invisible

英 [ɪn'vɪzɪb(ə)l] 美 [ɪn'vɪzəbl]
  • adj. 无形的,看不见的;无形的;不显眼的,暗藏的

中文词源


invisible 无形的

in-,不,非,visible,有形的,可视的。

英文词源


invisible (adj.)
mid-14c., from Old French invisible (13c.), from Latin invisibilis "unseen, invisible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + visibilis (see visible). As a noun, "things invisible," from 1640s. Invisible Man is from H.G. Wells's novel (1897). Related: Invisibly.

双语例句


1. It was strange, how invisible a clerk could feel.
一名办事员会感到如此受人忽视,令人觉得不可思议。

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2. The invisible trade surplus was £200 million lower than reported.
无形贸易盈余比报道所称的少2亿英镑。

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3. The container is invisible until you shine an ultraviolet light on it.
那个柜子只有用紫外线照射才可以看见。

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4. Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export.
旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。

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5. The problems of the poor are largely invisible.
穷人的问题大多不受重视。

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