inexplicable
adjective /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl/
/ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl/
Word Family
- explain verb
- explanation noun
- explanatory adjective
- explicable adjective (≠ inexplicable)
- that cannot be understood or explained
费解的；无法解释的 - inexplicable behaviour
令人费解的行为 - For some inexplicable reason he gave up a fantastic job.
由于某种莫名其妙的原因，他放弃了一份很不错的工作。
- This theory makes sense of an otherwise inexplicable phenomenon.
这一理论解释了一种其他任何理论无法解释的现象。 - For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.
出于一种难以道明的缘由，她的脑子突然一片空白。 - He was shocked at the sudden, inexplicable sense of loss he felt.
突然产生莫名其妙的失落感让他感到震惊。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- remain
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- completely
- quite
- totally
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词源late Middle English: from French, or from Latin inexplicabilis ‘that cannot be unfolded’, from in- ‘not’ + explicabilis (from explicare, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’). - inexplicable behaviour