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BNC: 9602 COCA: 9424

unthinkable

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unthinkable /ˌʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/ adjective
unthinkable
/ˌʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNTHINKABLE
[more unthinkable; most unthinkable]
: impossible to imagine or believe不能想象的;不可相信的
: too bad or shocking to be thought of不可思议的;难以想象的

the unthinkable

: something that you cannot accept, believe, or imagine
especially : something that is so bad that you do not want to think about it难以接受之事;不可思议之事;(尤指)不可想象的极其不好的事情
BNC: 9602 COCA: 9424

unthinkable

adjective

un·​think·​able ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl How to pronounce unthinkable (audio)
1
: not capable of being grasped by the mind
2
: being contrary to what is reasonable, desirable, or probable : being out of the question
unthinkability noun
unthinkably adverb

Example Sentences

to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes
Recent Examples on the Web Not a half-decade ago, the whole thing would have been unthinkable, so entrenched were the ways of player development and the mind-set that speaking out would mark the end of a player’s career. Chelsea Janes, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Freud had few illusions about the character of Austria’s own right wing, but believed that its distinctly Catholic character meant that godless National Socialism was unthinkable. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Last week, venerable broadcasters CBS, Fox and NBC teamed up to grab TV rights to Big Ten conference college football games, announcing a record-shattering $1.2-billion-a-year pact that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Until recently, the idea that Medicare, which has about 64 million beneficiaries, would be able to use its muscle to cut deals with drug makers was unthinkable. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 It was revealed by ESPN’s Chris Low that the Alabama coach has done the unthinkable: He’s texted. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 Could three days of training prepare her for the unthinkable? New York Times, 31 July 2022 Weeks earlier, in February 2005, Clarence House announced that the once unthinkable would happen: Charles and Camilla, lovers for the best part of 35 years, would marry. Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 17 July 2022 Seeing police show up was a momentary relief before the unthinkable. Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unthinkable was in the 15th century
BNC: 9602 COCA: 9424
unthinkable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, seem不可思議;好像難以想像make sth使⋯不可想像consider sth認為⋯不可想像This would have been considered unthinkable only a decade ago.就在 10 年前這會被認為是不可思議的事。ADVERBabsolutely, completely, literally, quite, simply完全不可思議;相當難以想像;簡直難以想像almost, nearly, practically, virtually幾乎不可思議;確實難以想像hitherto, previously迄今難以想像;以前不能想像A hitherto unthinkable question was asked.有人提出一個迄今不可思議的問題。politically政治上無法想像PREPOSITIONfor對於⋯不可思議It's unthinkable for something like this to happen.能發生這種事簡直不可思議。to對⋯來說不可思議This course of action would have been unthinkable to the generals.對將軍們來說,這一行動方案是不可思議的。

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