「impossible」

adj. 不可能的；不可能存在的；难以忍受的；不真实的
n. 不可能；不可能的事

英 [ɪm'pɒsɪb(ə)l] 美 [ɪm'pɑsəbl]

权威例句

1. A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
   奇迹就是看似不可能，却发生了。
   来自电影《黑衣人3》
2. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
   很难判断是谁给了致命的一击。
   来自柯林斯例句
3. The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors.
   这届政府从前任那里接过了一个非常棘手的烂摊子。
   来自柯林斯例句
4. It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
   要估算出究竟多少高级职员参与了怠工是不可能的。
   来自柯林斯例句
5. Towards the end of our time together he was impossible.
   到我们在一起的最后那段时间，他简直令人难以忍受。
   来自柯林斯例句

中文词源

impossible 不可能的

im-,不，非，possible,可能的。

英文词源

impossible (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French impossible, from Latin impossibilis "not possible," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + possibilis (see possible). Related: Impossibly.