inextricable
inextricable — 形容詞
- inextricablepositive
- more inextricablecomparative
- most inextricablesuperlative
1. describing a connection between things that is so tight or tangled that they can
密不可分
緊密相連而無法分離的
describing a connection between things that is so tight or tangled that they cannot be separated or freed from each other
The history of the island and the lives of its Indigenous people are inextricable.
這座島嶼的歷史與當地原住民族的生活是密不可分的。
predicative use: 'are inextricable'
Kwame felt trapped in an inextricable situation where every choice hurt someone he cared about.
Kwame 覺得自己陷入了一個無法脫身的困境，任何選擇都會傷害他在乎的人。
attributive use: 'an inextricable situation'
For mountain villagers, daily life and the forest are inextricable from each other.
對山村居民來說，日常生活與森林是密不可分的。
The two problems are inextricable — you cannot fix one without also dealing with the other.
這兩個問題糾纏在一起，你無法解決一個而不處理另一個。
Nora stared at the inextricable tangle of cables behind the old computer desk.
Nora 看著舊電腦桌後那團解不開的電線。
- inseparable
the most common synonym; used for both literal and figurative connections, but less formal than 'inextricable'
- entangled
highlights the messy or complex nature of the connection, but is more negative in tone
- indissoluble
even more formal than 'inextricable'; suggests a permanent bond that cannot be broken
- separable
describes things that can be easily divided or distinguished from each other
- independent
describes things that exist or operate without being tied to each other
文法句型
inextricable + noun
inextricable from + noun phrase
用法筆記
This adjective is most common in formal and academic writing. The pattern X is inextricable from Y is the most frequent grammatical structure, showing that X and Y cannot be separated. When used alone before a noun (an inextricable tangle), it emphasises that the thing itself is impossible to untangle or escape.