Word of the Day：February 21, 2022

invincible

不可战胜的；不能改变的

adjective [ɪnˈvɪnsəb(ə)l]

What It Means

Invincible means "incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued."

Invincible 意思是“不能被征服的”。

INVINCIBLE in Context

"After many makeovers, changes to the backstory, and noting that 'bad' guys don't sell newspapers very well, (his Superman stories were rejected by publishers for years) he finally settled on the version we have today: a nearly invincible man, handsome, incorruptible, honest to the core, who stands for justice, and who is a champion of the downtrodden." — Terry Mejdrich, The Grand Rapids (Minnesota) Herald-Review, 7 Jan. 2022

经过多次改头换面，变更背景故事，修改卖得不好的报刊的'bad' guys故事 （他的超人的故事被出版商拒绝了多年），终于他确定了我们今天的一个几乎无敌的， 英俊、廉洁、诚实、代表正义、为受压迫者辩护的超人。”

Did You Know?

Invincible comes from Latin invincibilis—a combination of the negative prefix in- with the Latin verb vincere, meaning "to conquer." Vincere also gave English vincible, meaning (unsurprisingly) "capable of being overcome or subdued."

Invincible 来自拉丁语 invincibilis——由前缀 in- 与拉丁动词 vincere 的组合，意思是“to conquer「征服」”。 Vincere 衍生出了英语的 vincible，意思是（unsurprisingly「不出所料」）“capable of being overcome or subdued.「能被克服或克制的」”。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete an antonym of invincible: s _ _ _ ra _ _ e.

superable