indefinable

英 [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl]

adj.  难以定义的; 无法解释的

复数：indefinables　

TEM8

BNC.21190 / COCA.26368

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以定义的；无法解释的
  difficult or impossible to define or explain
  1. She has that indefinable something that makes an actress a star.
     她具备了那种使演员成为明星的说不出的特质。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 难以确切表达的;难以确定的;模糊不清的
  Anindefinablequality or feeling cannot easily be described.
  1. There was something indefinable in her eyes...
     她的眼神里有种难以确定的东西。
  2. His head felt lighter in some indefinable way.
     他的头不知为何有点晕眩。

英英释义

adj

• not capable of being precisely or readily described
  1. an indefinable feeling of terror
  2. an abstract concept that seems indefinable
  Synonym:undefinable
• 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:indescribableineffableunspeakableuntellableunutterable

双语例句

• The first saw film as a useful tool for capturing and documenting the inherently indefinable concept of motion.
  第一为捕获并且记录运动的内在地难下定义的概念作为一个有用工具看了电影。
• We believe the indefinable power of this rebel boy, it is the main motivation of releasing his solo exhibition by the end of this year.
  我们更加相信这个有著反叛生活方式的年轻人身上那种莫名的力量，这是今年年底推出他的个展的主要动机。
• Every now and then, an actor or actress manages to somehow channel the vitality of youth& that indefinable, natural, unprocessed glamour full of possibility and filled with anticipation for an endless future, Baz said of the 23-year-old blonde beauty.
  总有这样子的一些演员，他们能唤醒年轻人的活力，他们充满着自然和未经雕琢的魔力，前途不可限量。Baz这样评价这位23岁的金发美女。
• Chinese contemporary art'is being formed and constructed by various enthusiasm and desires in China and overseas, but it is after all impalpable and indefinable.
  “中国当代艺术”在海外和本土正在被各种热情、欲望塑造着，但始终是不可捉摸、不可定义。
• The indefinable pleasures that a bookshop supplies.
  书店给人的难以言喻的乐趣。
• She had that indefinable beauty.
  她浑身上下洋溢着一种美丽。
• His head felt lighter in some indefinable way.
  他的头不知为何有点晕眩。
• She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.
  她缺少那种难以形容的软弱的媚态。
• No sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed, and in passing leaves and indefinable longing and regret.
  美丽的落日总会引起一个更加绚丽的景象未及饱览便一闪即逝，并在消逝中给人留下不可名状的渴望和惆怅。
• All at once, she experienced that indefinable impression which one undergoes when there is some one standing behind one, even when she does not see the person.
  她忽然有一种说不出的感觉：在自己背后立着一个人，即使不看，也能感到。