unsearchable
unsearchable — adjective
- unsearchablepositive
- more unsearchablecomparative
- most unsearchablesuperlative
1. describes digital documents or databases that cannot be scanned or looked throug
describes digital documents or databases that cannot be scanned or looked through to find specific words, numbers, or other content.
The scanned PDFs were unsearchable because they contained only images of the text.
cause: unsearchable because + technical reason
Dr. Nakamura typed the handwritten notes so they would not remain unsearchable.
passive: remain + unsearchable + purpose clause
Without proper metadata, thousands of legal documents on the server stayed completely unsearchable.
The photo-sharing app made old captions unsearchable after the privacy update.
A team of technicians worked for weeks to make the unsearchable records searchable.
- unindexed
more specific — means no index has been created; a file can be unindexed but still searchable via raw text matching
- unscannable
focuses on the inability of software to read or process the content, not necessarily the search function itself
- searchable
the direct opposite; able to be looked through for specific content
文法句型
be + unsearchable
remain + unsearchable
make [object] + unsearchable
用法筆記
Often used in technical contexts with the verb 'make' (to cause) or 'remain' (to stay in that state). The subject is typically a document, file, database, or collection of data.
常見錯誤
2. Something that is so difficult to make sense of that ordinary reasoning or inves
Something that is so difficult to make sense of that ordinary reasoning or investigation cannot explain it.
The artist's final painting remained unsearchable to critics, who could not agree on its meaning.
figurative: remain unsearchable to [person] = cannot be understood by
To the villagers, the ancient stone carvings were unsearchable symbols from a forgotten time.
There was an unsearchable sorrow in her eyes that no one could name or comfort.
The old man spoke of unsearchable mysteries buried beneath the desert sand.
Her poetry felt unsearchable at first, but its deep meaning slowly became clearer over time.
- inscrutable
implies that a person or expression cannot be read or interpreted; slightly narrower — focuses on emotional opacity rather than general mystery
- unfathomable
suggests a depth of meaning or emotion that cannot be fully reached; stronger literal metaphor of depth
- impenetrable
can mean impossible to understand or enter; often used for jargon-heavy writing
- understandable
able to be grasped or made sense of
- comprehensible
clear enough to be understood
文法句型
be + unsearchable
unsearchable + noun
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in formal, literary, or religious contexts. Unlike Sense 1, this sense does not apply to computers or databases. The 'mystery' is something abstract, spiritual, or emotional that resists analysis.