So full of energy, cheerfulness, and confidence that nothing can hold it down. To repress something is to push it down and keep it from coming out; 'irrepressible' says the pushing does not work.

So full of energy, cheerfulness, and confidence充滿活力、開朗，和自信 that nothing can hold it down滿到沒有什麼能壓得住。To repress something to repress某個東西, is是 to push it down and keep it from coming out把它壓下去，讓它出不來; 'irrepressible'「irrepressible」 says講的是 the pushing does not work這樣壓，壓不住。

It describes people — an irrepressible child, an irrepressible host who keeps the whole table laughing — and also feelings that keep bubbling up: irrepressible laughter, an irrepressible grin, irrepressible optimism. It is warm and admiring when used of a person, though it can carry a light 'this one is a handful' feeling too, the way you might say it about a lively student.

It它 describes people可以形容人 — an irrepressible child像是一個irrepressible的小孩, an irrepressible host who keeps the whole table laughing一個讓全桌人都笑不停的irrepressible主人 — and also feelings that keep bubbling up也可以形容一直冒出來的情緒: irrepressible laughter, an irrepressible grin, irrepressible optimism像irrepressible laughter、irrepressible grin、irrepressible optimism這些。It is這個字是 warm and admiring溫暖、帶著讚賞的 when used of a person用在人身上時, though it can carry不過也可能帶 a light 'this one is a handful' feeling too一點「這個人真讓人頭疼」的味道, the way you might say it about a lively student就像你可能會這樣形容一個活潑的學生。

It is a fairly formal, written word, and you meet it most in profiles, obituaries, and sports writing. Note that its parent word 'repress' is usually negative (repress a people, repress a memory), so the whole word carries a faint sense of spirit that refused to be crushed.

It is這是 a fairly formal, written word一個相當正式的書面用字, and you meet it most你最常看到它 in profiles, obituaries, and sports writing在人物側寫、訃聞，和運動報導裡。Note that要注意 its parent word 'repress'它的字根「repress」 is usually negative通常是負面的 (repress a people, repress a memory), so the whole word carries所以整個字帶著 a faint sense一種淡淡的意味 of spirit that refused to be crushed也就是「精神拒絕被壓垮」。