insusceptible
insusceptible — 形容詞
- insusceptiblepositive
- more insusceptiblecomparative
- most insusceptiblesuperlative
1. unable to be changed, influenced, or harmed by something, regardless of how much
不受影響
不受外力影響或改變的
unable to be changed, influenced, or harmed by something, regardless of how much pressure or effort is applied
Noa seemed insusceptible to the constant pressure from her classmates to skip class.
Noa 似乎不受同學們不斷催促她翹課的壓力影響。
pattern: insusceptible to + noun phrase
The old stone walls were insusceptible to the heavy rain that flooded the streets outside.
古老的石牆不受外面街道上淹水的大雨影響。
Even after hours of debate, Reuben remained insusceptible to the politician's arguments.
即使經過數小時的辯論，Reuben 仍然不受那位政治人物的說詞影響。
collocation: insusceptible to [someone's] arguments
Young children are not entirely insusceptible to the stress their parents feel at home.
年幼的孩子並非完全不受父母在家中所感受到的壓力影響。
Lien's immune system proved insusceptible to the virus spreading through her school.
Lien 的免疫系統經證明不受在校園中傳播的病毒影響。
medical context: insusceptible to disease or virus
- insusceptible to pressure
- insusceptible to arguments
- insusceptible to disease
- insusceptible to change
- insusceptible to influence
- immune
complete protection, often biological or legal
- resistant
active opposition to influence or damage
- impervious
impossible to penetrate or affect
- susceptible
easily influenced or affected
- vulnerable
exposed to harm or attack
文法句型
insusceptible to + noun
用法筆記
Typically followed by to + noun phrase. Common in formal writing, academic texts, and medical contexts to describe resistance or immunity.
常見錯誤
2. used of an idea, claim, or theory that is too obscure or indefinite to be unders
無法理解
無法以特定方式理解或證明的
used of an idea, claim, or theory that is too obscure or indefinite to be understood, demonstrated, or explained through any standard method
The philosopher claimed that certain moral truths are insusceptible of rational proof.
那位哲學家主張某些道德真理是無法以理性證明的。
pattern: insusceptible of + abstract noun
Nora's mystical poem seemed insusceptible of any single interpretation, even by literary experts.
Nora 的玄妙詩作似乎無法以任何單一解讀來理解，即使文學專家也一樣。
The old legend was so vague that it seemed insusceptible of historical verification.
那個古老的傳說過於模糊，似乎無法以歷史考證來驗證。
Anna argued that the concept of true beauty is insusceptible of precise definition.
Anna 主張真正的美這個概念是無法精確定義的。
collocation: insusceptible of definition / proof
The witness's confusing statement was nearly insusceptible of any clear meaning.
那位證人令人困惑的陳述幾乎無法釐清任何明確的意思。
- insusceptible of proof
- insusceptible of explanation
- insusceptible of definition
- insusceptible of interpretation
- insusceptible of verification
- incomprehensible
impossible to understand
- unfathomable
too deep or mysterious to grasp
- indemonstrable
cannot be logically proved
- understandable
able to be comprehended
- provable
able to be demonstrated as true
文法句型
insusceptible of + noun
用法筆記
Followed by of + noun (e.g., insusceptible of proof), NOT to. This sense only applies to ideas, statements, theories, or concepts — never to people or physical objects. Distinguish from sense 1 by checking the preposition: to means resistant to influence; of means cannot be understood or proven.
常見錯誤
同根字
- susceptible形容詞B2
- susceptibility名詞C1
- insusceptibility名詞C2
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- remarkably insusceptible
- completely insusceptible
- apparently insusceptible
常用片語
- insusceptible to change
- insusceptible of proof