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insuperable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·su·pe·ra·ble /ɪnˈsjuːpərəbəl◂ $ ɪnˈsuː-/ adjective formal  IMPOSSIBLEan insuperable difficulty or problem is impossible to deal with 〔困难或问题〕不能克服的,无法解决的 There were insuperable obstacles, and the plan was abandoned. 由于存在无法克服的障碍,计划被放弃了。 As usual, the hero was facing insuperable odds. 照例,男主角遇到了无法克服的困难。
Examples from the Corpus
insuperableThe legal barriers are presently insuperable.
Origin insuperable (1300-1400) French Latin, from superare to get over, from super above
impossible or problem Corpus difficulty to insuperable is an deal


insuperable
insuperable /ɪnˈsjuːpərəbəl◂ $ ɪnˈsuː-/ adjective formal
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: French
 Origin: Latin, from superare __to get over__, from super __above__
an insuperable difficulty or problem is impossible to deal with:
    There were insuperable obstacles, and the plan was abandoned.
    As usual, the hero was facing insuperable odds.


in·su·per·ableBrE /ɪnˈsuːpərəbl/ 🔊, also /ɪnˈsjuːpərəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈsuːpərəbl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) (of difficulties, problems, etc. 困难、问题等) that cannot be dealt with successfully 无法克服的;难以解决的;不可逾越的 SYN insurmountable