| 单词 | illimitable |
| 释义 | illimitable (once / 4079 pages) adj Use illimitable to describe something that has no limits, like the universe, or your little brother's capacity for annoying you. Illimitable is a rare word — and a rather fancy one. It's more common to say something's limitless or measureless, but illimitable is good if you want to sound literary or formal, say if you're talking about the "illimitable power of human endeavor." If you use illimitable to describe something like your appetite for candy, it will sound kind of funny, which is perfectly fine as long as you're going for a laugh. WORD FAMILYillimitable: illimitably USAGE EXAMPLESLots of people maintain that it was the greatest performance of Perestroika they saw, because the play was this sort of illimitable text. Slate(Jun 28, 2016) Prospero’s security was a façade, leaving darkness and decay to hold “illimitable dominion over all.” Slate(Sep 19, 2014) She mixes long and short dispatches to intoxicating effect, like a chef dealing out an illimitable tasting menu. New York Times(Apr 01, 2014) adj without limits in extent or size or quantity Syn limitless, measureless immeasurable, immensurable, unmeasurable, unmeasured impossible to measure |
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