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indescribable

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·de·scri·ba·ble /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl◂/ adjective  EXPRESSsomething that is indescribable is so terrible, so good, so strange etc that you cannot describe it, or it is too difficult to describe 难以名状的;无法形容的 a feeling of indescribable joy 难以言表的喜悦indescribably adverb an indescribably awful smell 难以形容的恶臭味道
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indescribableThe chaos and confusion was indescribable.But the experience itself is essentially non-rational and indescribable.Unlimited discomfort would of course be indescribable.The sky, that had been so grey and lowering, was iridescent with indescribable beauty.Fresh salmon has an indescribable flavor.I woke up on the day after my wedding with a feeling of indescribable joy.There is a space around it, an indescribable presence.Then I skipped down the entry ladder with indescribable relief.There is an indescribable sense of community here.
so is terrible, something so Corpus good, that is indescribable


indescribable
indescribable /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl◂/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: describable ≠ indescribable, nondescript, descriptive; verb: describe; noun: description; adverb: descriptively
something that is indescribable is so terrible, so good, so strange etc that you cannot describe it, or it is too difficult to describe:
    a feeling of indescribable joy
—indescribably adverb:
    an indescribably awful smell


in·des·crib·ableBrE /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl/ 🔊 adjectiveso extreme or unusual it is almost impossible to describe 难以形容的;无法言传的The pain was indescribable. 疼痛得无法形容。🔊🔊 in·des·crib·ably BrE /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbli/ 🔊 adverbindescribably beautiful/boring无法形容地美丽/乏味