Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 17
Imposition (n.) （稅的）徵收；施加（懲罰等）[U]；徵收的稅；懲罰，負擔 [C]；不公平的負擔；不合理的要求 [C]；強加 [U] ；利用；欺詐；哄騙 [C] An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition. -- Shak.
Imposition (n.) (Eccl.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.
Imposition (n.) (Print.) The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See Impose, v. t., 4.
Syn: Deceit; fraud; imposture. See Deception.
Imposition (n.) The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) [syn: imposition, infliction].
Imposition (n.) An uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition."
Imposition (n.) The act of blessing or consecrating by the laying on of hands -- a ceremony common to many ecclesiastical systems, but performed with the frankest sincerity by the sect known as Thieves.
"Lo! by the laying on of hands," Say parson, priest and dervise, "We consecrate your cash and lands To ecclesiastical service. No doubt you'll swear till all is blue At such an imposition. Do." Pollo Doncas
Impossibilities (n. pl. ) of Impossibility.
Impossibility (n.) 不可能性 [U]；不可能的事，辦不到的事 [C] The quality of being impossible; impracticability.
They confound difficulty with impossibility. -- South.
Impossibility (n.) An impossible thing; that which can not be thought, done, or endured.
Impossibilities! O, no, there's none. -- Cowley.
Impossibility (n.) Inability; helplessness. [R.] -- Latimer.
Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.
Impossibility (n.) 1: Incapability of existing or occurring [syn: impossibility, impossibleness] [ant: possibility, possibleness].
Impossibility (n.) An alternative that is not available [syn: impossibility, impossible action].
Impossibility. () The character of that which. cannot be done agreeably to the accustomed order of nature.
Impossibility. () It is a maxim that no one is bound to perform an impossibility. A l'impossible nul n'est tenu. 1 Swift's Dig. 93; 6 Toull. n. 121, 481.
Impossibility. () As to impossible conditions in contracts, see Bac. Ab. Conditions, M; Co. Litt. 206; Roll. Ab. 420; 6 Toull. n. 486, 686; Dig. 2, 14, 39; Id. 44, 7, 31; Id. 50, 17, 185; Id. 45, 1, 69. On the subject of impossible conditions in wills, vide 1 Rop. Leg. 505; Swinb. pt. 4, s. 6; 6 Toull. 614. Vide, generally, Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; Clef des Lois Rom. par Fieffe Lacroix, h.t.; Com. Dig. Conditions, D 1 & 2; Vin. Ab. Conditions, C a, D a, E a.
Impossible (n.) An impossibility ; as, he tried to do the impossible. [Obs.]
"Madam," quoth he, "this were an impossible!" -- Chaucer.
Impossible (a.) Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible.
With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. -- Matt. xix. 26.
Without faith it is impossible to please him. -- Heb. xi. 6.
Impossible quantity (Math.), An imaginary quantity. See Imaginary.
Syn: See Impracticable.
Impossible (a.) Not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation" [ant: possible].
Impossible (a.) Totally unlikely [syn: impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable].
Impossible (a.) Used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence" [syn: impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable].
Impossible (n.) Something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible."
Impossible (a.) (B1) （行動或事件）不可能的，辦不到的 If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved.
// It was impossible to sleep because of the noise.
// It seems impossible that I could have walked by without noticing her.
// He made it impossible for me to say no.
// She ate three plates of spaghetti and a dessert? That's impossible. I don't believe it!
Impossible (a.) (C2) （境況）極其艱難的 An impossible situation is extremely difficult to deal with or solve.
// It's an impossible situation - she's got to leave him but she can't bear losing her children.
Impossible (a.) (C2) （人）壞透了的，極難對付的 An impossible person behaves very badly or is extremely difficult to deal with.
// I had to leave the job because my boss was impossible.
// My niece is impossible when she's tired - you can't do anything to please her.
Impossible (n.) [ S ] The impossible 不可能的事物 Something that cannot be expected to happen or exist.
// She wants a man who is attractive and funny as well, which is asking the impossible in my opinion.
Impossibly (adv.) 不可能地；無法可想地 Not possibly. -- Sir. T. North.
