inscrutability

/ɪnskɹˌuɾəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The condition of being inscrutable

Word Origin From Latin scrutari 'to search, examine' — originally meant 'to rummage through trash' (scruta 'trash, broken stuff'). Inscrutable means 'not able to be searched into,' unfathomable. The same root gives us scrutiny (close examination) and scrutinize. The image of digging through trash to find something hidden is vivid: you can almost see someone sifting through debris.

noun The condition of being inscrutable countable

The inscrutability of ancient hieroglyphs puzzled scholars for centuries.

(名词) 深不可测;莫测高深;难以理解

古代象形文字的难以理解让学者们困惑了几个世纪。

(sustantivo) La condición de ser indescifrable o inescrutable.

La indescifrabilidad de los antiguos jeroglíficos desconcertó a los eruditos durante siglos.

(nom) inscrutabilité; impénétrabilité; mystère [Caractère de ce qui est impénétrable, impossible à comprendre, à déchiffrer ou à sonder.]

L'inscrutability des hiéroglyphes a intrigué les chercheurs pendant des siècles.

(Substantiv) Undurchdringlichkeit; Unergrundlichkeit [Der Zustand, in dem etwas oder jemand undurchdringlich, rätselhaft oder schwer zu verstehen ist.]

Die **Inscrutability** der alten Hieroglyphen beschäftigte Forscher jahrhundertelang.

(名詞) 理解することが非常に難しく、謎めいている状態。

古代の象形文字の不可解さは、何世紀にもわたって学者たちを悩ませた。

(substantivo) inescrutabilidade; impenetrabilidade; enigmaticidade [Inescrutabilidade]

A inescrutabilidade dos hieróglifos antigos intrigou estudiosos por séculos.

Word parts: in + scrut + abil + ity

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