當我們看到impossible這個字時,都會直接聯想到「不可能」,不過當這個字用來形容人時,意思不是「不可能的」,而是指某人的行為相當不合理(unreasonable)、討人厭(annoying)、或難搞(hard to deal with),一起來看看例句來學要怎麼應用吧!
例句:
Tommy is impossible when he is hungry. We’d better find him something to eat.
( 湯米一餓起來就變得不可理喻,我們最好找點東西給他吃。 )
對話:
Nikki: I can’t stand Flora anymore. I need to move out.
( 我再也受不了 Flora 了,我要搬出去。 )
Megan: What happened? I thought you guys enjoyed living together.
( 怎麼了?我以為你們住在一起很愉快呢。 )
Nikki: Not really. She often sings loudly in the middle of the night. It’s really creepy.
( 並沒有。她經常在半夜開始大聲唱歌,真的很嚇人。 )
Megan: Well, try to talk to her! Tell her you’re not comfortable with such behavior.
( 你該跟她談談,跟她說你對這種行為感到相當不舒服。 )
Nikki: I did, but she just wouldn’t listen! She told me to either shut up or to sing along with her. She’s just impossible!
( 我說了,但她就是不聽。她叫我要不閉嘴,要不就跟她一起唱。她簡直就是不可理喻! )
※注意impossible如果要當「不可能」的意思使用,主詞則不可以像以上的用法一樣是「人」,一定要是事情,像是it is impossible to do sth.或是find it impossible to do sth.等等的用法才對。
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