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单词 inestimable
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Definition of inestimable in English:

inestimable

adjective ɪnˈɛstɪməb(ə)lɪnˈɛstəməb(ə)l
  • Too great to calculate.

    a treasure of inestimable value
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The advice and encouragement they had given to him was inestimable, particularly in sharing knowledge of tidal sailing with him, an area of sailing which can always be a weakness for lake sailors, he added.
    • The worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass is inestimable value for the life of the Church.
    • The museum has a Saudi sculpture of a falcon on a perch, of inestimable value and stunning vulgarity, made from gold, quartz, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and 1,210 diamonds.
    • It was a truly broad and liberal education and as such, it was to be of inestimable benefit to me.
    • But even if the theory proves to be wrong the benefits from investing in early-childhood programs would be inestimable.
    • University teaching is a form of political advocacy, and this freedom to think and talk about thoughts is of inestimable value.
    • Yang said the statue is unique in the world and its value was inestimable.
    • This crop of voices would contribute inestimable value to the party; to stifle the forces of normal growth that would accrue to the party in such a debate would be foolish.
    • Your tolerance and good humour have an inestimable value in my eyes.
    • It has inestimable value for today's listeners in gaining a balance between old and new.
    • Each human soul is of inestimable value because it was fashioned in the image, and after the likeness of God Himself.
    • It's been one of those experiences that restores your faith in the inestimable value of being a teacher.
    • However, there can be little wrong in people of such a young and naive age recognising the inestimable pain and suffering that armed conflict inevitably brings and questioning the justification for it.
    • This is without even bringing up the possibility that the results from the fake investigation could be very misleading to the point of causing inestimable harm.
    • It would have been a great loss, had any one survived to feel that immense void, that inestimable loneliness, that despair of nothingness.
    • Marcus Stewart registered another goal of inestimable importance to third-placed Sunderland as they maintained their promotion push against a side with similarly lofty ambitions.
    • And while Roslin is not itself a commercial organisation, the benefit in terms of royalties, prestige and future investment is inestimable.
    • The crux of their argument is that mothering - as opposed to fathering, or parenting, or care giving - is something unique, and of inestimable value.
    • For modern day magicians, the knowledge found in books is of inestimable value.
    • Who knows, but let's live in hope that the crucial planning hurdle can, and will, be finally cleared to allow the developers to proceed with a project that will be of inestimable value to the whole community.
    Synonyms
    immeasurable, incalculable, innumerable, unfathomable, fathomless, indeterminable, measureless, untold
    limitless, boundless, unbounded, unlimited, illimitable, infinite, endless, never-ending, interminable, inexhaustible, bottomless
    vast, immense, great, abundant
    informal no end of
    literary myriad
    rare innumerous, unnumberable

Derivatives

  • inestimably

  • adverb ˌɪnˈɛstɪməbliɪnˈɛstəməbli
    • Nature's transitions often defy our best attempts at classification, and besides, the enormous dam in front of us had changed this land inestimably.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not just strong, lean and handsome, he is also calm, classy, articulate and inestimably humble, considering he is the best polo player in the world.
      • We have benefited inestimably from their generosity and vision.
      • This revelation seemed to me inestimably precious.
      • The other thing that's so inestimably good about this book is that EVERY recipe I have ever made from it has WORKED.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin inaestimabilis, from in- 'not' + aestimabilis (see estimable).

 
 

Definition of inestimable in US English:

inestimable

adjectiveɪnˈɛstəməb(ə)linˈestəməb(ə)l
  • Too great to calculate.

    a treasure of inestimable value
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But even if the theory proves to be wrong the benefits from investing in early-childhood programs would be inestimable.
    • University teaching is a form of political advocacy, and this freedom to think and talk about thoughts is of inestimable value.
    • The crux of their argument is that mothering - as opposed to fathering, or parenting, or care giving - is something unique, and of inestimable value.
    • It's been one of those experiences that restores your faith in the inestimable value of being a teacher.
    • The advice and encouragement they had given to him was inestimable, particularly in sharing knowledge of tidal sailing with him, an area of sailing which can always be a weakness for lake sailors, he added.
    • Who knows, but let's live in hope that the crucial planning hurdle can, and will, be finally cleared to allow the developers to proceed with a project that will be of inestimable value to the whole community.
    • And while Roslin is not itself a commercial organisation, the benefit in terms of royalties, prestige and future investment is inestimable.
    • This crop of voices would contribute inestimable value to the party; to stifle the forces of normal growth that would accrue to the party in such a debate would be foolish.
    • For modern day magicians, the knowledge found in books is of inestimable value.
    • Marcus Stewart registered another goal of inestimable importance to third-placed Sunderland as they maintained their promotion push against a side with similarly lofty ambitions.
    • Each human soul is of inestimable value because it was fashioned in the image, and after the likeness of God Himself.
    • The worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass is inestimable value for the life of the Church.
    • It would have been a great loss, had any one survived to feel that immense void, that inestimable loneliness, that despair of nothingness.
    • It has inestimable value for today's listeners in gaining a balance between old and new.
    • This is without even bringing up the possibility that the results from the fake investigation could be very misleading to the point of causing inestimable harm.
    • Yang said the statue is unique in the world and its value was inestimable.
    • However, there can be little wrong in people of such a young and naive age recognising the inestimable pain and suffering that armed conflict inevitably brings and questioning the justification for it.
    • It was a truly broad and liberal education and as such, it was to be of inestimable benefit to me.
    • Your tolerance and good humour have an inestimable value in my eyes.
    • The museum has a Saudi sculpture of a falcon on a perch, of inestimable value and stunning vulgarity, made from gold, quartz, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and 1,210 diamonds.
    Synonyms
    immeasurable, incalculable, innumerable, unfathomable, fathomless, indeterminable, measureless, untold

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin inaestimabilis, from in- ‘not’ + aestimabilis (see estimable).

 
 
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