impossibility
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪmˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ us/ɪmˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
C2 不可能做到的事情，不可能的状况
something that is impossible to do, or the state of being impossible
What you're asking just can't be done - it's an impossibility. 你的要求无法办到，绝对不可能。
She finally acknowledged the impossibility of keeping her boyfriend secret. 她最后意识到，要想隐瞒自己有男朋友这件事，这是不可能的。
See: impossible
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- Viewing an actual atom was like trying to touch the sun, a physical impossibility.
- I think it's almost an impossibility to stamp out deformed genes.
- Recognizing the impossibility of attaining their ideals in England, they planned to settle in America.