impassable

/ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈpæsəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

impassable — adjective

  • impassablepositive
  • more impassablecomparative
  • most impassablesuperlative

1. A road or route that is impassable is completely obstructed or in such poor cond

1.形容詞B2
釋義

A road or route that is impassable is completely obstructed or in such poor condition that people and vehicles cannot use it.

例句

After the blizzard, the mountain road was impassable for three days.

was impassable + time-duration phrase

Wei had to turn back because the bridge was impassable after the flood.

because-clause: reason for being impassable

同義詞
  • blocked

    less formal and more general; 'blocked' can be temporary or partial, while 'impassable' implies complete inability to travel

  • impenetrable

    stronger and more formal; often used for thick forests or barriers that cannot be entered at all

  • closed

    usually implies an official or deliberate blocking, not necessarily damage or weather

反義詞
  • passable

    direct opposite; describes a route that can be travelled on despite some difficulty

  • clear

    suggests no obstacles at all, often used for roads free of traffic or snow

  • navigable

    more specific; used for waterways, rivers, and canals that can be travelled on

文法句型

be impassable

become impassable

remain impassable

make + object + impassable

find + object + impassable

用法筆記

Not usually used in comparative or superlative forms because the word describes an absolute condition — a route either can or cannot be travelled.

常見錯誤

❌The snow made the mountain road impossible.
✅The snow made the mountain road impassable.
💡'impossible' means something cannot be done; 'impassable' means a route cannot be travelled on.