英语词汇“incredible”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

If it's hard to believe and hard to wrap your head around, it just might be incredible. A hurricane in Kansas would certainly be incredible, but keeping your bedroom tidy all week counts too.

Incredible is commonplace and perhaps overused but it still fits the bill whenever life is beyond expectation. The Latin root credere means believe. Slap an in in front of that root, and something incredible is hard to believe.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

incredible / incredulous

Incredible describes something you can't believe because it's so right, like an incredible double rainbow. Incredulous describes how you feel when you can't believe something because it's so wrong, like when someone tells you leprechauns left two pots of gold.

If you pay attention to advertising, we live in an incredible world: Your local team had an incredible comeback. The latest movie is an incredible adventure. Wash your hair with this new shampoo and get incredible shine.

It's enough to make you incredulous, or skeptical.

Incredible isn't just an empty modifier for some new product. The adjective means that what it describes is hard to believe. People use it to mean it's so awesome you can't even believe it. It's usually something good, but bad stuff, like earthquakes, can be hard to believe, too:

He is an incredible player: Hall of Fame talent combined with world-class relentlessness. (New York Times)

Japanese earthquake, tsunami causes incredible damage; effects felt in U.S. (North Jefferson News)

The brain drain out of rural America has been incredible. (Reuters)

Incredulous describes someone unable to believe something, someone being super skeptical. Put your fists on your hips and say "no way!"when you're incredulous. It comes from the Latin incredulous, meaning not believing. Incredulous describes people, and their reactions to things they can't believe:

Asked whether writing the book forced him to seize on moments that he might otherwise have passed over he looked incredulous. (New York Times)

"Do you mean," he began, and paused, scrutinizing her tortured face with disconcerted, incredulous eyes. (F.E. Mills Young)

Something incredible is not credible; it's unbelievable.People, rainbows, and other things can be described as incredible (just check that shampoo label), but only people can feel incredulous, or unbelieving and a little irked.

WORD FAMILY

incredible: incredibility, incredibleness, incredibly+/credibility: credibilities/credible: credibility, credibleness, crediblest, credibly, incredible/incredibility: incredibilities

USAGE EXAMPLES

"My average of 108 says it all - it was incredible for everyone."

Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)

Los Angeles lost 11 of its final 12 games in an incredible pratfall.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Los Angeles was 3-1 after that road victory, but lost 11 of its final 12 games in an incredible pratfall.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

adj beyond belief or understanding

at incredible speed
the book's plot is simply incredible

Syn|Ant

unbelievable
flimsy, unconvincing

not convincing

astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding

bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

fabulous

barely credible

improbable, marvellous, marvelous, tall

too improbable to admit of belief

undreamed, undreamed of, undreamt, undreamt of, unimagined

not imagined even in a dream

incredulous

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

implausible

having a quality that provokes disbelief

unthinkable

incapable of being conceived or considered

believable, credible

capable of being believed

likely

within the realm of credibility

presumptive

affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance

plausible

apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful

thinkable

capable of being conceived or imagined or considered

单词	incredible
释义	incredible (once / 304 pages) adj If it's hard to believe and hard to wrap your head around, it just might be incredible. A hurricane in Kansas would certainly be incredible, but keeping your bedroom tidy all week counts too. Incredible is commonplace and perhaps overused but it still fits the bill whenever life is beyond expectation. The Latin root credere means believe. Slap an in in front of that root, and something incredible is hard to believe. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS incredible / incredulous Incredible describes something you can't believe because it's so right, like an incredible double rainbow. Incredulous describes how you feel when you can't believe something because it's so wrong, like when someone tells you leprechauns left two pots of gold. If you pay attention to advertising, we live in an incredible world: Your local team had an incredible comeback. The latest movie is an incredible adventure. Wash your hair with this new shampoo and get incredible shine. It's enough to make you incredulous, or skeptical. Incredible isn't just an empty modifier for some new product. The adjective means that what it describes is hard to believe. People use it to mean it's so awesome you can't even believe it. It's usually something good, but bad stuff, like earthquakes, can be hard to believe, too: He is an incredible player: Hall of Fame talent combined with world-class relentlessness. (New York Times) Japanese earthquake, tsunami causes incredible damage; effects felt in U.S. (North Jefferson News) The brain drain out of rural America has been incredible. (Reuters) Incredulous describes someone unable to believe something, someone being super skeptical. Put your fists on your hips and say "no way!"when you're incredulous. It comes from the Latin incredulous, meaning not believing. Incredulous describes people, and their reactions to things they can't believe: Asked whether writing the book forced him to seize on moments that he might otherwise have passed over he looked incredulous. (New York Times) "Do you mean," he began, and paused, scrutinizing her tortured face with disconcerted, incredulous eyes. (F.E. Mills Young) Something incredible is not credible; it's unbelievable.People, rainbows, and other things can be described as incredible (just check that shampoo label), but only people can feel incredulous, or unbelieving and a little irked. WORD FAMILY incredible: incredibility, incredibleness, incredibly+/credibility: credibilities/credible: credibility, credibleness, crediblest, credibly, incredible/incredibility: incredibilities USAGE EXAMPLES "My average of 108 says it all - it was incredible for everyone." Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Los Angeles lost 11 of its final 12 games in an incredible pratfall. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Los Angeles was 3-1 after that road victory, but lost 11 of its final 12 games in an incredible pratfall. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj beyond belief or understanding at incredible speed the book's plot is simply incredible Syn\|Ant unbelievable flimsy, unconvincing not convincing astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding bewildering or striking dumb with wonder fabulous barely credible improbable, marvellous, marvelous, tall too improbable to admit of belief undreamed, undreamed of, undreamt, undreamt of, unimagined not imagined even in a dream incredulous not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving implausible having a quality that provokes disbelief unthinkable incapable of being conceived or considered believable, credible capable of being believed likely within the realm of credibility presumptive affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance plausible apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful thinkable capable of being conceived or imagined or considered
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