incomprehensible

adjective

/ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl/

/ɪnˌkɑːmprɪˈhensəbl/

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incomprehensible (to somebody) impossible to understand synonym unintelligible
- Some application forms can be incomprehensible to ordinary people.
- He found his son's actions totally incomprehensible.
opposite comprehensible
Extra Examples
- She found his accent virtually incomprehensible.
- From a child's point of view, adult behaviour is often just as incomprehensible.
- Their dialect is incomprehensible to most speakers of Standard English.
Topics Languagec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- remain
- …
adverb
- completely
- totally
- utterly
- …
preposition
- to
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Word Originlate Middle English (earlier than comprehensible): from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ‘not’ + comprehensibilis (from comprehens- ‘seized, comprised’, from the verb comprehendere, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’).

单词	incomprehensible
释义	incomprehensible adjective /ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl/ /ɪnˌkɑːmprɪˈhensəbl/ jump to other results incomprehensible (to somebody) impossible to understand synonym unintelligible Some application forms can be incomprehensible to ordinary people. He found his son's actions totally incomprehensible. opposite comprehensible Extra Examples She found his accent virtually incomprehensible. From a child's point of view, adult behaviour is often just as incomprehensible. Their dialect is incomprehensible to most speakers of Standard English. Topics Languagec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem remain … adverb completely totally utterly … preposition to See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (earlier than comprehensible): from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ‘not’ + comprehensibilis (from comprehens- ‘seized, comprised’, from the verb comprehendere, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’).
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