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im·pon·der·a·ble
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复数:imponderables
imponderably (adv.), imponderability (n.), imponderableness (n.)
Noun
1. a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed;
"human behavior depends on many imponderables"
Adjective
1. difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision;
"such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility"
1794年,“无重量的”,来自于 in-(1)“不,相反的”和 ponderable(见 ponder)。比喻用法,“不可思议的”,从1814年开始。作为名词出现于1829年,最初指热、光、电等,因其没有重量。相关: Imponderably; imponderability。 Imponderous 自1640年代起被证明为“没有重量的”。Imponderabilia “不可思议的事物集体”始于1835年。
Medieval Latin imponderabilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin ponderabilis ponderable
The first known use of imponderable was in 1794
imponderableadjective
not able to have the importance, strength, or value figured out
an imponderable mystery
1 In his scheme, investment was governed by the animal spirits of entrepreneurs, facing an imponderable future.
在他的设计中, 投资由企业家的“动物本能”驱动,其前途充满了不确定性.
2 Activists have often stressed health concerns in an effort to dodge moral imponderables.
3 the imponderable vastness of space
4 Nolan’s latest may well be full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, or it may signify something imponderably resonant, and signify it forward, backward and inside out.
5 This is just one of the imponderables from a review that will leave England fans with as many questions as answers.
6 It is often the writer’s purpose to explore questions that are otherwise imponderable.
7 In other words, it depends on imponderables, so there is no definitive answer.
8 Add to that adaptability the uncertainties and imponderables that have accrued over four centuries, and you have fertile ground for conjecture and experimentation.
9 I hesitated, weighing and balancing the imponderable realities.
10 Yet the largest, and most delicate, imponderable is how Mr. Putin will respond to the allies’ determination to help the Ukrainians prevail.
11 The wealth of data collected under the 702 program is imponderable.
12 He's the one sure thing in a sea of imponderables.
13 And underneath all that would be something very imponderable, thrilling, heavy, and challenging.
14 The political environment is also an imponderable factor.
15 Now she’s tormented afresh by “the dragon of pain,” as well as by imponderables: What mundane choice was to blame for her presence on the street at the instant of the explosion?
16 The key imponderable in the sanctioning of Russia may be how long the coordinated financial attack can hold.
17 He does not want to face the imponderable complications of this possible relationship.
18 The question of precisely what Britney Spears brings to said party remains as imponderable as ever.
19 This apparent to-be-or-not-to-be moment initiates a story that finds him wrestling with imponderables, having anguished meltdowns and trying to realize his utopian project using a building material he has invented as he navigates assorted hurdles.
20 Kampe's point was that too many players are caught up in their past achievements or distracted by the imponderables of the future.