unconquerable
/ʌnˈkɒŋkərəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈkɑːŋkərəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈkäŋ-k(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce unconquerable (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unconquerable — 形容詞
- unconquerablepositive
- more unconquerablecomparative
- most unconquerablesuperlative
1. impossible to defeat or overcome, however hard anyone tries
無法征服
無論如何努力都無法打敗或克服
impossible to defeat or overcome, however hard anyone tries
Soraya carried an unconquerable optimism that even years of hardship could not dim.
Soraya 抱著一種無法征服的樂觀，連多年的苦難也無法讓它熄滅。
collocation: unconquerable optimism
The old castle felt unconquerable, as if no army could break through its gates.
那座古城堡給人一種無法征服的感覺，好像沒有軍隊能攻破它的大門。
Ignacio thought the mountain was unconquerable until he stood on its highest peak.
Ignacio 曾認為那座山無法征服，直到他親自站上了最高峰。
The disease seemed unconquerable, but Yara refused to give up on finding a cure.
這種疾病看似無法征服，但 Yara 不肯放棄，堅持要找到療法。
For thirty years, that small team remained unconquerable in every national championship.
三十年來，那支小隊伍在每屆全國錦標賽中始終無法被征服。
- invincible
focuses on being too strong to be hurt or beaten; unconquerable includes the sense of resisting over a long period
- indomitable
emphasises unbreakable will or spirit; unconquerable can also describe physical things like fortresses
- insurmountable
used mainly for obstacles and problems; unconquerable can describe people, armies, and abstract qualities
- unbeatable
more casual and often competitive; unconquerable is more dramatic and literary
- conquerable
the direct opposite; rare in modern English
- surmountable
opposite when describing obstacles
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract quality (spirit, optimism, will), a physical stronghold, or a deeply rooted challenge — rarely used for everyday difficulties.