弘扬国学 · 传承文化

impregnable

英 [ɪm'pregnəb(ə)l] 美 [ɪm'prɛɡnəbl]

解释

adj. 无法攻取的；不受影响的；要塞坚固的；可以受孕的

※ 提供单词"impregnable"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

impregnable 坚不可催的

im-,不，非，pregnable,易受攻击的，词源同prehensile,插入字母g.即没法攻击的，坚不可催的。

英文词源

impregnable: impregnable: see prey
impregnable (adj.): early 15c., imprenable "impossible to capture," from Middle French imprenable "invulnerable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old French prenable "assailable, vulnerable" (see pregnable). With intrusive -g- 16c., on model of deign, reign, etc. Related: Impregnability.

展开全部 ▼

例句和用法

1. The Bundesbank's seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken.: 德意志联邦银行看似不可撼动的地位开始削弱了。

2. In those impregnable mountains, the guerrillas could hold out for years.: 在那些易守难攻的大山里，游击队可以坚持很多年。

3. The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable.: 古老的荷兰城堡城墙又厚又高，看起来几乎固若金汤。

4. The team built up an impregnable 5-1 lead.: 这个队以5:1的绝对优势领先。

5. The lawyer won his case with an impregnable argument.: 律师以无可辩驳的论据打赢了那场官司.