1630s, "incapable of being touched," from French intangible (c. 1500) or directly from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Late Latin tangibilis "that may be touched" (see tangible). Figurative sense of "that cannot be grasped by the mind" is from 1880. Noun meaning "anything intangible" is from 1914. Related: Intangibly.
实用例句
1. There are intangible benefits beyond a rise in the share price.
除股价上升之外还有无形利益。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it.
那座旧建筑笼罩着一种说不出的悲凉气氛。
来自《权威词典》
3. The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it.
那座古老建筑物周围笼罩着说不出的凄凉气氛.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Sound and light are intangible.
声和光是触摸不到的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. It was vague , intangible , appealing only to some strange, nameless sixth sense.
