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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·an·swer·a·ble /ʌnˈɑːnsərəbəl $ ʌnˈæn-/ adjective  1. ANSWER/RESULTan unanswerable question is one that cannot be answered 〔问题〕无法回答的,没有答案的2 TRUEdefinitely true and therefore impossible to argue against 无可辩驳的 The case (=reasons for doing something) for better public transport is unanswerable. 要求改善公共交通的理由是无可争辩的。
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unanswerableBut when she arrived on the fine white sand of the cove the question was still there, unanswered and unanswerable.One last problem remains, but is probably unanswerable.There were so many questions - all unanswerable.The path of the law is, as Megarry J. stated, strewn with examples of unanswerable charges which were completely answered.unanswerable criminal chargesBeing unanswerable, it suggests that the terms of the discussion are wrong.However, it was no use pondering on unanswerable questions.Nobody, and least of all S. O. Letterman, expects me to come back with answers to unanswerable questions.This book provides an unanswerable riposte to such nostalgic nonsense.
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unanswerable
unanswerable /ʌnˈɑːnsərəbəl $ ʌnˈæn-/ adjective
1. an unanswerable question is one that cannot be answered
2. definitely true and therefore impossible to argue against:
    The case (=reasons for doing something) for better public transport is unanswerable.


un·answer·ableBrE /ʌnˈɑːnsərəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈænsərəbl/ 🔊 adjectivean unanswerable argument, etc. is one that nobody can question or disagree with 无可争辩的;不容反对的 SYN irrefutable They presented an unanswerable case for more investment. 他们提出了一个无可争辩的理由,要求增加投资。🔊🔊an unanswerable question is one that has no answer or that you cannot answer 无答案的;无法回答的