Definition of inscrutable in English:

inscrutable

adjective ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)lɪnˈskrudəb(ə)l

Impossible to understand or interpret.
不可理解的；难以解释的
Guy looked blankly inscrutable
盖伊看上去神秘莫测。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's like a compelling bad dream whose inscrutable images persist in the traumatised moments after waking.
- In another brief appearance, the inscrutable South African was dispatched from the event with six holes to spare.
- There is something inscrutable about the dragon, something that cannot be understood.
- In the inscrutable case, the overall truth about a state of affairs is not known by anyone.
- The real danger is from the chaotic hatred between mortals that follows the wake of the enemy, not his inscrutable agenda.
- Between them they come up with a tale that is occasionally engaging, often inscrutable, and in the end simplistic.
- I wonder if she's holding something back, so inscrutable does she seem at times.
- He understands that the poem is foremost a form of communication, and fails if it becomes inscrutable.
- He was oddly inscrutable, like he knew what all the questions were.
- The relationship between artist and subject can be inscrutable.
- He just smiles his inscrutable smile and carries on clipping.
- But at night when we're on the sofa he sees the inscrutable stories flickering on the box in the corner.
- It is not some mysterious, inscrutable relation that beliefs bear to facts, whatever they might be.
- Their musical and personal relationship is at the same time completely open and completely inscrutable.
- An inscrutable and incomparably powerful force permeates the Universe and binds it together.
- Now it is said that the inscrutable coach will have to live up to the demands placed on him by the billion people living within a fanatical football nation.
- Newspaper stories see the light of day for all sorts of strange and inscrutable reasons.
- Her inscrutable silence has become a canvas for projected social anxieties.
- She had a private meeting with Bertie, who was sympathetic but inscrutable.
- He didn't know why the priests had ordered it built, they had their own inscrutable reasons, he didn't really care.
Synonyms
enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious, impossible to interpret, cryptic
unexpressive, inexpressive, emotionless, unemotional, expressionless, impassive, blank, vacant, deadpan, dispassionate
informal poker-faced
mysterious, inexplicable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, beyond comprehension, beyond understanding, impossible to understand, unintelligible, impenetrable, unfathomable, fathomless, opaque, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, confusing, abstruse, arcane, obscure
literary sibylline
archaic wildering

Derivatives

inscrutability

noun ɪnskruːtəˈbɪlɪtiɪnˌskrudəˈbɪlədi

And why would critics value inscrutability so highly?
Example sentencesExamples
- While these discourses appear to make sense, they in fact impart no information to the reader, who is left to marvel as the inscrutability of the cosmos.
- McQueen's beautiful, monosyllabic, slightly smug inscrutability is exemplified in his two major roles of 1968, the millionaire thief Thomas Crown and the almost silent cop Frank Bullitt.
- This kind of self-indulgent wordplay will probably delight those readers who equate inscrutability with intelligence, but it will deeply annoy those who simply want to understand.
- He stopped and turned back to look at her, not with a quizzical expression because he was trained not to display his emotions but with a stony face of impenetrable inscrutability.

inscrutably

adverbɪnˈskruːtəbliɪnˈskrudəbli

Then he studies the view and smiles inscrutably.
Example sentencesExamples
- But the other fascinating thing about the movie is that the South is portrayed as both inscrutably evil, and attractive.
- Only the tourist police, sitting inscrutably astride their camels and scanning the scene through binoculars, seem to act as a deterrent.
- Is it among the ones we see on television each night - the inscrutably hard mask of the professional soldier or the sharp eyes that a rebel's disguise cannot conceal?
- Some passages verge on the inscrutably cryptic.

inscrutableness

noun

Origin

Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- 'not' + scrutari 'to search' (see scrutiny).

Inscrutable is from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ and scrutari ‘to search’ also found in scrutiny (Late Middle English).

