insuperable
insuperable 英 [ɪnˈsu:pərəbl] 美 [ɪnˈsupərəbəl]
adj. 不能克服的；无敌的
- Perhaps if you are a superhero, you can tackle an insuperable problem — one that is considered impossible to overcome.
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- adj. 不能克服的；无敌的
- insuperable (adj.) mid-14c., "unconquerable, incapable of being surmounted," from Old French insuperable (14c.) or directly from Latin insuperabilis "that cannot be passed over, unconquerable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + superabilis "that may be overcome," from superare "to overcome," from superus "one that is above," from super "over" (from PIE root *uper "over"). Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Insuperably; insuperability.
in·su·per·able / ɪnˈsuːpərəbl ; ɪnˈsjuːpərəbl ; NAmE ɪnˈsuːpərəbl / adjective ( formal) (of difficulties, problems, etc. 困难、问题等 ) that cannot be dealt with successfully 无法克服的；不可逾越的 SYN insurmountable in·su·per·able / ɪnˈsuːpərəbl ; ɪnˈsjuːpərəbl ; NAmE ɪnˈsuːpərəbl /
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