imponderable
imponderable — 形容詞
- imponderablepositive
- more imponderablecomparative
- most imponderablesuperlative
1. impossible to accurately judge, calculate, or predict the size, value, or effect
無法估量的
因未知因素太多而難以準確評估的
impossible to accurately judge, calculate, or predict the size, value, or effect of something because too many unknown or uncertain factors affect it
Dr. Manuela Okonkwo found the long-term health effects too imponderable to predict with confidence.
Manuela Okonkwo 博士發現，新藥對健康的長期影響太過無法估量，無法有把握地預測。
too imponderable + to-infinitive
The political risks in the region were imponderable, so the company delayed its investment plans.
該地區的政治風險無法估量，因此公司延後了投資計畫。
Hyun believed that the beauty of the old temple was imponderable — no survey could capture its meaning.
Hyun 認為，那座古老寺廟的美是無法估量的——沒有任何調查能捕捉到它的意義。
The total cost of cleaning up the polluted river remains imponderable until experts finish their survey.
清理受污染河流的總成本依然無法估量，要等專家完成調查才能知道。
For a novelist, the commercial success of a new book is almost entirely imponderable before publication.
對小說家而言，新書在商業上的成功在出版前幾乎是完全無法估量的。
- incalculable
focuses on magnitude that exceeds calculation; imponderable focuses on fundamental unknowability
- immeasurable
often carries a positive connotation (e.g. immeasurable value); imponderable is neutral
- unfathomable
more emotional or subjective; imponderable is analytical
- measurable
able to be assessed with tools or data
- predictable
able to be foretold with reasonable accuracy
文法句型
be + imponderable
remain + imponderable
too + imponderable + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Not gradable — do not use more imponderable or most imponderable. Frequently used with stative verbs like remain and seem to describe an ongoing state of uncertainty.
常見錯誤
imponderable — 名詞
- imponderablesingular
- imponderablesplural
1. a factor, quality, or influence whose size, effect, or importance cannot be know
不可測因素
效果或重要性無法預先確定的變因
a factor, quality, or influence whose size, effect, or importance cannot be known or measured with certainty before it happens
When planning their wedding, Bao and Lotte realised there were imponderables like the weather that no one could control.
Bao 和 Lotte 在籌備婚禮時發現，有些不可測因素（例如天氣）是沒有人能控制的。
imponderables like [concrete example]
Anjali knew that the success of her start-up depended on imponderables she could not predict.
Anjali 知道，她新創公司的成功取決於她無法預測的不可測因素。
The election result was shaped by imponderables that even the best pollsters failed to foresee.
選舉結果受到了一些不可測因素的影響，連最優秀的民調專家也未能預見。
Selim listed all the imponderables of the project before the investors made their final decision.
Selim 在投資人做出最終決定之前，列出了專案中的所有不可測因素。
Among the imponderables facing the research team was whether their funding would last another year.
研究團隊面臨的不可測因素之一，是他們的經費是否能再維持一年。
- unknown
much more general and less formal; imponderable is specific to factors that resist measurement
- uncertainty
broader and more common; imponderable suggests a specific factor that cannot be assessed
- variable
a factor that can change but can also be known; imponderable stresses inherent unknowability
- certainty
something known beyond doubt
文法句型
an imponderable
the imponderables of + noun
imponderables such as + noun
用法筆記
Often appears in the plural (the imponderables) when listing multiple unknown factors. Common in formal analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning contexts.