单词 | immeasurable |
释义 | immeasurable (once / 1362 pages) adj Something immeasurable can't be measured or quanitified. It's too vast. When you measure something, you check how long it is, how much it weighs, or some other measurable aspect. If something is immeasurable, then measuring is impossible. The numbers of stars in the sky is immeasurable: we can't know how many there are. The number of grains of sand on a beach is immeasurable: they can’t be counted. This word means more than a lot. There are a lot of countries in the world, but they're not immeasurable. WORD FAMILYimmeasurable: immeasurablest, immeasurably+/countermeasure: countermeasures/measurable: immeasurable, measurability, measurably, unmeasurable/measure: countermeasure, measurable, measured, measureless, measurement, measurer, measures, measuring/measured: measuredly, unmeasured/measureless: measurelessly/measurement: measurements/measurer: measurers/measuring: measurings/unmeasurable: unmeasurably USAGE EXAMPLES“The amount of pure high-speed mileage that he has put on his body — it’s immeasurable,” Verstegen said in a telephone interview. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Stretching the feathers across the gobbler’s chest, the heat of its life is as real and immeasurable as anything I’ve ever experienced. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) The effect it could have, particularly with two rookies combining for such a brilliant and rare play, is immeasurable. Washington Times(Nov 14, 2016) 1adj impossible to measure Syn|Ant immensurable, unmeasurable, unmeasured abysmal very great; limitless illimitable, limitless, measurelesswithout limits in extent or size or quantity measurable, mensurable capable of being measured 2adj beyond calculation or measure immeasurable wealth Syn incomputable, inestimable incalculable not capable of being computed or enumerated |
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