unutterably

/ʌnˈʌɾɚɹəbli/ adv

In an unutterable manner; inexpressibly; so bad or otherwise extreme that one cannot talk about it.

Word Origin Utter meaning 'to speak' comes from the idea of 'putting out' words, from Middle Dutch uteren 'to express,' from ūt 'out.' Unutterably means 'in a manner that cannot be put into words, inexpressibly.' The same root gives us utterance and outer. The breakdown un+utter+able+ly shows 'not' + 'speak' + 'able' + 'in a manner.'

adv In an unutterable manner; inexpressibly; so bad or otherwise extreme that one cannot talk about it.

The tragedy left them unutterably sorrowful.

(副词) 难以言表地;无法形容地;不可名状地

这场悲剧让他们悲痛得无法言表。

(adverbio) indescriptiblemente; indeciblemente; de manera indecible [De manera indecible; de un modo tan terrible o extremo que no se puede expresar con palabras.]

La tragedia los dejó indeciblemente afligidos.

(adverbe) indiciblement; ineffablement; d'une manière indicible; d'une manière ineffable; insupportablement [De façon si extrême qu'elle ne peut être exprimée par des mots ; indiciblement.]

La tragédie les a laissés d'une tristesse indicible.

(Adverb) unaussprechlich; unsäglich [Auf eine Weise, die so extrem ist, dass sie sich nicht in Worte fassen lässt; unaussprechlich oder unerträglich.]

Die Tragödie ließ sie **unutterably** traurig zurück.

(副詞) 言葉で表現できないほど、極度に。

その悲劇は、彼らに言いようもないほどの悲しみをもたらした。

(advérbio) indizivelmente; inexprimivelmente; indescritivelmente [Indizivelmente; de maneira indizível; tão ruim ou extrema que não se pode falar sobre isso.]

A tragédia os deixou indizivelmente tristes.

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