insupportable

记忆“insupportable”可以将其分解为“in-”加上“supportable”。将“supportable”想象成“无法支持”的状态，因为加上“in-”前缀，整个单词的意思就变成了“无法被支持的”或“无法忍受的”。可以这样记忆：想象一个东西如此糟糕，以至于没有人能够支持或忍受它。

insupportable 忍耐不住的，不能忍受的

in-,不，非，support,支撑，承受。即不能承受的，忍耐不住的。

insupportable (adj.)

1520s, from French insupportable (14c.) or directly from Late Latin insupportabilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin supportare "to carry" (see support).

1. Life without Anna had no savour, was tedious, insupportable.

没有安娜的生活毫无情趣，单调乏味，不可忍受。

2. I can't hold with him — he's insupportable.

我不能容忍他,他简直使人受不了.

3. The heat of this summer is really insupportable.

今年夏天的酷暑实在令人无法忍受.

4. Henry is utterly insupportable.

亨利是一个完全无法相处的人.

5. Too much spending on rearmament would place an insupportable burden on the nation'sproductive capacity.

过于庞大的重整军备开支会给国家的生产力带来难以承受的负担。