| 单词 | inestimable |
| 释义 | inestimable (once / 2249 pages) adj If something is so big you can’t even guess at its size, you’d call it inestimable. It can describe physical size (the inestimable universe) or a degree of something (your inestimable handsomeness with that new haircut). The prefix in- means “not,” and estimable has the same root as the word estimate, which means "to take an educated guess." Sometimes a thing is so great that you cannot even guess. A tsunami causes inestimable destruction. You’d need to travel inestimable miles to reach the edge of the universe. The love you have for your pet raccoon is inestimable, but the number of times she gets into your trash every week is quite estimable. WORD FAMILYinestimable: inestimably+/estimable: estimably, inestimable/estimate: estimable, estimated, estimates, estimating, estimation, estimator, misestimate, overestimate, underestimate/estimation: estimations/estimator: estimators/misestimate: misestimated, misestimates, misestimation/overestimate: overestimated, overestimates, overestimating, overestimation/overestimation: overestimations/underestimate: underestimated, underestimates, underestimating, underestimation/underestimation: underestimations USAGE EXAMPLESThe cost of presenting so many inestimable paintings outside Russia is undisclosed but astronomical. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) But the human cost—all the sweat and tears—is inestimable. Wall Street Journal(Sep 29, 2016) You have given your family the inestimable blessings of each other and enriched our society with a family of givers. Washington Post(Aug 25, 2016) adj beyond calculation or measure jewels of inestimable value Syn immeasurable, incomputable incalculable not capable of being computed or enumerated |
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