喜樂美語
  1. 1拿不到的、弄不到手的。台灣日常會說「買不到」「調不到貨」「搞不到」——重點是「本來應該有，但你就是拿不到」。若講的是目標、理想拿不到，英文比較常用 unattainable（遙不可及）。

    Unobtainable means you cannot get it, no matter how you try. Use it for things that are supposed to be gettable but are not: a medicine that no pharmacy in the country stocks, a ticket that sold out in four minutes, a permit the office has stopped issuing, information a company refuses to release. That is the flavour — a door that exists but will not open for you.

    Unobtainable meansunobtainable的意思是 you cannot get it你就是拿不到 no matter how you try不管你怎麼試。Use it for things that are supposed to be gettable but are not用在本來應該拿得到卻拿不到的東西上 a medicine that no pharmacy in the country stocks像全國藥局都沒進貨的藥 a ticket that sold out in four minutes四分鐘就賣光的票 a permit the office has stopped issuing機關已經停發的許可 information a company refuses to release公司拒絕公開的資訊。That is the flavour這就是它的味道 a door that exists but will not open for you一扇門就在那裡卻不為你打開。

    It is formal, and you meet it far more in writing than in speech; in conversation people say 'you just can't get it' or 'it's impossible to find'.

    It is formal這是正式用語 and you meet it far more in writing than in speech在書面上比口語裡常見得多 in conversation people say 'you just can't get it' or 'it's impossible to find'口語裡大家會說你就是拿不到，或根本找不到

    English also uses it about people, and there the meaning shifts in a way like: an unobtainable person is someone you are attracted to who is out of reach — usually the phrase is 'unattainable' for a goal and 'unobtainable' for a thing, but people mix them, and both are heard. If you want the safest rule: unobtainable for objects and supplies, unattainable for dreams, standards, and goals.

    English also uses it about people英文也會用這個字形容人 and there the meaning shifts in a way learners like這時候意思會有個學習者會喜歡的轉變 an unobtainable person is someone you are attracted to who is out of reachunobtainable的人指你喜歡卻高攀不上的人 usually the phrase is 'unattainable' for a goal and 'unobtainable' for a thing通常目標用unattainable、東西用unobtainable but people mix them, and both are heard但大家會混用，兩個都聽得到。If you want the safest rule如果要一個最保險的規則 unobtainable for objects and supplies東西和物資用unobtainable unattainable for dreams, standards, and goals夢想、標準、目標用unattainable

core核心畫面

組成un- (not) + obtain (get) + -able (can be done) — so 'not able to be got'. Obtain is Latin ob- + tenere, to hold; -able comes through French from Latin -bilis.

同家族的字

  • obtainthe verb inside it
  • containshares Latin tenere, to hold — hold together
  • maintainalso tenere — hold in place
  • retaintenere again — hold back, keep
  • availablethe practical opposite in most sentences

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

unobtainableadj

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    Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached.

    • With secondhand bullhead rail almost unobtainable, the NYMR has been forced to go for new flat-bottom rail and orders are being placed; 58 fb rails are already en route to the railway.
    • Common Goal’s grand ambition is to reach a position where 1% of football’s entire multibillion dollar industry is donated to charity. It might seem an impossible dream – just as a young boy’s fantasy of becoming a top footballer almost always seems unobtainable. But Mata was one of those who fulfilled his footballing dream.

unobtainablenoun

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    Someone or something that cannot be obtained.

    • On the whole they are at present fairly cheap, and are not overburdened with long priced stamps, and still fewer unobtainables.
    • Refusals, or unobtainables, are difficult to predict, but seem to be affected by the nature of the respondent, the sponsorship of the study, and the nature of the questions. Some refusals are definite and final […]

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