inexplicable
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·ex·plic·a·ble /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl◂ $ ɪnˈeksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪk-/ adjective STRANGEtoo unusual or strange to be explained or understood 〔由于太不寻常或奇怪而〕无法解释的，费解的 SYN incomprehensible, strange inexplicable behaviour 费解的行为 For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed. 他无端地感到很沮丧。 —inexplicably adverbExamples from the Corpus
inexplicable• For some inexplicable reason, some rooms of the mansion will suddenly turn very cold.in·ex·plic·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
explained understood strange be Corpus too or or to unusual
inexplicable
in‧ex‧plic‧a‧ble /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl◂ $ ɪnˈeksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪk-/
adjective
SYN incomprehensible, strange:
inexplicable behaviour
For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed.
—inexplicably adverb
▪ mysterious difficult to explain or understand, and often strange or slightly frightening: the mysterious disappearance of ships in the waters of the Bermuda Triangle | What’s that mysterious noise?
▪puzzling difficult to explain or understand: At first this must seem a puzzling question. | I found her attitude deeply puzzling.
▪baffling impossible to understand, so that you feel very confused: It was a baffling case. | Like many people, I find theroretical physics baffling.
▪inexplicable formal impossible to explain: For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank. | Some things in life are inexplicable.
▪enigmatic formal mysterious and difficult to understand, but also often attractive or interesting – used especially about people, their expressions, or things they say: She gave him an enigmatic smile. | an enigmatic remark
▪cryptic formal having a meaning that is difficult to understand, and is not expressed in a clear direct way – used especially about things that people say or write: I got a rather cryptic message from him. | cryptic comments
▪be a mystery if something is a mystery, you cannot understand how or why it happens: Four years later, his death remains a complete mystery. | It’s all a mystery to me.
▪be shrouded/veiled in mystery if an event or a situation, especially one that happened a long time ago, is shrouded in mystery, it is mysterious because no one knows exactly what happened: Stone age civilization, veiled in mystery as it is, has provided the greatest challenge to historians.
in‧ex‧plic‧a‧ble /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl◂ $ ɪnˈeksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪk-/
adjective Word Family: adjective: unexplained, explanatory, explicable ≠ inexplicable; noun: explaining, explanation; verb: explain; adverb: inexplicably
too unusual or strange to be explained or understood SYN incomprehensible, strange:
—inexplicably adverb
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