impasse

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈæmpɑːs/|/æmˈpɑːs/|/ˈɪmpɑːs/|/ɪmˈpɑːs/    美 /ˈɪmpæs/|/ɪmˈpæs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.
  2. A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made. figuratively
    — “It seems to me the thing's an impasse. French expression,” I explained, “meaning that we're stymied good and proper with no hope of finding a formula.”

词形变化

impasses plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
French im-
French passe
French impassebor.
English impasse
Borrowed from French impasse.
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