intangible
英[ɪn'tæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l]
美[ɪn'tændʒəbl]
- adj. 无形的，触摸不到的；难以理解的
词态变化
比较级: more intangible;最高级: most intangible;
中文词源
intangible 无形的
in-,不，非，tangible,可接触的。即不可接触的，无形的。
英文词源
- intangible (adj.)
- 1630s, "incapable of being touched," from French intangible (c. 1500) or directly from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Late Latin tangibilis "that may be touched" (see tangible). Figurative sense of "that cannot be grasped by the mind" is from 1880. Noun meaning "anything intangible" is from 1914. Related: Intangibly.
双语例句
- 1. There are intangible benefits beyond a rise in the share price.
- 除股价上升之外还有无形利益。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it.
- 那座旧建筑笼罩着一种说不出的悲凉气氛。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it.
- 那座古老建筑物周围笼罩着说不出的凄凉气氛.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Sound and light are intangible.
- 声和光是触摸不到的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. It was vague , intangible , appealing only to some strange, nameless sixth sense.
- 这桩事是虚无缥缈 、 不可捉摸的, 只有通过什么不可思议, 难以名状的第六感觉才会领会.
来自辞典例句