1560s, "immaterial," from un- (1) "not" + touchable (see touch (v.)). Meaning "that legally cannot be interfered with" is recorded from 1734. Meaning "too loathsome or defiling to be touched" is recorded from 1873. The noun, in reference to a hereditary low caste of India, is attested from 1909; the term and the restrictions were made illegal in India in 1947.
untouchable 双语例句
1. A lot of the players began to feel they were untouchable.
许多球手开始觉得自己天下无敌。
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2. Given his political connections, he thought he was untouchable.
他有一些政界关系，所以自认为谁也管不了他。
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3. I want to make it clear, however, that no one is untouchable in this investigation.
但我想说明白一点，这次调查谁都逃不了。
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4. He was born an untouchable in a very poor village in south India.
他出身贱民，生于印度南部一个非常贫困的村子。
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5. I am going to find out just how untouchable you are.