英语词汇“inscrutable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a face that does not show any feelings or opinions► expressionless

· Oswini was watching her with expressionless eyes.· Terry's face was expressionless as he listened to the report.

► blank

showing no emotion, interest, or understanding in your expression, for example because you are bored, or have not been paying attention to what is being said: · Maria could tell by the blank look in my eyes that I didn't understand.· The children's faces were blank with sleepiness.

► deadpan

deliberately showing no humour in your expression, even though what you are saying or doing is meant as a joke: · "We're out of gas, so I guess you'll have to walk home," he said, giving me a deadpan expression.

► inscrutable

someone who has an inscrutable expression shows no emotion or reaction, so it is impossible to guess what they are thinking or feeling: · She looked for some response, but Jean's expression remained inscrutable.· The inscrutable gaze of the palace guards made me a little nervous.

► poker-faced

someone who is poker-faced does not show at all what they are thinking or feeling, either because they do not want other people to know or because they disapprove of something: · Not even Will Rogers could make the poker-faced President laugh.· Albert, normally poker faced, wore a look of shock.

► impassive

not showing any emotion, especially in a situation where you would normally expect someone to be sad, shocked, upset, etc: · Russell struggled to keep an impassive face as she continued.· The defendant remained impassive as the judge announced the guilty verdict.

单词	inscrutable
释义	inscrutablein‧scru‧ta‧ble /ɪnˈskruːtəbəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINinscrutable Origin: 1500-1600 Late Latin inscrutabilis, from Latin scrutari ‘to search’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He handled the questions with the inscrutable face of a diplomat. She looked for some response, but Jean's expression remained inscrutable. The inscrutable gaze of the palace guards made me a little nervous. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora face that does not show any feelings or opinions► expressionless · Oswini was watching her with expressionless eyes.· Terry's face was expressionless as he listened to the report. ► blank showing no emotion, interest, or understanding in your expression, for example because you are bored, or have not been paying attention to what is being said: · Maria could tell by the blank look in my eyes that I didn't understand.· The children's faces were blank with sleepiness. ► deadpan deliberately showing no humour in your expression, even though what you are saying or doing is meant as a joke: · "We're out of gas, so I guess you'll have to walk home," he said, giving me a deadpan expression. ► inscrutable someone who has an inscrutable expression shows no emotion or reaction, so it is impossible to guess what they are thinking or feeling: · She looked for some response, but Jean's expression remained inscrutable.· The inscrutable gaze of the palace guards made me a little nervous. ► poker-faced someone who is poker-faced does not show at all what they are thinking or feeling, either because they do not want other people to know or because they disapprove of something: · Not even Will Rogers could make the poker-faced President laugh.· Albert, normally poker faced, wore a look of shock. ► impassive not showing any emotion, especially in a situation where you would normally expect someone to be sad, shocked, upset, etc: · Russell struggled to keep an impassive face as she continued.· The defendant remained impassive as the judge announced the guilty verdict. someone who is inscrutable shows no emotion or reaction in the expression on their face so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking: He stood silent and inscrutable.—inscrutably adverb—inscrutability /ɪnˌskruːtəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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