impossibility
英 [ɪm,pɒsɪ'bɪlɪtɪ]
美 [ɪm,pɑsə'bɪləti]
英文词源
- impossibility (n.)
- late 14c., "quality of being impossible," from impossible + -ity; perhaps from or modeled on French impossibilité. Meaning "an impossible thing or occurrence" is from c. 1500.
双语例句
- 1. Finding a parking space in the summer months is still a virtual impossibility.
- 在夏季，几乎还是不可能找到一个停车位。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He hinted at the impossibility of winding up the work in two months.
- 他暗示要在两个月内结束这项工作是不可能的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She gently explained the impossibility of a marriage between us.
- 她有礼貌地解释了我们不能结婚的原因.
来自百科语句
- 4. We soon saw the impossibility of reaching the city before midnight.
- 不多久我们便意识到半夜前抵达那个城市是不可能的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. We are forced to admit the impossibility of further enquiry.
- 我们被迫承认不可能进一步探索.
来自辞典例句