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indescribably

/ˌɪndᵻskɹˈaɪbəbli/ adv

In an indescribable manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'scribere' meaning 'to write.' Describe is 'to write down' (de- 'down' + scribere). Indescribable is 'not able to be written down' — beyond words. The same root gives us prescribe (write beforehand), subscribe (write under), and manuscript (hand-written). The breakdown in+de+scrib+able+ly shows the root 'scrib' (write). The PIE root *skribh- means 'to cut, separate,' which evolved to 'write' (by scratching marks).

adv In an indescribable manner.

The sunset over the ocean was indescribably beautiful.

(副词) 难以形容地；无法描述地

海上的日落美得难以形容。

(adverbio) De manera indescriptible.

El atardecer sobre el océano era indescriptiblemente hermoso.

(adverbe) indescriptiblement; indiciblement; ineffablement [De manière indescriptible, au-delà de ce que les mots peuvent exprimer.]

Le coucher de soleil sur l'océan était d'une beauté indescriptible.

(Adverb) unbeschreiblich; unsagbar [auf eine Weise, die nicht mit Worten beschrieben werden kann; unbeschreiblich]

Der Sonnenuntergang über dem Meer war **indescribably** schön.

(副詞) 言葉で言い表せないほど、筆舌に尽くしがたいほど

海に沈む夕日は、言葉で表せないほど美しかった。

(advérbio) indescritivelmente [De maneira indescritível.]

O pôr do sol sobre o oceano era indescritivelmente bonito.

Synonyms: ineffably inexpressibly unimaginably incredibly unutterably unspeakably wondrously amazingly Antonyms: describably expressibly ordinarily

Related words

describe description descriptive prescribe prescription subscribe subscription transcribe transcription inscribe inscription ascribe circumscribe script scripture

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