| 释义 |
indecipherablein‧de‧ci‧pher‧a‧ble /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl◂/ adjective   - His writing was tiny and indecipherable.
- I received a blurred, indecipherable fax that didn't help at all.
- The painting had an indecipherable signature in the corner.
- He also kept extensive parliamentary diaries, of which six volumes survive, though his hand is nearly indecipherable.
- Hurriedly written sentences are very often indecipherable.
- I had no idea what my boss was ordering in rapid-fire requests to the busy chefs, and his translations were indecipherable.
- Thanks to a sound system that fails to function properly, Kevin's words of diseased warning and wisdom are indecipherable.
- The language was foreign, the writing a cloud of indecipherable hieroglyphics.
- The sketchbook and notebook pages for the day are almost indecipherable with rain drop splodges.
- Their conversation, on the move, is indecipherable at first.
difficult or impossible to read► can't read something especially spoken use this to say that you are unable to read someone's writing: · I can't read the next word.· She couldn't read the name on the envelope. ► can't make out informal use this to say that you are unable to read a particular word because it is not written clearly: · I couldn't make out the name at the bottom of the letter. ► illegible writing that is illegible is impossible to read because it is not written clearly: · I don't know what this note says - Dad's handwriting is totally illegible!· The label had got wet and was now illegible. ► indecipherable writing that is indecipherable is impossible to read because it is very untidy, very unclear, or is in a language you do not understand: · The painting had an indecipherable signature in the corner.· His writing was tiny and indecipherable.· I received a blurred, indecipherable fax that didn't help at all. ► unreadable writing that is unreadable is impossible to read because it is very untidy or unclear: · The photocopy was poorly produced and almost unreadable. ► scrawl something that someone has written in a very untidy way which is very difficult to read: · I couldn't read the doctor's scrawl.· I kept a diary then -- pages and pages of tiny scrawl. impossible to read or understand SYN illegible:  an indecipherable signature |