unpronounceable
unpronounceable — 形容詞
- unpronounceablepositive
- more unpronounceablecomparative
- most unpronounceablesuperlative
1. An unpronounceable word or name has a sound or spelling that makes it so hard to
難唸的
難以正確讀出聲音的
An unpronounceable word or name has a sound or spelling that makes it so hard to say out loud that most people cannot say it correctly.
The Welsh place name Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is completely unpronounceable for most English speakers.
威爾斯地名 Llanfairpwllgwyngyll 對多數英語人士來說完全難唸。
be + unpronounceable + for [group] — referring to a specific name
Emre found the Korean dish unpronounceable and asked the waiter to write its name down.
Emre 發現那道韓國菜名很難唸，於是請服務生把名字寫下來。
find + object + unpronounceable — expressing personal difficulty
Lara stopped reading the article because the scientist's name was unpronounceable.
Lara 停止閱讀那篇文章，因為那位科學家的名字太難唸。
The manual listed unpronounceable chemical names that Hao had to memorise for the exam.
手冊上列出了一些難唸的化學名稱，Hao 為了考試必須背下來。
Michael's surname sounds unpronounceable for people who do not speak his native language.
Michael 的姓氏對不會說他母語的人來說聽起來很難唸。
- tongue-twisting
informal; describes something awkward to say quickly, not necessarily impossible
- impossible to pronounce
a stronger phrase used when a word truly cannot be said correctly
- easy to say
a simpler phrase used in everyday speech
文法句型
be + unpronounceable + for [someone]
find + object + unpronounceable
unpronounceable + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with the verbs 'be', 'find', and 'sound'. The subject is usually a word, name, or term — not a person.