insusceptibility

/¦in+/ (ame, mw)

insusceptibility — 名詞

1. the condition of not being able to be harmed or changed by something, such as a

1.名詞C2
釋義

不受影響

不會被疾病、情緒或外力傷害或改變的狀態

the condition of not being able to be harmed or changed by something, such as a disease, a feeling, or an outside force

例句

Years of farm work gave Daichi an unusual insusceptibility to the colds that spread each winter.

多年的農場工作讓 Daichi 對每年冬天流行的感冒有著少見的抵抗力。

insusceptibility to + noun (a disease)

The new coating gives the metal beams a strong insusceptibility to rust and salt water.

這種新塗層讓金屬梁對鏽蝕和鹽水有很強的抵抗力。

subject is usually a material or living thing

同義詞
  • immunity

    more common; especially the body's resistance to disease

  • resistance

    everyday word; the power to not be harmed or affected by something

  • imperviousness

    also formal; often the quality of not letting anything pass through or affect you

反義詞

文法句型

insusceptibility to + noun

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'to' naming what has no effect. Far rarer than its antonym 'susceptibility'; in everyday speech people say 'resistance to' or 'being immune to' instead.

常見錯誤

❌He has insusceptibility for the cold weather.
✅He has insusceptibility to the cold weather.
💡this noun takes 'to', not 'for'.
❌The plant showed insusceptibilities to three diseases.
✅The plant showed insusceptibility to three diseases.
💡it is uncountable, so no plural.