impossibly

/ˌɪmˈpɑsəbɫi/ adv

Not possibly; in an impossible manner.

Word Origin From Latin in- 'not' and possibilis 'able to be done' — literally 'not possible.' The poss- part comes from posse 'to be able,' a fusion of potis 'powerful' and esse 'to be.' That same potent root gives us potential, potency, and even omnipotent. The -ly turns the adjective into an adverb: something done impossibly is done in a way that can't be done.

adv Not possibly; in an impossible manner.

She impossibly managed to finish the marathon despite her injury.

(副词) 不可能地

尽管受伤,她仍以不可能的方式完成了马拉松。

(adverbio) imposiblemente [No posiblemente; de manera imposible.]

Imposiblemente, ella logró terminar el maratón a pesar de su lesión.

(adverbe) impossiblement; d'une manière impossible [D'une manière impossible; de façon qui semble irréalisable.]

Elle a réussi de manière incroyable à terminer le marathon malgré sa blessure.

(Adverb) unmöglich [**Impossibly** drückt aus, dass etwas auf unmögliche Weise geschieht oder nicht möglich erscheint.]

Sie schaffte es **impossibly**, den Marathon trotz ihrer Verletzung zu beenden.

(副詞) 不可能と思われる方法で;信じがたいほど。

彼女は怪我を負いながらも、不可能とも思える方法でマラソンを完走した。

(advérbio) impossivelmente; de modo impossível [Impossivelmente; de maneira impossível.]

Ela, de forma impossível, conseguiu terminar a maratona apesar da lesão.

adv To the point of impossibility.

The puzzle was impossibly difficult, frustrating even the experts.

(副词) 不可能地;无法做到地

这个谜题难到不可能的地步,连专家都感到沮丧。

(adverbio) imposiblemente; increíblemente [Hasta el punto de la imposibilidad.]

El rompecabezas era imposiblemente difícil, frustrando incluso a los expertos.

(adverbe) extrêmement; incroyablement; démesurément; terriblement; effroyablement [À un degré tel que cela paraît impossible; de manière extrême.]

Le puzzle était d'une difficulté extrême, frustrant même les experts.

(Adverb) unmöglich schwer; unlösbar [**Impossibly** bedeutet, dass etwas in einem Ausmaß schwierig oder extrem ist, dass es fast unmöglich erscheint.]

Das Rätsel war **impossibly** schwer und frustrierte selbst die Experten.

(副詞) 不可能なほど;極端に。

そのパズルはどうしようもなく難しく、専門家でさえ苛立った。

(advérbio) impossivelmente; absurdamente; incrivelmente [Até o ponto da impossibilidade.]

O quebra-cabeça era impossivelmente difícil, frustrando até mesmo os especialistas.

adv Contrary to what had been thought possible.

Impossibly, the underdog team won the championship against all odds.

(副词) 出乎意料地;意想不到地;难以置信地

不可思议的是,这支弱旅违背所有人的预期赢得了冠军。

(adverbio) milagrosamente; contra todo pronóstico; increíblemente [Contrario a lo que se había creído posible.]

Imposiblemente, el equipo no favorito ganó el campeonato contra todo pronóstico.

(adverbe) incroyablement; contre toute attente; étonnamment; miraculeusement [Contrairement à ce qui semblait possible; de manière tout à fait inattendue.]

Contre toute attente, l'équipe outsider a remporté le championnat.

(Adverb) unmöglich; unglaublicherweise [**Impossibly** drückt aus, dass etwas entgegen aller Erwartungen oder vorherigen Annahmen über die Grenzen des Möglichen hinaus geschieht.]

**Impossibly** gewann das Außenseiterteam die Meisterschaft gegen alle Wahrscheinlichkeiten.

(副詞) あり得ないことに;予想や可能性に反して。

あり得ないことに、不利な条件のチームがすべての困難を乗り越えて優勝した。

(advérbio) milagrosamente; inacreditavelmente; por milagre; contra todas as expectativas [Contrariamente ao que se considerava possível.]

Impossivelmente, o time azarão venceu o campeonato contra todas as probabilidades.

Word parts: im + poss + ible + ly

Common collocations

be verb seem verb high adj difficult adj large adj would verb almost adv from prep eye subst long adj too adv sound verb

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