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If something is indisputable, it is so clearly true that you have to accept it — you cannot honestly argue it away. People use it about facts, proof, and results you can point to: an indisputable fact, indisputable evidence.
If something is indisputable如果一件事indisputable it is so clearly true that you have to accept it代表它明顯到你不得不接受 you cannot honestly argue it away你沒辦法老實地反駁掉它 People use it about facts, proof, and results you can point to大家會用在看得到的事實、證據、結果上 an indisputable fact, indisputable evidence像是indisputable fact(無可否認的事實)、indisputable evidence(無可否認的證據)
It is a formal, slightly heavy word. In everyday talk, people more often say “you can’t argue with that” or just “that’s true.” Though actually, calling something indisputable is sometimes a way of shutting a door on debate, not a lab result; the speaker wants the argument to stop.
It is a formal, slightly heavy word這是個正式、有點沉重的字 In everyday talk日常說話裡 people more often say大家比較常說 “you can't argue with that”「你沒辦法反駁這個」 or just或者就直接說 “that's true.”「這是真的」 Though actually不過其實 calling something indisputable is sometimes a way of shutting a door on debate說一件事indisputable有時候只是想把爭論的門關上 not a lab result不是在講什麼實驗結果 the speaker wants the argument to stop說話的人只是想讓爭論停下來
You will also hear it about people and titles — an indisputable champion — meaning the win is not in doubt.
You will also hear it about people and titles你也會聽到它用在人和頭銜上 an indisputable champion像indisputable champion(無庸置疑的冠軍) meaning the win is not in doubt意思是這個勝利沒有人會懷疑
A close everyday cousin is undisputed, which is a little more common in speech.
A close everyday cousin is undisputed一個很接近的日常近義字是undisputed which is a little more common in speech這個字在口語裡更常見一點
組成in- (not) + disputable (able to be argued about). From Latin indisputābilis, built the same way from disputo (to argue) + -bilis (able to be).
同家族的字
- disputethe verb and noun at the centre: to argue against; an argument
- disputablethe opposite build: able to be argued about
- indisputablythe adverb: in a way nobody can honestly argue against
原始詞典資料1 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。
indisputableadj/ˌɪn.dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/
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Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true
- Nay, if he be of a proud humour, […] he will not Bate an Ace of abſolute certainty, but however doubtful or improbable the thing is, coming f[r]om him it muſt go for an indiſputable truth.
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。