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单词 inscrutability
释义
inscrutability
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˌskruː.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ɪnˌskruː.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
thequalityof notshowingemotionsorthoughtsandthereforebeing verydifficulttounderstandor get toknow:
不可理解，高深莫测，谜一样
The play'sbrevityand inscrutability give it acertainpower.该剧的简短和高深莫测使它具有某种力量。
Theyaccusedhim ofdeliberateinscrutability.他们指责他故作高深。
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  • Hisfacewas thepictureof inscrutability.
  • Hisresponsewasdeliveredwithcharacteristicinscrutability.
  • Robin has an inscrutability to her so that you neverquiteknowwhat she'sthinking.
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(Definition ofinscrutabilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinscrutability

inscrutability
How then does it cope with characters who are defined by reticence andinscrutability?
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Inscrutabilityand strangeness, and the distance (and tensions) between onstage and offstage masculinities, are two ideas that emerge from our pieces.
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Yet theinscrutabilityof her presentation makes a statement nevertheless about the obstructive strength of social construction.
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This combination ofinscrutabilityand strangeness takes on different forms across the century.
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Few other operas, if any, have confronted the issue ofinscrutabilityand illegibility with such directness or invention.
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Sometimes there isinscrutabilityand the unexpected.
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Therefore, the narrator also assumes theinscrutabilityof the trickster persona, which necessitates analysis to mediate between conceptual intentions, their realisation through action or speech, and their eventual subjective interpretation.
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Some theists would argue that suchinscrutabilityis involved in the case of free beings, as a free decision has no truth-value whatsoever until the decision is made.
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That was an unfortunate choice, because that hymn records theinscrutabilityand omniscience which alone gives comfort to anybody.
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That has advantages in dealing with miscarriages of justice because theinscrutabilityof the jury verdict is not an obstacle.
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From him come short, cryptic statements offered with his usual endearinginscrutability.
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Due to his good looks and unfamiliarity with film, which passes forinscrutability, he is considered an indie talent.
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This theory, linked with theinscrutabilityof reference make up the main characteristics of the indeterminacy of translation.
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The three indeterminacies are (i)inscrutabilityof reference, and (ii) holophrastic indeterminacy, and (iii) the underdetermination of scientific theory.
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Note that it is also applied at the indeterminacy of translation, but has traditionally been introduced to point up referentialinscrutability.
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