impregnable

impregnable
adjective
  1. (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into
    (工事)坚不可摧的,攻不破的
    an impregnable wall of solid sandstone.
    一道牢不可破的砂岩墙。
    the seat I was offered appeared to be an impregnable Tory stronghold.
    给我的席位像是保守党坚不可摧的堡垒。
    ■unable to be defeated or destroyed; unassailable
    不可战胜的,毁灭不了的,攻之不破的
    Liverpool should have used their good fortune to forge an impregnable half-time lead.
    利物浦队本应用他们的好运取得摧枯拉朽般的半场领先。
派生
impregnability
noun
impregnably
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French imprenable, from in- 'not' + prendre 'take' (from Latin prehendere). The current spelling arose in the 16th cent., perhaps influenced by Old French variants
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