单词 | impervious |
释义 | impervious[ im-pur-vee-uhs ] / ɪmˈpɜr vi əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impervious ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivenot permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain. incapable of being injured or impaired: impervious to wear and tear. incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected: impervious to reason; impervious to another's suffering. Also im·per·vi·a·ble [im-pur-vee-uh-buhl]. /ɪmˈpɜr vi ə bəl/. Origin of imperviousFrom the Latin word impervius, dating back to 1640–50. See im-2, pervious SYNONYMS FOR impervious3 invulnerable, closed. SEE SYNONYMS FOR impervious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM imperviousim·per·vi·ous·ly, adverbim·per·vi·ous·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imperviousimpermeable, imperviousWords nearby imperviousimpertinence, impertinency, impertinent, imperturbable, imperturbation, impervious, impetiginous, impetigo, impetigo herpetiformis, impetigo neonatorum, impetigo vulgaris Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for imperviousimpervious imperviable/ (ɪmˈpɜːvɪəs) / adjectivenot able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc; impermeable (often postpositive foll by to) not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to)impervious to argument Derived forms of imperviousimperviously, adverbimperviousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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