impasse
英[?m'pɑ?s;'?mpɑ?s]
美['?mp?s]
- n. 僵局；死路
詞態變化
復數:?impasses;
中文詞源
impasse 僵局
來自法語，詞源同impassable,不能通行的。引申詞義僵局。
英文詞源
- impasse (n.)
- 1851, "blind alley," from French impasse "impassable road, blind alley, impasse," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Middle French passe "a passing," from passer "to pass" (see pass (v.)). Supposedly coined by Voltaire as a euphemism for cul de sac. Figurative use also from 1851.
雙語例句
- 1. The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.
- 這一提議使雙方都能擺脫外交僵局.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. It remained for Mr Parkhill to break through the impasse.
- 只有等待帕克希爾先生來打破僵局了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The government had reached an impasse.
- 政府陷入絕境.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I see no way out of this impasse.
- 我無法走出這一困境.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.
- 談判似乎已經陷入僵局.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》