unsinkable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ship that was designed to be unsinkable.
    — As the construction and preparation of the unsinkables would require six weeks or two months , I thought it best to make report of my plan to the admiral before the departure from Key West .
形容词 adj.
  1. That cannot be sunk.
    — Any true Grecophile will understand when I say that the unsinkable condom and the smell of shit which precede the moment of illumination make it more exciting when it happens.
  2. That cannot be overcome or defeated. figuratively
    — unsinkable optimism

词形变化

more unsinkable comparative most unsinkable superlative unsinkables plural

词汇关系

衍生词
unsinkable rubber duck

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English sink
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 unsinkable
From un- + sink + -able.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English sink
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 unsinkable
From un- + sink + -able.
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