inscrutableadj.n.

/ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < late Latin inscrūtābilis (Augustine, Hilary), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + scrūtārī , -āre , to search or examine thoroughly, to explore: see -able suffix. Compare French inscrutable (15th cent.).

A. adj.

a. That cannot be searched into or found out by searching; impenetrable or unfathomable to investigation; quite unintelligible, entirely mysterious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective]

uncouthc897

unnimlyc1225

incomprehensiblea1340

unsearchablec1384

unknowable?c1400

investigablea1425

uncomprehensiblea1425

unthinkablec1445

imperscrutablec1450

inscrutablec1450

inopinable?a1475

incomprenable1502

unspectable?1504

incogitablec1522

uncogitable1529

impenetrable1531

inimaginable1534

inexplicable1555

unsensible1555

unscrutable1562

unfashionable1563

unpenetrable1581

unexcogitable1592

ineffable1598

inexcogitable1599

indivinable1603

ininvestigable1604

incapable1605

searchless?1606

uncomprehensive1609

unconceivable1611

undivinable1611

unimaginable1611

unexplicable1615

unintelligible1616

unapprehensible?1617

unfathomable1617

imprehensible1622

ununderstandablea1631

indeprehensible1633

indiscernible1635

inscrute1639

inapprehensiblea1641

indiscoverable1640

unexaminable1641

impervestigable1643

fathomless1645

inconceivable1646

indeterminable1646

inexplorable1646

insearchable1647

incomprehended1652

comprehendlessa1654

incomprehensive1656

untraceable1661

uninvestigablea1677

unintelligent1683

incognoscible1691

thought-transcendinga1711

uncognizable1720

acataleptic1727

undescriptive1744

elusive1751

impalpable1781

inaccessible1796

unconjecturable1806

uncognoscible1821

unascertainable1827

unfixable1831

unguessable1832

unrealizable1832

unsurveyable1833

hard-shelled1835

unintellective1837

undeemed1845

graspless1849

unconjectured1850

incognizable1852

ungraspable1853

unreadable1853

super-cerebral1854

elusory1856

trans-conscious1865

intangible1880

uncatchable1892

unspelt1892

unplumbable1895

unknowledgeable1920

indiscutable1933

c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi iii. lv. 131 I haue lerned herby to drede þin inscrutable iugement.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. aiiii The hert of man is inscrutable, and onely god knoweth it.

1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xiii. lxxix. 327 O Essence more inscrutable, than All compaierd to it.

1661 A. Cowley Vision Cromwell 43 The inscrutable mysteries of Eternal Providence.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vii. xxvi. 191 You are a pair of inscrutable, unfathomable, fashionable Philosophers.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. ii. 107 The doctrine of the Trinity, which theologians agree to call inscrutable, but which they do not fail to define and analyse with the most confident dogmatism.

1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) liii That countenance was always inscrutable.

1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 155 At the present moment the ultimate origin of Mind is as inscrutable a mystery as the origin of Life.

b. Rarely of things physical, as an abyss: Impenetrable, unfathomable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [adjective] > relating to exploration of a place > explored > not > not able to be

inscrutable1820

unexplorable1859

1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Dec. 624/1 Deep holes, inscrutable cavities of the earth.

1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. I. 142 The guide..held his torch down into an inscrutable pit beneath our feet.

B. n.

plural. Inscrutable things.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun] > instance of

lock1563

incomprehensibility1651

inscrutables1665

incomprehensible1678

inconceivable1706

I know not what1711

unknowable1725

unsearchable1725

indefinable1810

a sealed book1814

unknowable1816

unintelligible1838

inconceivability1851

imponderable1855

inscrutablenessa1864

unfathomability1867

unthinkable1871

closed book1913

intangible1914

imponderabilia1925

generation gap1962

1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 282 There are Mysteries in Religion, Depths in Providence, Inscrutables in Nature.

