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impalpable

/im-pal-puh-buhl/US // ɪmˈpæl pə bəl //UK // (ɪmˈpælpəbəl) //

无可替代的,坚不可摧的,无形的,坚不可摧

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible.
    • : difficult for the mind to grasp readily or easily: impalpable distinctions.
    • : so fine that when rubbed between the fingers no grit is felt.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.intangible, unsubstantial

Examples

  • Only the originals have a true, if impalpable, connection to that man and that moment of making.

  • To address Fleurette, impalpable creation of fairyland, as “old girl” was particularly distasteful.

  • As he swept his long arms, as though brushing aside some impalpable obstacle, the wolves fell back and back further still.

  • But it would see me mix it with the water; and then, would our poisons have any effect on its impalpable body?

  • Like a universe-filling, soft, impalpable dust it slowly sifted over me, bearing me under.

  • As an impalpable flake is the beginning of an avalanche, so an imprudence is often the prelude to a great crime.