• adj. 不能解決的；[化學] 不能溶解的；難以解釋的

in-,不，非，soluble,可溶解的。

insoluble (adj.)

late 14c., "unable to be loosened," from Latin insolubilis "that cannot be loosened," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + solubilis (see soluble). Figurative use, of problems, etc., is from late 14c.

It was a tacit conviction of the learned during the Middle Ages that no such thing as an insoluble question existed. There might be matters that presented serious difficulties, but if you could lay them before the right man -- some Arab in Spain, for instance, omniscient by reason of studies into the details of which it was better not to inquire -- he would give you a conclusive answer. The real trouble was only to find your man. [Gertrude Bell, "The Desert and the Sown," 1907]

1. I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble.

我把問題拋在一邊，目前它還無法解決。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Carotenes are insoluble in water and soluble in oils and fats.

胡蘿卜素不溶于水，但可溶于油類和脂肪。

來自柯林斯例句

3. These chemicals are practically insoluble in water.

這些化學物質幾乎不溶于水.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. It was an insoluble dilemma and one which I could do nothing about.

那是個無法解決的兩難局面，我無計可施。

來自柯林斯例句

5. On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called'Scented Shadow'or for'insoluble bath cubes '.

他一走進商店, 便要買一種名叫 “ 香味影子 ” 的新香水,或者要買非溶性浴皂.

來自《用法詞典》