1704 D. Defoe Storm i. 8 The Winds are some of those Inscrutables of Nature, in which humane Search has not yet been able to arrive at any Demonstration.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	inscrutable
释义	inscrutableadj.n. /ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < late Latin inscrūtābilis (Augustine, Hilary), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + scrūtārī , -āre , to search or examine thoroughly, to explore: see -able suffix. Compare French inscrutable (15th cent.). A. adj. a. That cannot be searched into or found out by searching; impenetrable or unfathomable to investigation; quite unintelligible, entirely mysterious. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective] uncouthc897 unnimlyc1225 incomprehensiblea1340 unsearchablec1384 unknowable?c1400 investigablea1425 uncomprehensiblea1425 unthinkablec1445 imperscrutablec1450 inscrutablec1450 inopinable?a1475 incomprenable1502 unspectable?1504 incogitablec1522 uncogitable1529 impenetrable1531 inimaginable1534 inexplicable1555 unsensible1555 unscrutable1562 unfashionable1563 unpenetrable1581 unexcogitable1592 ineffable1598 inexcogitable1599 indivinable1603 ininvestigable1604 incapable1605 searchless?1606 uncomprehensive1609 unconceivable1611 undivinable1611 unimaginable1611 unexplicable1615 unintelligible1616 unapprehensible?1617 unfathomable1617 imprehensible1622 ununderstandablea1631 indeprehensible1633 indiscernible1635 inscrute1639 inapprehensiblea1641 indiscoverable1640 unexaminable1641 impervestigable1643 fathomless1645 inconceivable1646 indeterminable1646 inexplorable1646 insearchable1647 incomprehended1652 comprehendlessa1654 incomprehensive1656 untraceable1661 uninvestigablea1677 unintelligent1683 incognoscible1691 thought-transcendinga1711 uncognizable1720 acataleptic1727 undescriptive1744 elusive1751 impalpable1781 inaccessible1796 unconjecturable1806 uncognoscible1821 unascertainable1827 unfixable1831 unguessable1832 unrealizable1832 unsurveyable1833 hard-shelled1835 unintellective1837 undeemed1845 graspless1849 unconjectured1850 incognizable1852 ungraspable1853 unreadable1853 super-cerebral1854 elusory1856 trans-conscious1865 intangible1880 uncatchable1892 unspelt1892 unplumbable1895 unknowledgeable1920 indiscutable1933 c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi iii. lv. 131 I haue lerned herby to drede þin inscrutable iugement. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. aiiii The hert of man is inscrutable, and onely god knoweth it. 1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xiii. lxxix. 327 O Essence more inscrutable, than All compaierd to it. 1661 A. Cowley Vision Cromwell 43 The inscrutable mysteries of Eternal Providence. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vii. xxvi. 191 You are a pair of inscrutable, unfathomable, fashionable Philosophers. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. ii. 107 The doctrine of the Trinity, which theologians agree to call inscrutable, but which they do not fail to define and analyse with the most confident dogmatism. 1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) liii That countenance was always inscrutable. 1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 155 At the present moment the ultimate origin of Mind is as inscrutable a mystery as the origin of Life. b. Rarely of things physical, as an abyss: Impenetrable, unfathomable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [adjective] > relating to exploration of a place > explored > not > not able to be inscrutable1820 unexplorable1859 1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Dec. 624/1 Deep holes, inscrutable cavities of the earth. 1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. I. 142 The guide..held his torch down into an inscrutable pit beneath our feet. B. n. plural. Inscrutable things. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun] > instance of lock1563 incomprehensibility1651 inscrutables1665 incomprehensible1678 inconceivable1706 I know not what1711 unknowable1725 unsearchable1725 indefinable1810 a sealed book1814 unknowable1816 unintelligible1838 inconceivability1851 imponderable1855 inscrutablenessa1864 unfathomability1867 unthinkable1871 closed book1913 intangible1914 imponderabilia1925 generation gap1962 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 282 There are Mysteries in Religion, Depths in Providence, Inscrutables in Nature. 1704 D. Defoe Storm i. 8 The Winds are some of those Inscrutables of Nature, in which humane Search has not yet been able to arrive at any Demonstration. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.c1450
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