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单词 unmentionable
释义 un·mentionable
I. \|ən+\ adjective
Etymology: un- (I) + mentionable
: not mentionable : unspeakable, hush-hush
 < suffered unmentionable cruelties — M.R.Cohen >
 < open discussion of formerly unmentionable topics >
II. noun
(-s)
: one that is not to be mentioned or discussed
 < a long list of advertising unmentionablesTime >
as
 a. unmentionables plural : trousers
  < chaste young men in checked unmentionables — Cyril Pearl >
 b. unmentionables plural : underwear
  < having trouble with public laundries shrinking my unmentionablesReader's Digest >
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