单词 | unsayability |
释义 | > as lemmasunsayaˈbility unsayaˈbility n. ΚΠ 1914 H. James Notes Son & Brother iv. 79 A manner and range of gesture and broken form of discourse..that seemed to take for granted..the general unsayability, in comparison, of anything else. 1973 Canad. Jrnl. Philos. 2 410 There are many sources of unsayability... Some non-linguistic performances (a drawing or a dance) can convey what is not conveyable by language. 1986 A. Coffa in R. G. Colodny From Quarks to Quasars 47 The reasons for the unsayability of the unsayable are still the same old awful ones. 2009 Independent (Nexis) 19 Dec. (Comment section) 35 A reserved non-speaking love is often the deepest love of all. In our decision not to speak it we acknowledge the profound unsayability of some of our most complex emotions. < as lemmas |
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