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    ineffable

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ef·fa·ble /ɪnˈefəbəl/ adjective formal  GOOD/EXCELLENTtoo great to be described in words 〔好得〕难以名状的，不可言喻的 SYN indescribable ineffable joy 难以形容的喜悦 —ineffably adverb
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    ineffable• ineffable satisfaction    Origin ineffable (1400-1500) French Latin ineffabilis, from effari “to speak out”
    in·ef·fa·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
    Corpus in too to words great described be


    ineffable
    in‧ef‧fa‧ble /ɪnˈefəbəl/ adjective formal
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: French
     Origin: Latin ineffabilis, from effari __to speak out__
    too great to be described in words
       SYN  indescribable:
        ineffable joy
    —ineffably adverb


    in·effableBrE /ɪnˈefəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈefəbl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) too great or beautiful to describe in words （美好得）难以形容的，不可言喻的◆ineffable joy难以形容的喜悦