adj. 不可能的,做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不,無,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對,沒法讓她高興。
近義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 智慧,明智;常識,好的判斷力;知識,學問;古訓;
?? wis=wise智慧的+dom狀態或領域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致認為他們不會贏。
近義:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反義:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adj. (生物學中)遺傳的;世襲的;遺傳性;
?? her粘附+edit編輯+ary有...性質的 →從頭到尾粘附的→逐個的,有共同點的→ 承襲的 ,遺傳的
"She believes that hereditary peerages should be abolished."
她認為世襲貴族應當被廢除.
近義:inherited, patrimonial, congenital, ancestral