单词	impenetrability
释义	impenetrability noun im·​pen·​e·​tra·​bil·​i·​ty (ˌ)im-ˌpe-nə-trə-ˈbi-lə-tē  1 : the quality or state of being impenetrable 2 : the inability of two portions of matter to occupy the same space at the same time Synonyms inscrutability inscrutableness mysteriousness numinousness obscurity uncanniness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the impenetrability of her prose is apparently the basis of her appeal to literary snobs Recent Examples on the Web One begins to think in terms of doors, hatches, coffers and windows, and yet there is often a sense of impenetrability, as if the walls suggest the possibility of passage yet limit egress. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Inland Empire, however, is on its own island of pure impenetrability. David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022 That notion of impenetrability seemed to be holding true for Facebook, now Meta, until recently. Danielle Seurkamp, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 Nature abhors a vacuum, and the vastness of Egyptian statuary made the vacuum left by the hieroglyphs’ impenetrability seem comparably great. The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021 All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, and Blonde on Blonde—a remarkable trifecta of records that stand as the apogee of Dylan’s trademark impenetrability, lyrically and otherwise. John Semley, The New Republic, 26 May 2021 The earth-shifting quality of Serra comes from the material’s stubborn texture, its impenetrability. Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 18 May 2021 Those random-looking squiggles seem to symbolise the impenetrability of the language, the difficulty of the task ahead. The Economist, 8 May 2021 The difficulty in pinning the blame on machines lies in the impenetrability of the AI decision-making process, according to a paper on tort liability and AI published in the AMA Journal of Ethics last year. Olivia Goldhill, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1653, in the meaning defined at sense 2 impenetrability noun as in mysteriousness the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain the impenetrability of her prose is apparently the basis of her appeal to literary snobs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mysteriousness inscrutability ambiguity uncanniness obscurity profundity unintelligibility vagueness incomprehensibility darkness murkiness equivocality abstruseness unknowability numinousness inexplicability inscrutableness shadowiness deepness equivocalness esotericism unintelligibleness hermetism unanswerability inexplicableness abstrusity reconditeness Antonyms & Near Antonyms intelligibility understandability transparency straightforwardness clarity plainness self-evidence obviousness See More
随便看	the little matter the little woman the little/small matter the livelong day the living the long and (the) short of it the long and short the long and short of it the long and the short the long and the short of it the long arm of the law the long jump the long run the long term the loop the Lord's Prayer the Lords the lot the love of someone's life the lovelorn the lowdown the luck of the draw the lull before the storm the Madonna the Mafia

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