indemonstrable
indemonstrable — 形容詞
- indemonstrablepositive
- more indemonstrablecomparative
- most indemonstrablesuperlative
1. not possible to prove true, because the evidence or logical reasoning needed is
無從證明
無法用證據或推理證明為真
not possible to prove true, because the evidence or logical reasoning needed is not available
Soraya argued that basic moral beliefs are indemonstrable since they rest on values, not facts.
Soraya 認為，某些基本道德信念是無從證明的，因為它們建立在價值觀而非事實之上。
predicative: be + indemonstrable + since-clause
Devika could not prove her claim about the old temple; the facts were indemonstrable long ago.
Devika 無法證明她對那座古老寺廟的說法；那些事實早在很久以前就已無從證明。
Erik called the theory an indemonstrable assumption that no test could ever confirm or refute.
Erik 稱這個理論是一種無從證明的假設，沒有任何測試能加以確認或反駁。
The judge ruled that the defendant's account was indemonstrable since no records or witnesses remained.
法官裁定，被告的陳述無從證明，因為沒有紀錄或證人留存。
- unprovable
identical in meaning but much more common; 'unprovable' is neutral in register while 'indemonstrable' is markedly formal
- unverifiable
focuses on the inability to check or test a claim rather than to prove it logically; common in scientific contexts
- unsubstantiated
means lacking supporting evidence, but does not imply that proof is impossible in principle — only that it has not been provided yet
- demonstrable
direct opposite; a claim that can be shown to be true through evidence or reasoning
- provable
more common synonym of demonstrable; neutral register
- verifiable
can be checked or tested for truth
文法句型
it + be + indemonstrable + that-clause
noun + be + indemonstrable
indemonstrable + noun
用法筆記
Frequently found in academic writing about philosophy, logic, law, or mathematics. The word is far less common than its opposite demonstrable. A claim that is indemonstrable cannot be proved in principle, not merely because the evidence happens to be missing.