| 释义 |
un·touchable
I. \|ən.+\ adjective
Etymology: un- (I) + touch + -able
1.
a. : forbidden to the touch : not to be handled
< in most museums such articles are untouchable >
b. : exempt from criticism or control
< for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target — Newsweek >
2. : lying beyond the reach : being out of reach
< untouchable resources buried deep within the earth >
3. : disagreeable or defiling to the touch
• un·touch·ably \-blē\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: one that is untouchable; specifically : a member of a large hereditary group in India having in traditional Hindu belief and practice the quality of defiling by contact the person, food, or drink of a member of a higher caste and formerly being strictly segregated and restricted to menial work |