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unknowably

/ʌnnˈoʊəbli/ adv

In an unknowable way; ineffably.

Word Origin From Old English cnawan 'to know,' from PIE *gno- — the same root as know, knowledge, and ignore. Unknowably means in a way that cannot be known. The breakdown un+know+able+ly shows the layers: not + know + able + ly. The root *gno- also gives us diagnosis (knowing through) and prognosis (knowing before).

adv In an unknowable way; ineffably.

The universe's origins remain unknowably mysterious to scientists.

(副词) 不可知地

宇宙的起源对科学家来说仍然神秘莫测。

(adverbio) De manera incognoscible; inefablemente.

Los orígenes del universo siguen siendo inefablemente misteriosos para los científicos.

(adverbe) ineffablement; inconnaissablement; indiciblement; inimaginablement [D'une manière impossible à connaître ou à comprendre; de façon ineffable.]

Les origines de l'univers restent inconnaissablement mystérieuses pour les scientifiques.

(Adverb) unerkennbar; unfassbar [Auf eine Weise, die sich menschlicher Erkenntnis oder Verständlichkeit entzieht; unbegreiflich.]

Die Ursprünge des Universums bleiben **unknowably** rätselhaft für die Wissenschaft.

(副詞) 知り得ない方法で；言葉で言い表せないほど。

宇宙の起源は、科学者にとって知り得ないほど謎に満ちたままである。

(advérbio) inefavelmente; de modo incognoscível; indizivelmente [De modo incognoscível; inefavelmente.]

As origens do universo permanecem misteriosamente incognoscíveis para os cientistas.

Synonyms: ineffably incomprehensibly unfathomably inscrutably mysteriously impenetrably incognoscibly unsearchably Antonyms: knowably comprehensibly understandably clearly
Word parts: un + know + able + ly

Related words

know unknown knowable knowledge knowledgeable knowingly knower unknowing

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