unspeakably

IPA/ʌnˈspiːkəbli/
IPA/ʌnˈspiːkəbli/

unspeakably — 副詞

1. so badly or so shockingly that words are not enough to describe it.

1.副詞
釋義

難以言喻地

程度極端,多指糟到無法用言語形容

so badly or so shockingly that words are not enough to describe it.

例句

The bathroom at the bus station was unspeakably filthy, so Romi waited outside.

巴士站的廁所髒得難以言喻,所以 Romi 在外面等。

unspeakably + adjective: a quality too bad to describe

Élise felt unspeakably sad when her old dog finally stopped eating.

Élise 的老狗終於不再進食時,她難過得難以言喻。

unspeakably + adjective of feeling

常見搭配
  • unspeakably dirty
  • unspeakably cruel
同義詞
  • indescribably

    very close in meaning; stresses that no description is possible

  • ineffably

    also means beyond what words can express

  • unutterably

    also means to a degree that cannot be put into words

文法句型

unspeakably + adjective

用法筆記

Mostly placed before a negative adjective ('unspeakably dirty', 'unspeakably cruel') to say that the quality is too extreme to put into words.

常見錯誤

The kitchen was unspeakable dirty.
The kitchen was unspeakably dirty.
an adverb is needed to modify the adjective 'dirty'.