What refuses to be understood
9 phrases
What refuses to be understood in English - 9 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.
inscrutable /ˌɪnsˈkrutəbəl/ — 探っても、内が読み取れぬさまHis face was inscrutable and his hands were not. /hɪz feɪs wɑz ˌɪnsˈkrutəbəl ənd hɪz hændz wɝ nɑt/ — 彼の顔は読めませんでしたが、手はそうではありませんでしたScrutari is to rummage, and scrutiny is the rummaging. /skruˈtɑri ɪz tu ˈrʌmɪdʒ ənd ˈskrutəni ɪz ðə ˈrʌmɪdʒɪŋ/ — scrutari は「漁る」。scrutiny が、その漁りですinexplicable /ˌɪnəksˈplɪsəbəl/ — どう説いても、説き明かせぬさまThe loss was inexplicable and the books were in order. /ðə lɔs wɑz ˌɪnəksˈplɪsəbəl ənd ðə bʊks wɝ ɪn ˈɔrdɚ/ — その欠損は説明がつかず、帳簿は整っていましたPlicare is to fold, and explain is to unfold. /plɪˈkɑreɪ ɪz tu foʊld ənd ɪkˈspleɪn ɪz tu ənˈfoʊld/ — plicare は「折る」。explain は「折りを開く」ことですamorphous /əˈmɔrfəs/ — 定まった形を持たぬさま。輪郭のはっきりせぬことThe group was amorphous and outlasted three parties. /ðə ɡrup wɑz əˈmɔrfəs ənd ˈaʊtˌlæstɪd θri ˈpɑrtiz/ — その集まりは形を持たず、三つの党より長く続きましたMorphe is a shape, and the a- says none. /ˈmɔrfi ɪz ə ʃeɪp ənd ðə eɪ sɛz nʌn/ — morphe は「形」。a- が「無し」と言います
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