单词 | inexhaustible |
释义 | inexhaustible (once / 1448 pages) adj When something is inexhaustible, you'll never run out of it. If your grandfather appears to have an inexhaustible supply of nostalgic stories, it seems like he could tell them forever. Unfortunately, if the kids you're babysitting have inexhaustible amounts of energy, they are never going to fall asleep. But if you've got an inexhaustible supply of Disney movies for them to watch, you'll be able to keep them distracted until their parents come home. This adjective combines the prefix in-, "opposite of," and exhaustible, from the Latin exhaurire, "take away, use up, or empty." So when something can't be used up, it's inexhaustible. WORD FAMILYinexhaustible: inexhaustibly+/exhaustible: inexhaustible USAGE EXAMPLESBut he had God-like, inexhaustible compassion for his characters and with his rigorous artistry used it to elicit the same from his readers. Wall Street Journal(Nov 24, 2016) Most important, Chabon relates — with inexhaustible eloquence and an infectious sense of wonder — one hell of a good story. Seattle Times(Nov 24, 2016) I vibrate with almost inexhaustible energy and life and vitality. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) 1adj incapable of being entirely consumed or used up an inexhaustible supply of coal Syn|Ant renewable capable of being renewed; replaceable unfailingalways able to supply more exhaustible capable of being used up depletablecapable of being depleted 2adj that cannot be entirely consumed or used up an inexhaustible supply of coal Syn unlimited infinite having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude |
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