insurmountable

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insurmountable — 形容詞

  • insurmountablepositive
  • more insurmountablecomparative
  • most insurmountablesuperlative

1. describing a problem, challenge, or obstacle that is too large or difficult for

1.形容詞B2
釋義

無法克服的

困難太大而無法解決

describing a problem, challenge, or obstacle that is too large or difficult for anyone to solve or overcome.

例句

The team faced an insurmountable lead of fifty points in the final quarter.

該隊在最後一節面臨無法克服的五十分領先差距。

collocation: insurmountable lead

For young engineer Élise, the language barrier felt insurmountable until she found a good tutor.

對年輕工程師 Élise 來說，語言障礙一度顯得無法克服，直到她找到一位好家教。

pattern: feel / seem + insurmountable

常見搭配
  • insurmountable obstacle
  • insurmountable problem
  • insurmountable difficulty
  • insurmountable challenge
  • insurmountable barrier
  • insurmountable lead
  • insurmountable gap
  • insurmountable debt
同義詞
  • insuperable

    more formal and literary; identical in meaning but far less common

  • unconquerable

    more emotional and poetic; often used of personal fears or inner struggles

  • overwhelming

    less absolute; suggests great difficulty that might still be managed with effort

反義詞
  • surmountable

    the direct opposite; describes a difficulty that can be overcome

  • manageable

    practical opposite; suggests the difficulty is within one's ability to handle

  • solvable

    used specifically for problems or puzzles

文法句型

insurmountable + noun

be + insurmountable

seem / appear / feel + insurmountable

用法筆記

Subject is usually an abstract noun such as problem, difficulty, obstacle, barrier, challenge, lead, or debt. Rarely used with concrete objects or people. More common in formal writing than in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

The other team was insurmountable.
The other team's lead was insurmountable.
insurmountable describes the difficulty or obstacle, not the person or group causing it.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • insurmountable obstacle
  • insurmountable problem
  • insurmountable difficulty
  • insurmountable challenge
  • insurmountable barrier
  • insurmountable lead
  • insurmountable gap
  • insurmountable debt
  • insurmountable odds

副詞搭配

  • almost insurmountable
  • seemingly insurmountable
  • nearly insurmountable
  • virtually insurmountable

常用片語

  • face an insurmountable challenge
  • overcome an insurmountable obstacle
  • prove insurmountable
  • seem insurmountable
  • appear insurmountable