单词
incalculable
读音
ɪnˈkælkjələbl
美式
英式
词根
Incalculable来自于词根calc-,这个词根源自拉丁文calculus,意为“小石子”,因为古时候人们是用小石子进行计算的。古希腊语中的calc-也有相似含义,指的是“礁石”。 其他有相同词根的单词包括:calculate(计算),calculus(微积分),calculator(计算器)。
释义
adj. 无数的;不可计算的;不可预料的
例句
He warned that the effects of any war would be incalculable.
他警告说,任何战争的后果都是无法估量的。
The oil spill has caused incalculable damage to the environment.
这次石油泄漏对环境造成了难以估计的损害。
Failure to address comprehensively the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, however, exposes all generations, present and future, to incalculable risks.
然而,如果不能全面解决温室气体的排放问题,那么今世后代都将面临着无法估量的风险。
He warned that the effects of any war would be incalculable.
他警告说,任何战争的后果都是无法估量的。
The oil spill has caused incalculable damage to the environment.
这次石油泄漏对环境造成了难以估计的损害。
Failure to address comprehensively the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, however, exposes all generations, present and future, to incalculable risks.
然而,如果不能全面解决温室气体的排放问题,那么今世后代都将面临着无法估量的风险。
强化记忆
你可以将单词分割成 in-,calc-和-able三部分,记住前缀代表否定,词根代表计算,后缀代表“可以……的”,通过这种方式把单词拼凑起来,有助于记忆单词的含义。Incalculable源自于17世纪的英语,由拉丁词根calcus衍生而来,并加上了否定前缀 in- 和表“可以……的”后缀 –able。
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communist control of Vietnam would be the “beginning of a disintegration”that would be certain to cause “incalculable loss.”The beetles and beavers may be beyond my reach,
and the oxygen that we breathe.Its tangible benefits to all species are incalculable.But one last point, because I know it's probably on everybody's mind;
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大学,专升本-自考,专四专八,其他
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