incomprehensible
/ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˌkɑːmprɪˈhensəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
incomprehensible — 形容詞
- incomprehensiblepositive
- more incomprehensiblecomparative
- most incomprehensiblesuperlative
1. so unclear or strange that you cannot make sense of it, even after trying — for
難以理解的
再怎麼讀或聽都看不懂的
so unclear or strange that you cannot make sense of it, even after trying — for example, a thick legal document, a friend's sudden anger, or instructions written in a language you do not know.
The terms of the insurance contract were incomprehensible to Baraka without a lawyer's help.
那份保險合約的條款，Baraka 沒有律師協助根本看不懂。
incomprehensible to [someone] pattern
Dewi found the maths professor's lecture on quantum physics completely incomprehensible.
Dewi 覺得那位數學教授講的量子物理完全聽不懂。
Why Esme suddenly quit her dream job remains incomprehensible to her closest friends.
Esme 為什麼突然辭掉夢想中的工作，她最好的朋友們到現在還想不通。
The handwritten notes in the old diary were almost incomprehensible after a hundred years.
那本舊日記裡的手寫筆記，經過一百年後幾乎已經難以辨認。
Feng's shouts over the loud music were incomprehensible to the waiter taking his order.
Feng 在吵雜的音樂聲中大喊，服務生根本聽不清他點什麼。
- unintelligible
near-synonym; emphasises speech or writing that cannot be deciphered
- baffling
puzzling rather than impossible to grasp; softer
- impenetrable
stronger; suggests dense or deliberately obscure material
- comprehensible
the direct opposite — able to be understood
- clear
everyday opposite; covers both speech and writing
文法句型
incomprehensible to [someone]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'to [someone]' naming who fails to understand. Subjects are commonly abstract — speech, writing, decisions, behaviour — rather than physical objects.