impossibility

英 [ɪm,pɒsɪ'bɪlɪtɪ]美 [ɪm,pɑsə'bɪləti]
  • n. 不可能；不可能的事
中高频词

英文词源

impossibility (n.)
late 14c., "quality of being impossible," from impossible + -ity; perhaps from or modeled on French impossibilité. Meaning "an impossible thing or occurrence" is from c. 1500.

双语例句

1. Finding a parking space in the summer months is still a virtual impossibility.
在夏季，几乎还是不可能找到一个停车位。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He hinted at the impossibility of winding up the work in two months.
他暗示要在两个月内结束这项工作是不可能的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. She gently explained the impossibility of a marriage between us.
她有礼貌地解释了我们不能结婚的原因.
来自百科语句
4. We soon saw the impossibility of reaching the city before midnight.
不多久我们便意识到半夜前抵达那个城市是不可能的.
来自辞典例句
5. We are forced to admit the impossibility of further enquiry.
我们被迫承认不可能进一步探索.
来自辞典例句