interminable
英[?n't??m?n?b(?)l]
美[?n't?m?n?bl]
- adj. 冗長的；無止盡的
詞態變化
副詞:?interminably;
中文詞源
interminable 冗長的
in-,不，非，terminable,終結的，終止的。
英文詞源
- interminable (adj.)
- late 14c., from Late Latin interminabilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + terminabilis, from terminalis (see terminal (adj.)). Related: Interminably.
雙語例句
- 1. The drive seemed interminable.
- 這次開車好像沒有盡頭。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke.
- 有幾秒鐘沒有人講話,這幾秒鐘似乎十分漫長.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I was glad of company for the last, long hours of this interminable flight.
- 在這次漫無盡頭的飛行的最后幾個小時里,我有人作伴很高興.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The bus stopped and started , picked people up, let them down, and pursued its interminable course again unhurriedly.
- 公共汽車停停走走, 讓人們上車下車, 然后不緊不慢地繼續它那無休止的行程.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The distance seemed interminable, and the walk was most laborious.
- 距離好象無窮無盡似的, 走起來真夠吃力.
來自辭典例句