interminable的意思

interminable

英式音标[ɪn'tɝmɪnəbl]
美式英标[ɪn'tɜːmɪnəb(ə)l]

基本解释

adj. 冗长的；无止尽的

中文词源

interminable 冗长的

in-,不，非，terminable,终结的，终止的。

英文词源

interminable (adj.): late 14c., from Late Latin interminabilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + terminabilis, from terminalis (see terminal (adj.)). Related: Interminably.

实用例句

1. The drive seemed interminable.: 这次开车好像没有尽头。

2. For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke.: 有几秒钟没有人讲话,这几秒钟似乎十分漫长.

3. I was glad of company for the last, long hours of this interminable flight.: 在这次漫无尽头的飞行的最后几个小时里,我有人作伴很高兴.

4. The bus stopped and started , picked people up, let them down, and pursued its interminable course again unhurriedly.: 公共汽车停停走走, 让人们上车下车, 然后不紧不慢地继续它那无休止的行程.

5. The distance seemed interminable, and the walk was most laborious.: 距离好象无穷无尽似的, 走起来真够吃力.

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