Definition of inscrutable in US English:

inscrutable

adjectiveɪnˈskrudəb(ə)linˈskro͞odəb(ə)l

Impossible to understand or interpret.
不可理解的；难以解释的
Guy looked blankly inscrutable
盖伊看上去神秘莫测。
Example sentencesExamples
- The relationship between artist and subject can be inscrutable.
- I wonder if she's holding something back, so inscrutable does she seem at times.
- Now it is said that the inscrutable coach will have to live up to the demands placed on him by the billion people living within a fanatical football nation.
- Their musical and personal relationship is at the same time completely open and completely inscrutable.
- It's like a compelling bad dream whose inscrutable images persist in the traumatised moments after waking.
- An inscrutable and incomparably powerful force permeates the Universe and binds it together.
- Her inscrutable silence has become a canvas for projected social anxieties.
- The real danger is from the chaotic hatred between mortals that follows the wake of the enemy, not his inscrutable agenda.
- In the inscrutable case, the overall truth about a state of affairs is not known by anyone.
- He didn't know why the priests had ordered it built, they had their own inscrutable reasons, he didn't really care.
- In another brief appearance, the inscrutable South African was dispatched from the event with six holes to spare.
- There is something inscrutable about the dragon, something that cannot be understood.
- She had a private meeting with Bertie, who was sympathetic but inscrutable.
- He just smiles his inscrutable smile and carries on clipping.
- Between them they come up with a tale that is occasionally engaging, often inscrutable, and in the end simplistic.
- Newspaper stories see the light of day for all sorts of strange and inscrutable reasons.
- But at night when we're on the sofa he sees the inscrutable stories flickering on the box in the corner.
- He was oddly inscrutable, like he knew what all the questions were.
- It is not some mysterious, inscrutable relation that beliefs bear to facts, whatever they might be.
- He understands that the poem is foremost a form of communication, and fails if it becomes inscrutable.
Synonyms
enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious, impossible to interpret, cryptic
mysterious, inexplicable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, beyond comprehension, beyond understanding, impossible to understand, unintelligible, impenetrable, unfathomable, fathomless, opaque, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, confusing, abstruse, arcane, obscure

Origin

Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ + scrutari ‘to search’ (see scrutiny).

