unbridgeableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈbrɪdʒəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈbrɪdʒəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– unbridgeable, 1800s– unbridgable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, bridge v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + bridge v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later bridgeable adj.

(un- prefix¹ 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [adjective] > of or relating to bridge > provided with a bridge > that cannot be bridged

unbridgeable1799

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected > not able to sustain connection

unbridgeable1879

1799 R. Southey in Sir H. Davy's Rem. (1858) 37 One channel,..unbridgeable from its depth, unpassable from its whirlpools.

1879 G. H. Lewes Study Psychol. 50 An unbridgeable gulf, which no dexterity of speculation can pass.

1881 Standard 30 Aug. 3/4 Between them there was an all but unbridgeable abyss.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unbridgeable
释义	unbridgeableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbrɪdʒəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈbrɪdʒəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– unbridgeable, 1800s– unbridgable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, bridge v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + bridge v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later bridgeable adj. (un- prefix¹ 1b.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [adjective] > of or relating to bridge > provided with a bridge > that cannot be bridged unbridgeable1799 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected > not able to sustain connection unbridgeable1879 1799 R. Southey in Sir H. Davy's Rem. (1858) 37 One channel,..unbridgeable from its depth, unpassable from its whirlpools. 1879 G. H. Lewes Study Psychol. 50 An unbridgeable gulf, which no dexterity of speculation can pass. 1881 Standard 30 Aug. 3/4 Between them there was an all but unbridgeable abyss. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1799
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