单词 | impregnable |
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] |
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