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impossible (adj.)
[impossible 词源字典]
late 14c., from Old French
impossible
, from Latin
impossibilis
"not possible," from assimilated form of
in-
"not, opposite of" (see
in-
(1)) +
possibilis
(see
possible
). Related:
Impossibly
.
[impossible etymology, impossible origin, 英语词源]