| 单词 | invincible |
| 释义 | invincible (once / 1060 pages) adj Something invincible is victorious over everything. Disease, death, destruction? No match for something truly invincible. Mere humans who imagine they're invincible, however, will inevitably prove that they're not. Invincible comes ultimately from the Latin verb vincere, "to conquer." Many of the uses for invincible are for describing someone or something victorious or unbeatable at what they do. A company can be invincible when it outsells similar businesses for years, a tennis player is invincible after winning all of the majors in a year or a career, and Superman and the Indomitable Snowman are invincible as long as they stay away from kryptonite and the warm sun. WORD FAMILYinvincible: invincibility, invinciblest, invincibly+/vincible: invincible USAGE EXAMPLESNow, “We’re still so young and we hope for more / But remember this / We’re not invincible,” was oddly, horribly apt. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Tyson’s former promoter, Don King, foresaw warning signs before the Douglas bout that shed Tyson of his invincible aura. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) It does with everybody obviously, but Rick was almost invincible. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) adj incapable of being overcome or subdued an invincible army her invincible spirit Syn unbeatable, unvanquishable unconquerable not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome |
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