imponderable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/    美 /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a detectable amount of matter or measurable mass. An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
  2. An imponderable question.
  3. A factor that cannot be anticipated.
    — One key imponderable is the attitude of the companies that will no longer have a role in the business. It is worth noting here that several have already thrown the towel in or been gently pushed out, such as Stagecoach and National Express.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
  2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

词形变化

more imponderable comparative most imponderable superlative imponderables plural

词汇关系

衍生词
imponderableness imponderably

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English im-
English ponder
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English ponderable
English imponderable
From im- + ponderable.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English im-
English ponder
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English ponderable
English imponderable
From im- + ponderable.
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