词汇	inscrutable
释义	Definition of inscrutable in English: inscrutable adjective ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)lɪnˈskrudəb(ə)l Impossible to understand or interpret. 不可理解的；难以解释的 Guy looked blankly inscrutable 盖伊看上去神秘莫测。 Example sentencesExamples It's like a compelling bad dream whose inscrutable images persist in the traumatised moments after waking. In another brief appearance, the inscrutable South African was dispatched from the event with six holes to spare. There is something inscrutable about the dragon, something that cannot be understood. In the inscrutable case, the overall truth about a state of affairs is not known by anyone. The real danger is from the chaotic hatred between mortals that follows the wake of the enemy, not his inscrutable agenda. Between them they come up with a tale that is occasionally engaging, often inscrutable, and in the end simplistic. I wonder if she's holding something back, so inscrutable does she seem at times. He understands that the poem is foremost a form of communication, and fails if it becomes inscrutable. He was oddly inscrutable, like he knew what all the questions were. The relationship between artist and subject can be inscrutable. He just smiles his inscrutable smile and carries on clipping. But at night when we're on the sofa he sees the inscrutable stories flickering on the box in the corner. It is not some mysterious, inscrutable relation that beliefs bear to facts, whatever they might be. Their musical and personal relationship is at the same time completely open and completely inscrutable. An inscrutable and incomparably powerful force permeates the Universe and binds it together. Now it is said that the inscrutable coach will have to live up to the demands placed on him by the billion people living within a fanatical football nation. Newspaper stories see the light of day for all sorts of strange and inscrutable reasons. Her inscrutable silence has become a canvas for projected social anxieties. She had a private meeting with Bertie, who was sympathetic but inscrutable. He didn't know why the priests had ordered it built, they had their own inscrutable reasons, he didn't really care. Synonyms enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious, impossible to interpret, cryptic unexpressive, inexpressive, emotionless, unemotional, expressionless, impassive, blank, vacant, deadpan, dispassionate informal poker-faced mysterious, inexplicable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, beyond comprehension, beyond understanding, impossible to understand, unintelligible, impenetrable, unfathomable, fathomless, opaque, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, confusing, abstruse, arcane, obscure literary sibylline archaic wildering Derivatives inscrutability noun ɪnskruːtəˈbɪlɪtiɪnˌskrudəˈbɪlədi And why would critics value inscrutability so highly? Example sentencesExamples While these discourses appear to make sense, they in fact impart no information to the reader, who is left to marvel as the inscrutability of the cosmos. McQueen's beautiful, monosyllabic, slightly smug inscrutability is exemplified in his two major roles of 1968, the millionaire thief Thomas Crown and the almost silent cop Frank Bullitt. This kind of self-indulgent wordplay will probably delight those readers who equate inscrutability with intelligence, but it will deeply annoy those who simply want to understand. He stopped and turned back to look at her, not with a quizzical expression because he was trained not to display his emotions but with a stony face of impenetrable inscrutability. inscrutably adverbɪnˈskruːtəbliɪnˈskrudəbli Then he studies the view and smiles inscrutably. Example sentencesExamples But the other fascinating thing about the movie is that the South is portrayed as both inscrutably evil, and attractive. Only the tourist police, sitting inscrutably astride their camels and scanning the scene through binoculars, seem to act as a deterrent. Is it among the ones we see on television each night - the inscrutably hard mask of the professional soldier or the sharp eyes that a rebel's disguise cannot conceal? Some passages verge on the inscrutably cryptic. inscrutableness noun Origin Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- 'not' + scrutari 'to search' (see scrutiny). Inscrutable is from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ and scrutari ‘to search’ also found in scrutiny (Late Middle English). Definition of inscrutable in US English: inscrutable adjectiveɪnˈskrudəb(ə)linˈskro͞odəb(ə)l Impossible to understand or interpret. 不可理解的；难以解释的 Guy looked blankly inscrutable 盖伊看上去神秘莫测。 Example sentencesExamples The relationship between artist and subject can be inscrutable. I wonder if she's holding something back, so inscrutable does she seem at times. Now it is said that the inscrutable coach will have to live up to the demands placed on him by the billion people living within a fanatical football nation. Their musical and personal relationship is at the same time completely open and completely inscrutable. It's like a compelling bad dream whose inscrutable images persist in the traumatised moments after waking. An inscrutable and incomparably powerful force permeates the Universe and binds it together. Her inscrutable silence has become a canvas for projected social anxieties. The real danger is from the chaotic hatred between mortals that follows the wake of the enemy, not his inscrutable agenda. In the inscrutable case, the overall truth about a state of affairs is not known by anyone. He didn't know why the priests had ordered it built, they had their own inscrutable reasons, he didn't really care. In another brief appearance, the inscrutable South African was dispatched from the event with six holes to spare. There is something inscrutable about the dragon, something that cannot be understood. She had a private meeting with Bertie, who was sympathetic but inscrutable. He just smiles his inscrutable smile and carries on clipping. Between them they come up with a tale that is occasionally engaging, often inscrutable, and in the end simplistic. Newspaper stories see the light of day for all sorts of strange and inscrutable reasons. But at night when we're on the sofa he sees the inscrutable stories flickering on the box in the corner. He was oddly inscrutable, like he knew what all the questions were. It is not some mysterious, inscrutable relation that beliefs bear to facts, whatever they might be. He understands that the poem is foremost a form of communication, and fails if it becomes inscrutable. Synonyms enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious, impossible to interpret, cryptic mysterious, inexplicable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, beyond comprehension, beyond understanding, impossible to understand, unintelligible, impenetrable, unfathomable, fathomless, opaque, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, confusing, abstruse, arcane, obscure Origin Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ + scrutari ‘to search’ (see scrutiny).
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