inaccessible

/,inæk'sesəbl/

Thân thiện

The rare book is kept in an inaccessible vault.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not capable of being reached, entered, or used: Describes a place, object, or person that is difficult or impossible to get to, approach, or access.
   • Not capable of being obtained or understood: Describes something that is difficult or impossible to acquire, achieve, or comprehend.

Examples of Usage

• Describing a physical location:
  • The ancient temple was built on an inaccessible mountain peak.
  • The beach is inaccessible at high tide.
• Describing an abstract concept or resource:
  • For many, higher education remains financially inaccessible.
  • The data is stored on an inaccessible server.

Advanced Usage

• "inaccessible to someone/something": Used to specify who or what cannot reach or use something.
  • The building is inaccessible to wheelchair users.
  • This information is inaccessible to the public.

Variants and Related Words

• Inaccessibility (noun): The quality or state of being inaccessible.
  • The inaccessibility of the region hindered aid efforts.
• Inaccessibly (adverb): In an inaccessible manner.
  • The village is located inaccessibly deep in the forest.

Synonyms

• Unreachable: Cannot be reached or contacted.
• Unattainable: Impossible to achieve or obtain.
• Impenetrable: Impossible to enter or pass through; impossible to understand.

Antonyms

• Accessible: Able to be reached, entered, used, or understood.
• Available: Able to be used or obtained.

Related Phrases

• Render something inaccessible: To make something impossible to access.
  • The landslide rendered the road completely inaccessible.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not capable of being obtained
   • a rare work, today almost inaccessible
   • timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
   • untouchable resources buried deep within the earth
2. capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unobtainable
• unprocurable
• untouchable
• unaccessible