unportrayableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpɔːˈtreɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˌpɔrˈtreɪəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, portrayable adj. at portray v. Derivatives

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + portrayable adj. at portray v. Derivatives.

That cannot be portrayed (accurately); impossible to portray.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] > beyond description

undeclarablec1449

not to be spoken of1600

phraseless1609

termless1609

unexpressivea1616

unexprimable1632

wingy1643

unfanciable1669

indescribable1785

unpicturable?1819

unportrayable1852

superinenarrable1873

1852 A. Harris Martin Beck xvii. 152 A cast of intense, unportrayable anguish seized, for an instant, upon the lineaments of the dying man.

1873 M. Collins Squire Silchester II. xi. 131 A mighty dusky unportrayable figure, stalking over the furrows.

1926 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 138 As artist..he is bound..to prefer the portrayable falsehood to the unportrayable truth.

2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 Feb. 18 The near-impossible task of representing on screen crimes whose ghastliness is ineffable, unportrayable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unportrayable
释义	unportrayableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpɔːˈtreɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˌpɔrˈtreɪəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, portrayable adj. at portray v. Derivatives Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + portrayable adj. at portray v. Derivatives. That cannot be portrayed (accurately); impossible to portray. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] > beyond description undeclarablec1449 not to be spoken of1600 phraseless1609 termless1609 unexpressivea1616 unexprimable1632 wingy1643 unfanciable1669 indescribable1785 unpicturable?1819 unportrayable1852 superinenarrable1873 1852 A. Harris Martin Beck xvii. 152 A cast of intense, unportrayable anguish seized, for an instant, upon the lineaments of the dying man. 1873 M. Collins Squire Silchester II. xi. 131 A mighty dusky unportrayable figure, stalking over the furrows. 1926 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 138 As artist..he is bound..to prefer the portrayable falsehood to the unportrayable truth. 2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 Feb. 18 The near-impossible task of representing on screen crimes whose ghastliness is ineffable, unportrayable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1852
随便看	debuccinate debug debugged debugger debuggers debugging debugs debulliate debullition debunching debunk debunked debunker debunkers debunking debunks debunnionizer deburse debursement debursing debus debusing debusscope debussed debusses