impalpable

impalpable
adjective
  1. unable to be felt by touch
    触摸不到的
    an impalpable ghost.
    触摸不到的鬼魂。
    ■not easily comprehended
    不好理解的,难以捉摸的
    how would anyone come to a decision about something so impalpable as personhood?.
    怎么能对人格这样难以捉摸的东西作出定论呢?。
派生
impalpability
noun
impalpably
adverb
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin impalpabilis, from in- 'not' + palpabilis (see palpable)
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