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Definition of ineffable in English: ineffableadjective ɪnˈɛfəb(ə)lɪnˈɛfəb(ə)l 1Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. （伟大或极致得）无法表达的，不可言喻的，难以形容的 the ineffable mysteries of the soul Example sentencesExamples - If ‘the world’ is something beyond all description, an ineffable thing-in-itself, no real answer to the question has been given.
- And for thirty years I missed the ineffable wonder cradled within that biblical imagery.
- Given the combination of ineffable beauty and extremely unpleasant sensations in my stomach and head, I would be quite content to die here.
- It also involves invoking a rich panoply of cognitive and affective associations, from mere calculation to ineffable beauty.
- Although Plato describes the Forms as ineffable, dialectical language enables their apprehension.
- Even on a cloudy day the light beaming through the top of the dome seems to represent the ineffable visitation of divine beauty.
- Direct spiritual experience, peak experience, enlightenment or whatever one may call it is usually ineffable and thus hard to describe and pass on.
- If (the scripture) had not used such words, how then could we have learnt of these ineffable mysteries?
- And we all went beyond this and found something ineffable… an experience of profound mystery.
- This ‘philosophy’ replaces the ineffable mystery of God with the ineffable mystery of consciousness.
- How to convey in words my ineffable dreams that I have never told anyone about, that cannot be spoken about?
- In the final analysis we are left with the ineffable mystery of great music.
- How is it possible to retain our fantasies about the ineffable and mysterious qualities of love under these circumstances?
- The visual impact of this film cannot be overstated; every shot captures a moment of ineffable beauty or unspeakable horror.
- It is hard to describe the arrogant majesty and ineffable magic of New York to Britons, who treat it, understandably, as just another city.
- If truth is ineffable, beyond words, we can't determine whether it can be intuited.
- Since each experience is personal and unique, it is ultimately ineffable; it can never be fully described or shared with anyone else.
- This historical disinterest has led to a theoretical inability to cope with concepts which people use to describe the ineffable experiences of being.
- The gesture was intended to show his friends and enemies the young man's ineffable beauty.
- Or, as my Alaskan hiking partner puts it when confronted by a scene of ineffable beauty, ‘It's good to be alive.’
Synonyms inexpressible, indescribable, beyond words, beyond description, beggaring description undefinable, unutterable, untold, unheard of, unthought of, unimaginable overwhelming, marvellous, wonderful, breathtaking, staggering, astounding, amazing, astonishing, fantastic, fabulous unutterable, not to be uttered, not to be spoken, not to be said, unmentionable taboo, forbidden, off limits, out of bounds informal no go - 1.1 Not to be uttered.
禁呼的，不可口说的，应避讳的 the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah 异教徒写成“耶和华”的应避讳的希伯来名字。 Example sentencesExamples - Thus all affirmations about God fall short, and only negations about God are really true: God is invisible, ineffable, beyond our names, beyond our words.
- It also aligns to various religions teachings which maintain that the true nature of God is unknowable as his or her or its ineffable name.
- The text makes reference to the Shem haM' phoras, the ineffable, unspeakable Name of God.
Derivativesnoun ɪnɛfəˈbɪlɪtiɪnˌɛfəˈbɪlədi This is my favourite bit of Christianity; its ineffability. Example sentencesExamples - Augustine's strong sense of divine ineffability led him to condemn all attempts to portray the Trinity, even with abstract symbols.
- When you have context-dependence, ineffability can be trite and unmysterious.
- Because of its very excessiveness and ineffability, this suffering was concealed from all creatures.
- But he points out that the same ineffability can make musical language politically potent.
adverb ɪnˈɛfəbliɪnˈɛfəbli There is something ineffably beautiful about the voices and ensembles in that music. Example sentencesExamples - But without looking, touching, and feeling that unique thrill one gets in the presence of something ineffably beautiful and satisfying, they didn't want to.
- He said: ‘Lists like this are so ineffably stupid, competitive and whimsical they make me despair.’
- He is careful to sound ineffably boring about things that are going wrong.
- Medical anthropology, which is in essence ineffably applied, is deeply embedded in the tradition of ‘usefulness’ and ‘practice’ either directly or by implication.
- The ineffably camp Shaana warned us yoga would be strenuous, and man did he deliver.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin ineffabilis, from in- 'not' + effabilis (see effable). Definition of ineffable in US English: ineffableadjectiveinˈefəb(ə)lɪnˈɛfəb(ə)l 1Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. （伟大或极致得）无法表达的，不可言喻的，难以形容的 the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades 佛罗里达大沼泽地妙不可言的自然美。 Example sentencesExamples - Even on a cloudy day the light beaming through the top of the dome seems to represent the ineffable visitation of divine beauty.
- In the final analysis we are left with the ineffable mystery of great music.
- If ‘the world’ is something beyond all description, an ineffable thing-in-itself, no real answer to the question has been given.
- If (the scripture) had not used such words, how then could we have learnt of these ineffable mysteries?
- It is hard to describe the arrogant majesty and ineffable magic of New York to Britons, who treat it, understandably, as just another city.
- If truth is ineffable, beyond words, we can't determine whether it can be intuited.
- Direct spiritual experience, peak experience, enlightenment or whatever one may call it is usually ineffable and thus hard to describe and pass on.
- This historical disinterest has led to a theoretical inability to cope with concepts which people use to describe the ineffable experiences of being.
- And for thirty years I missed the ineffable wonder cradled within that biblical imagery.
- The visual impact of this film cannot be overstated; every shot captures a moment of ineffable beauty or unspeakable horror.
- It also involves invoking a rich panoply of cognitive and affective associations, from mere calculation to ineffable beauty.
- And we all went beyond this and found something ineffable… an experience of profound mystery.
- This ‘philosophy’ replaces the ineffable mystery of God with the ineffable mystery of consciousness.
- Or, as my Alaskan hiking partner puts it when confronted by a scene of ineffable beauty, ‘It's good to be alive.’
- Although Plato describes the Forms as ineffable, dialectical language enables their apprehension.
- Given the combination of ineffable beauty and extremely unpleasant sensations in my stomach and head, I would be quite content to die here.
- The gesture was intended to show his friends and enemies the young man's ineffable beauty.
- How to convey in words my ineffable dreams that I have never told anyone about, that cannot be spoken about?
- Since each experience is personal and unique, it is ultimately ineffable; it can never be fully described or shared with anyone else.
- How is it possible to retain our fantasies about the ineffable and mysterious qualities of love under these circumstances?
Synonyms inexpressible, indescribable, beyond words, beyond description, beggaring description unutterable, not to be uttered, not to be spoken, not to be said, unmentionable - 1.1 Not to be uttered.
禁呼的，不可口说的，应避讳的 the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah 异教徒写成“耶和华”的应避讳的希伯来名字。 Example sentencesExamples - Thus all affirmations about God fall short, and only negations about God are really true: God is invisible, ineffable, beyond our names, beyond our words.
- It also aligns to various religions teachings which maintain that the true nature of God is unknowable as his or her or its ineffable name.
- The text makes reference to the Shem haM' phoras, the ineffable, unspeakable Name of God.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin ineffabilis, from in- ‘not’ + effabilis (see effable). |