新GRE词汇复习资料：impervious_考研词汇5500电子版
impervious: 不能渗透的, Incapable of being penetrated
1) not allowing entrance, incapable of being harmed or disturbed
2) impenetrable; not allowing anything to pass through; unaffected
3) impossible to penetrate
Synonyms: immune, resistant, unaffectedHe was impervious to criticism, which enabled him to experiment freely in his artwork.
The vest that the policeman wears is impervious to bullets.
The child was impervious to the actions of the adult.
【考法1】adj. 不可渗透的，不可穿透的： not allowing entrance or passage
【例】 The material for this coat is supposed to be impervious to rain. 这件大衣的材料应该是能防雨的
【近】 impassable, impenetrable, impermeable, impregnable
【反】 passable, penetrable, permeable, pervious 可渗透的
【考法2】adj. 不能被破坏的： not capable of being damaged or harmed
【例】 a carpet impervious to rough treatment 耐用的地毯
【近】 bulletproof, imperishable, indestructible, inextinguishable, invulnerable
【反】 delicate, sensitive, vulnerable 脆弱的，敏感的
【考法3】adj. 不为所动的： not capable of being affected or disturbed
【例】 These sailors are impervious to fear. 这些水手无所畏惧
【近】 immune, insusceptible, unaffected, unresponsive
【反】 ductile, pliable, pliant, yielding 易受影响的