"incapable of feeling pain, exempt from suffering," mid-14c., from Old French impassible (13c.), from Church Latin impassibilis "incapable of passion," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + passibilis, from passio "suffering" (see passion). Related: Impassibility.
双语例句
1. He was impassible before victory, before danger, before defeat.
他面对胜利 、 危险 、 失败均能处之泰然.
来自辞典例句
2. Eliza sat cold, impassible, and assiduously industrious.
伊丽莎冷冷地, 无动于衷地坐着, 勤奋地干着活儿.
来自辞典例句
3. EXAMPLE : During the rainy season the valley became an impassible morass.
雨季的山谷变成了不可通行的沼泽.
来自互联网
4. The difficulty we do at once. The impassible takes a little.
困难的事情马上做. 不可能的事情需要稍微长一点的时间.
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5. He is impassible before victory, before danger, before defeat.
