unendurable

/ˌʌnɪnˈdjʊərəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnɪnˈdʊrəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl How to pronounce unendurable (audio) -ˈdyu̇r-,  -en-/ (ame, mw)

unendurable — adjective

  • unendurablepositive
  • more unendurablecomparative
  • most unendurablesuperlative

1. describing something so painful, upsetting, or hard to live through that a perso

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing something so painful, upsetting, or hard to live through that a person feels unable to keep enduring it.

例句

After three nights without sleep, Yuki said the hospital chairs felt unendurable.

after linking verb: felt unendurable

The smell from the broken fridge became unendurable by Friday afternoon.

become + unendurable

同義詞
  • unbearable

    the everyday word for pain, heat, noise, or emotional strain

  • intolerable

    more formal; often used for conditions, behaviour, or rules that cannot be accepted

  • insufferable

    usually describes annoying people or behaviour rather than suffering itself

反義詞
  • bearable

    able to be endured without too much difficulty

  • tolerable

    not pleasant, but still acceptable enough to live with

文法句型

become/grow + unendurable

find + something + unendurable

so + unendurable + that + clause

用法筆記

Usually used for continuing pain, tension, silence, or grief rather than a small everyday inconvenience. It is more literary and intense than unbearable.

常見錯誤

❌The noise unendured me all night.
✅The noise was unendurable all night.' or 'I could not endure the noise all night.
💡'unendurable' is an adjective, not a verb.
❌I was unendurable during the meeting.
✅The meeting was unendurable for me.
💡'unendurable' describes the situation or experience, not the person who feels it.