insurmountable
insurmountable — 形容詞
1. describing a problem, challenge, or obstacle that is too large or difficult for
無法克服的
困難太大而無法解決
describing a problem, challenge, or obstacle that is too large or difficult for anyone to solve or overcome.
The team faced an insurmountable lead of fifty points in the final quarter.
該隊在最後一節面臨無法克服的五十分領先差距。
collocation: insurmountable lead
For young engineer Élise, the language barrier felt insurmountable until she found a good tutor.
對年輕工程師 Élise 來說，語言障礙一度顯得無法克服，直到她找到一位好家教。
pattern: feel / seem + insurmountable
Min believed that no challenge was truly insurmountable if you prepared well enough.
Min 認為，只要準備充分，沒有任何挑戰是真正無法克服的。
The mountain rescue team faced insurmountable weather conditions and had to turn back.
山區搜救隊面臨無法克服的天氣狀況，不得不折返。
Vivek's debt had grown to an insurmountable level, forcing him to sell his house.
Vivek 的債務已累積到無法負擔的程度，迫使他出售房子。
- insuperable
more formal and literary; identical in meaning but far less common
- unconquerable
more emotional and poetic; often used of personal fears or inner struggles
- overwhelming
less absolute; suggests great difficulty that might still be managed with effort
- surmountable
the direct opposite; describes a difficulty that can be overcome
- manageable
practical opposite; suggests the difficulty is within one's ability to handle
- solvable
used specifically for problems or puzzles
文法句型
insurmountable + noun
be + insurmountable
seem / appear / feel + insurmountable
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract noun such as problem, difficulty, obstacle, barrier, challenge, lead, or debt. Rarely used with concrete objects or people. More common in formal writing than in everyday conversation.