Impregnable
[ɪm'pregnəb(ə)l] or [ɪm'prɛɡnəbl]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted; 'an impregnable argument'; 'impregnable self-confidence' .
(adj.) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; 'an impregnable fortress'; 'fortifications that made the frontier inviolable'; 'a secure telephone connection' .
康斯坦丁校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.
(a.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.
海伦娜編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
a. Unassailable, inexpugnable, not to be taken by assault, not to be stormed, secure from capture, tenable against all odds.
編輯:沃伦
同義詞及反義詞:
[See PREGNABLE]
整理:斯图
解釋/意思:
adj. that cannot be seized: that cannot be moved.—n. Impregnabil′ity.—adv. Impreg′nably.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Melnos is not impregnable. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Bragg had about half this number, but his position was supposed to be impregnable. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- A continuous line of impregnable fortifications circles the outer slopes of the Mountains of Otz. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- At four o'clock Hooker reported his position as impregnable. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I questioned Thuvia, asking her what enemies the therns could fear in their impregnable fortress. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- His face became livid with rage as he found my guard impregnable, while blood flowed from a dozen minor wounds upon his face and body. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- That influence, in its last analysis, was simply the power of money: Bertha Dorset's social credit was based on an impregnable bank-account. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- The rebel position was impregnable against any force that could be brought against its front. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
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