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单词 impossibility
释义 im·possibility
\(|)im, əm+\ noun
Etymology: Middle English impossibilite, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French impossibilité, from Late Latin impossibilitat-, impossibilitas, from Latin impossibilis + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being impossible: as
 a. : impracticability
  < never deterred by the seeming impossibility of any task >
 b. : incapability of being dealt with by reasonable or acceptable means
  < his cool cheek, his frightful temper, his sheer impossibility — James Cameron >
  < the impossibility of the political setup for an honest man >
2. obsolete : inability
3. : something impossible of attainment
 < a child who always goes after impossibilities >
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