difficult or impossible to reach, get or use 难以达到的；不可得到的 They live in a remote area, inaccessible except by car. 他们住在一处偏远地区，只能开车去。 Dirt can collect in inaccessible places. 灰尘会聚集在难以接近的地方。 - inaccessible to somebody/something
The temple is now inaccessible to the public. 这个寺庙现在不对公众开放了。 The human brain was thought to be inaccessible to experimental investigation. 人脑被认为是无法进行实验研究的。
Extra ExamplesThe hall is inaccessible to wheelchair users. 轮椅使用者无法进入这座礼堂。 The mouth of the river proved inaccessible. 事实证明河口地带无法到达。
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- inaccessible (to somebody) (of language or art)
difficult to understand or appreciate 难以达到的；不可得到的 The language of teenagers is often completely inaccessible to adults. 青少年的语言成人往往听不懂。 Opera and high art are often seen as inaccessible to ordinary people. 歌剧和高级艺术通常被认为是普通人无法接触到的。
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from late Latin inaccessibilis, from in- ‘not’ + accessibilis (from Latin access- ‘approached’, from the verb accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’).