1. 1碰不得的;動不了的(人或物)

    Something, or someone, that cannot be touched, reached, or changed. It's used for things too dangerous or too special to touch, and for people who seem impossible to criticize or punish, like a very powerful boss. It was also once used, , as a name for the lowest group in India's old caste system - that use is now seen as very disrespectful.

core核心畫面

組成un- (not) + touch + -able (can be done) - not able to be touched.

同家族的字

  • touchthe root word this comes from
  • touchyshares the same root, meaning easily upset

原始詞典資料6 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。

untouchableadj/ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/

  • 1

    Not able to be touched.

    • Sunday’s election is the first to be held after youth-led mass protests in 2020 shocked the establishment by […] criticising an institution previously considered untouchable.
  • 2

    Not able to be defeated or bested.

    • The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game.

untouchablenoun/ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/

  • 1

    A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.

  • 2

    Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.

  • 3

    A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society.

  • 4

    A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。