unidentifiable
/ˌʌnaɪˈdentɪfaɪəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnaɪˈdentɪfaɪəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl -ə-ˌden-/ (ame, mw)
unidentifiable — 形容詞
- unidentifiablepositive
- more unidentifiablecomparative
- most unidentifiablesuperlative
1. Used when the clues are too weak for anyone to tell who or what a person or thin
無法辨認
看不出是誰或是什麼
Used when the clues are too weak for anyone to tell who or what a person or thing is.
After the fire, the family photo was almost unidentifiable.
火災過後，那張全家福幾乎無法辨認了。
collocation: almost unidentifiable
Mud left Mert's white shoes unidentifiable by the end of camp.
到營隊快結束時，泥巴已經把 Mert 的白鞋弄得無法辨認。
pattern: leave + object + unidentifiable
Through the broken speaker, Elena's voice was unidentifiable.
透過壞掉的喇叭，Elena 的聲音完全無法辨認。
Heavy stage makeup made the actor unidentifiable to the crowd.
厚重的舞台妝讓觀眾認不出那名演員。
From that distance, the boat was just an unidentifiable shape.
從那樣的距離看過去，那艘船只是一個無法辨認的輪廓。
- unrecognizable
more common in everyday speech and often stresses a big change in appearance
- unidentified
common in police or news language for someone whose name is still unknown
- anonymous
used mainly when a person's identity is deliberately hidden, not for damaged objects
- identifiable
able to be recognized from the available clues
- recognizable
easy enough to know from appearance, sound, or other features
- distinctive
having special features that make recognition easier
文法句型
be + unidentifiable
make + someone/something + unidentifiable
leave + someone/something + unidentifiable
用法筆記
Common when damage, distance, darkness, or disguise removes the usual clues. It often appears with nouns such as body, voice, face, photo, or shape.