impervious
形容词 adj.
英 /ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/
美 /ɪmˈpɝ.vi.əs/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
— The man was completely impervious to the deception we were trying.
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Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
— Although patchworked and sagging, the roof proved impervious to the weather.
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Immune to damage or effect.
— The old car seemed to be impervious to the wear and tear of age.
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词源
From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letting things through”).
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