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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

难以置信的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nán yǐ zhì xìn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Incredible/ɪnˈkrɛd.ə.bəl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这场演出实在太难以置信了。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Impossible or extremely difficult to believe; extraordinary.

    "The acrobat performed incredible feats high above the circus floor."
  2. 2

    Difficult to believe because of being extremely good, large, or great.

    "We had an incredible time exploring the ancient ruins of Rome."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'incredibilis', formed from the negative prefix 'in-' (not) combined with 'credibilis' (worthy of belief), from 'credere' (to believe). Entering Middle English in the late 14th century, the term initially meant 'implausible or hard to believe' before shifting in modern usage to frequently express enthusiastic admiration or amazement.

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