英:[ɪnˈestɪməbl]
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in·es·ti·ma·ble
In e stih m bl
inestimably (adv.)
adjective
unable to be counted or estimated; incalculable.The wealthy industrialist left an inestimable fortune to his son upon his death.
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable.Your help in this matter has been inestimable; we could not have succeeded without it.
14世纪后期,“超出估计或计量,无法计算”,源自于古法语 inestimable “无价的”(14世纪)或直接源自拉丁语 inaestimabilis “无价的,难以计算的”,也指“不可估价的,没有价值的”,来自 in- “不,相反的”(见 in-(1))和 aestimabilis “有价值的,可估价的”,来自 aestimare(见 esteem(v.))。意思是“太珍贵了,无法估价”,最早见于1570年代。相关词汇: Inestimably; inestimability。
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin inaestimabilis, from in- + aestimabilis estimable
The first known use of inestimable was in the 14th century
inexactadjective
not exactly correct or true : inaccurate
inexact measurements
inevitablyadverb
in an inevitable way
the hero inevitably defeats the enemy
as is to be expected
inevitably, it rained
inevitableadjective
impossible to avoid or evade : sure to happen : certain
the inevitable result
inevitableadjective
impossible to avoid or evade : sure to happen : certain
the inevitable result
inestimableadjective
impossible to estimate
did inestimable damage
too valuable or excellent to be measured or appreciated
inestimableadjective
impossible to estimate
did inestimable damage
too valuable or excellent to be measured or appreciated
1 “Aye, of inestimable value,” the old man cackled, shaking his head until his threadlike hair quavered.
2 On the contrary, enterprises may suffer inestimable loss.
反之,企业就可能会遭受难以估量的损失。
3 At no cost but inestimable value, Congress should restore the site’s dignity and revoke the shameful “Robert E. Lee Memorial” designation.
4 Performed in modern dress, the cast as often as not barefoot, this “Hedda” returns Mr. van Hove and his inestimable designer Jan Versweyveld to a play he directed Off Broadway in 2004.
5 This is, of course, an inestimable advantage, though one slightly squandered by what one assumes was the producers' desire to crowbar Dennis into the schoolboy role that May made his faux-own.
6 For Penske, it also underscored the inestimable value of having the Indianapolis 500 on a racing schedule.
7 This proposal to resuscitate economy is of inestimable value and it will surely commend itself to the public.
这项振兴经济的建议具有不可估量的价值,肯定会受到公众的欢迎。
8 An all-year-round hobby that contributes an inestimable amount of happiness to children is Mrs. Guy Stewart McCabe’s — that of creating, collecting, dressing and distributing hundreds of dolls to underprivileged children.
9 His work enriched me as a human being and for that I owe him an inestimable debt.
10 What an inestimable privilege is the institution of daily secret prayer to begin every morning.
每天早晨实习隐密处的祷告是一个何等不可估量的权利呢?
11 In this sense, the encyclopedic cultural value and historic significance of Dunhuang are inestimable.
从这个意义上来说, 敦煌百科全书般的文化价值和历史重量是无法估计的.
12 As a high grade programs, the rise of the TV elite culture programs is bound to bring an inestimable impact on the television screen.
电视精英文化节目作为高品位的节目,它的兴起势必会给电视屏幕带来不可估量的影响。
13 The political implications of this case are inestimable.
这个案子的政治影响是不可估量的.
14 The inestimable Egan, National Book Award winner and New York Times opinion columnist, got personal with this account of his search for answers after his mother suddenly died of brain cancer.
15 “The federal government shouldn’t be perpetuating this system by awarding tax breaks to these contributions, contributions that return to the donor a benefit of inestimable value,” he said in a statement.
16 Timberg offers a bracing reminder that it’s an inestimable privilege to be able to work—to make a living—as a critic.
17 Stoppard was born in Czechoslovakia and became closely involved with the dissident movement there, as well as travelling to the Soviet Union in the 80s with Amnesty, whose value as an organisation he calls "inestimable".
18 Things in my eyes inestimable I have purchased there for a few pence, and I don't think I ever gave more than a shilling for any volume.
许多在我看来是无价之宝的书籍,只花几个便士,便在那里买到了,我想我从未购买每卷价格超过一先令的书。
19 Once an accident happens during the shipping of dangerous cargo, there will be inestimable losses.
危险货物运输一旦发生事故, 其损失是无可估量的.
20 When it comes down to it, that is the inestimable comfort of the kitchen.