When something is indescribable, you cannot put it into words. The feeling or the scene is so strong, so strange, or so big that ordinary language is not enough.

When something is indescribable當一個東西indescribable（難以形容）時 you cannot put it into words你就沒辦法用言語表達它 The feeling or the scene那種感覺或場景 is so strong, so strange, or so big太強烈、太奇特，或太巨大 that ordinary language is not enough以致於一般的語言不夠用

People use it for very good things and very bad things: an indescribable joy, an indescribable smell, an indescribable sadness. It is an adjective, a little strong and a little bookish; you will meet it in stories and reviews more than in a short text to a friend.

People use it for very good things and very bad things人們會用它來形容非常好的事，也會用來形容非常糟的事 an indescribable joy像是indescribable joy（難以形容的喜悅） an indescribable smellindescribable smell（難以形容的氣味） an indescribable sadness還有indescribable sadness（難以形容的悲傷） It is an adjective這是一個形容詞 a little strong and a little bookish語氣有點強、也有點書面 you will meet it in stories and reviews你會在故事和書評裡看到它 more than in a short text to a friend比較不會出現在傳給朋友的簡訊裡

Though actually, in everyday talk people also use it loosely, just as a heavy “really, really” — “The view was indescribable” often means “it was amazing,” not that the speaker truly had no words left. It does not mean “has no name” or “cannot be talked about because it is secret.” It means the thing itself is too much for a neat description.

Though actually, in everyday talk不過實際上，在日常對話裡 people also use it loosely人們也會鬆散地使用它 just as a heavy "really, really"就當成加重版的『真的、真的』 — "The view was indescribable"像『The view was indescribable』(這風景美到無法形容)這句話 often means "it was amazing,"常常只是表示『太讚了』 not that the speaker truly had no words left並不是說講的人真的想不出詞來形容 "has no name"它不是指『沒有名字』 or "cannot be talked about because it is secret."也不是指『因為是秘密所以不能講』 It means the thing itself is too much for a neat description它的意思是這個東西本身太超過，沒辦法用整齊的描述講清楚