impervious

形容词 adj.
/ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/    /ɪmˈpɝ.vi.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
    — The man was completely impervious to the deception we were trying.
  2. Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
    — Although patchworked and sagging, the roof proved impervious to the weather.
  3. Immune to damage or effect.
    — The old car seemed to be impervious to the wear and tear of age.

词形变化

more impervious comparative most impervious superlative

词汇关系

词源

From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letting things through”).
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