mid-14c., from Old French invisible (13c.), from Latin invisibilis "unseen, invisible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + visibilis (see visible). As a noun, "things invisible," from 1640s. Invisible Man is from H.G. Wells's novel (1897). Related: Invisibly.
雙語例句
1. It was strange, how invisible a clerk could feel.
一名辦事員會感到如此受人忽視，令人覺得不可思議。
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2. The invisible trade surplus was ￡200 million lower than reported.
無形貿易盈余比報道所稱的少2億英鎊。
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3. The container is invisible until you shine an ultraviolet light on it.
那個柜子只有用紫外線照射才可以看見。
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4. Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export.
旅游業是英國最大的一項無形輸出。
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5. The problems of the poor are largely invisible.