| 释义 |
impregnable
impregnable1
—impregnability, impregnableness, n. —impregnably, adv.
/im preg"neuh beuhl/, adj.
1. strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
2. not to be overcome or overthrown: an impregnable argument.
[1400-50; late ME impregnable, imprenable < MF, equiv. to im- IM-2 + prenable PREGNABLE]
Syn. 1. invulnerable. 1, 2. See invincible. 2. unassailable.
Ant. 1. vulnerable.
impregnable2
/im preg"neuh beuhl/, adj.
susceptible to impregnation, as an egg.
[IMPREGN(ATE) + -ABLE] |