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Something, or someone, that cannot be touched, reached, or changed. It's used for things too dangerous or too special to touch, and for people who seem impossible to criticize or punish, like a very powerful boss. It was also once used, , as a name for the lowest group in India's old caste system - that use is now seen as very disrespectful.
碰不得的;動不了的(人或物)
原始詞典資料6 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。
untouchableadj/ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/
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Not able to be touched.
- Sunday’s election is the first to be held after youth-led mass protests in 2020 shocked the establishment by […] criticising an institution previously considered untouchable.
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Not able to be defeated or bested.
- The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game.
untouchablenoun/ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/
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A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
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Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
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A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society.
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A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.
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。