| 释义 |
Adjective: untouchable ún'túchubul- Beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
"for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target" - Impossible to assail
- unassailable - Forbidden to the touch
"in most museums such articles are untouchable" - ( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
- Not capable of being obtained
"untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"
- inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable
Noun: untouchable ún'túchubul- Belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
- Harijan, Dalit
Derived forms: untouchables See also: impermissible, impure, inviolable, invulnerable, unavailable, unclean Type of: castaway, Ishmael, outcast, pariah Encyclopedia: Untouchable |