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An impasse is a stuck point in a talk or a plan: the people involved cannot agree, so nobody can take the next step. You reach an impasse; talks end in an impasse. It is a rather formal word — news, , and work meetings use it more than casual chat. Though actually, French first used it for a street with no way out, a dead end. English borrowed that picture, and now we mostly mean stuck discussions, not streets. It does not mean the idea is bad; it means the road is blocked until someone gives way or a new path appears.
僵局
組成Borrowed from French impasse: im- (“not”) + passe (“a pass / a way through”). Literally “no way through”.
同家族的字
- passsame French passe: a way through
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
impassenoun/ˈæmpɑːs/
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A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.
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A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
- “It seems to me the thing's an impasse. French expression,” I explained, “meaning that we're stymied good and proper with no hope of finding a formula.”
- "Young man, this town is at a bit of an impasse. If you have any suggestion that might help, now would be the time to voice it."
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。