeakable region.
  文化已经为死神进行了一番修饰，把它称为难以想象和只可意会不可言传的禁区。
• 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。
• The king had unspeakable majesty.
  国王有无法形容的威严。
• I need to show courage in the face of unspeakable danger.
  我要在突如其来的危险前面展示勇气。
• This is an unspeakable crime.
  这是宗令人发指的罪行。
• All I really remember is the pain, the unspeakable pain.
  我所真正记得的只有痛苦，难以言喻的痛苦。
• You are my unspeakable wound;
  你是我无法形容的伤口；
• Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
  感谢神，因他有说不尽的恩赐。