impervialadj.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpəːvɪəl/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpərviəl/

Forms: 1600s imperviall, 1800s– impervial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin impervius , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin impervius (see impervious adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier impervious adj.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent.

rare.

That cannot be penetrated or passed through; impermeable. Also figurative: impossible to understand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > that may be passed through > not

impenetrablea1464

impervious1615

impervial1618

unthroughfaresome1674

unpermeable1756

unthoroughfaresome1868

1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks ii. 463 But then the gusts so fall, That oft the sea becomes imperviall [Gk. ἄμβατός].

1858 Lorain County (Elyria, Ohio) Eagle 6 Oct. The profound mystery which enveloped them as with a veil of impervial darkness.

1955 J. T. Shipley Dict. Early Eng. 505/2 He read his poem to his wife and, if she understood it, he destroyed it. Most of his work is utterly impervial.

1972 Critique by Oregon Environmental Council 7 in Mt. Hood National Forest, Mt. Hood Meadows Chairlift: Environmental Impact Statement (1973) B1 Where is the description of the drainage plan necessary to accommodate the increased runoff as a result of impervial surfaces of parking facilities, access roads and buildings?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impervial
释义	impervialadj. Brit. /ɪmˈpəːvɪəl/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpərviəl/ Forms: 1600s imperviall, 1800s– impervial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin impervius , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin impervius (see impervious adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier impervious adj.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent. rare. That cannot be penetrated or passed through; impermeable. Also figurative: impossible to understand. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > that may be passed through > not impenetrablea1464 impervious1615 impervial1618 unthroughfaresome1674 unpermeable1756 unthoroughfaresome1868 1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks ii. 463 But then the gusts so fall, That oft the sea becomes imperviall [Gk. ἄμβατός]. 1858 Lorain County (Elyria, Ohio) Eagle 6 Oct. The profound mystery which enveloped them as with a veil of impervial darkness. 1955 J. T. Shipley Dict. Early Eng. 505/2 He read his poem to his wife and, if she understood it, he destroyed it. Most of his work is utterly impervial. 1972 Critique by Oregon Environmental Council 7 in Mt. Hood National Forest, Mt. Hood Meadows Chairlift: Environmental Impact Statement (1973) B1 Where is the description of the drainage plan necessary to accommodate the increased runoff as a result of impervial surfaces of parking facilities, access roads and buildings? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1618
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