| 释义 |
im·penetrable
\(ˈ)im, əm+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English impenetrabel, from Middle French impenetrable, from Latin impenetrabilis, from in- in- (I) + penetrabilis penetrable — more at penetrable
1.
a. : incapable of being penetrated or pierced : not admitting the passage of other bodies : not to be entered : impervious
< an impenetrable shield >
< an impenetrable forest >
< an impenetrable barrier >
b. : inaccessible to knowledge, reason, sympathy : not to be moved by logic or other method of persuasion : unimpressible
< an impenetrable heart >
< an impenetrable stupidity >
c. : incapable of being dealt with in a way that brings a usually warm, cordial, or unguarded response
< an impenetrable reserve >
< an impenetrable gloom >
2. : incapable of being comprehended : inscrutable, unfathomable
< an impenetrable mystery >
< a child speaking in an impenetrable language of its own >
3. : having the property of impenetrability
< impenetrable matter >
• im·penetrableness \“+\ noun
• im·penetrably \“+\ adverb |