Impossibly (adv.) To a degree impossible of achievement; "long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation"; "impossibly far from sources of supply" [ant: possibly].
Impost (n.) That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country.
Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost. -- Macaulay.
Impost (n.) (Arch.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.
Note: The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.
Syn: Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.
Impost (n.) Money collected under a tariff [syn: customs, customs duty, custom, impost].
Impost (n.) The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs [syn: springer, impost].
Imposthumate (v. t.) To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. --Arbuthnot.
Imposthumated (imp. & p. p.) of Imposthumate
Imposthumating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imposthumate
Imposthumate (v. t.) To affect with an imposthume or abscess.
Imposthumate (a.) Imposthumated.
Imposthumation (n.) The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed; suppuration.
Imposthumation (n.) An abscess; an imposthume. -- Coxe.
Compare: Apostemation
Apostemation (n.) (Med.) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration. [Written corruptly imposthumation.] -- Wiseman.
Imposthume (n.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess.
Imposthume (v. t. & i.) Same as Imposthumate.
Compare: Aposteme
Aposteme (n.) (Med.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written corruptly imposthume.]
Impostor (n.) One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender. "The fraudulent impostor foul." -- Milton.
Syn: Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See Deceiver.
Impostor (n.) A person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player].
Impostor (n.) A rival aspirant to public honors.
Impostorship (n.) The condition, character, or practice of an impostor. -- Milton. Impostress
Impostress (n.) Alt. of Impostrix.
Impostrix (n.) A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. [R.] -- Fuller.
Impostrous (n.) Characterized by imposture; deceitful. "Impostrous pretense of knowledge." -- Grote.
Imposturage (n.) Imposture; cheating. [R.] -- Jer. Taylor.
Imposture (n.) 詐欺；冒牌 The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
From new legends And fill the world with follies and impostures. -- Johnson.
Syn: Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.
Imposture (n.) Pretending to be another person [syn: {imposture}, {impersonation}].
Impostured (a.) Done by imposture. [Obs.]
Imposturous (a.) Impostrous; deceitful.
Strictness fales and impostrous. -- Beau. & Fl.
Impostury (n.) Imposture. [Obs.] -- Fuller. Impotence
Impotence (n.) Alt. of Impotency.
Impotency (n.) The quality or condition of being impotent; want of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility.
Some were poor by impotency of nature; as young fatherless children, old decrepit persons, idiots, and cripples. -- Hayward.
O, impotence of mind in body strong! -- Milton.
Impotency (n.) Lack of self-restraint or self-control. [R.] -- Milton.
Impotency (n.) (Law & Med.) Lack of procreative power; inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness; specifically, in males: the inability to achieve or sustain a penile erection; erectile dysfunction.
Impotence (n.) 無能；【醫】陽萎 The quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble [syn: powerlessness, impotence, impotency] [ant: power, powerfulness].
Impotence (n.) An inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate [syn: impotence, impotency] [ant: potence, potency].
Impotence, () med. jur. The incapacity for copulation or propagating the species. It has also been used synonymously with sterility.
Impotence, () Impotence may be considered as incurable, curable, accidental or temporary. Absolute or incurable impotence, is that for which there is no known relief, principally originating in some malformation or defect of the genital organs. Where this defect existed at the time of the marriage, and was incurable, by the ecclesiastical law and the law of several of the American states, the marriage may be declared void ab initio. Com. Dig. Baron and Feme, C 3; Bac. Ab. Marriage, &c., E 3; 1 Bl. Com. 440; Beck's Med. Jur. 67; Code, lib. 5, t. 17, l. 10; Poyn. on Marr. and Div. ch. 8; 5 Paige, 554; Merl. Rep. mot Impuissance. But it seems the party naturally impotent cannot allege that fact for the purpose of obtaining a divorce. 3 Phillim. R. 147; S. C. 1 Eng. Eccl. R. 384. See 3 Phillim. R. 325; S. C. 1 Eng. Eccl. R. 408; 1 Chit. Med. Jur. 877; 1 Par. & Fonb. 172, 173. note d; Ryan's Med. Jur. 95. to 111; 1 Bl. Com. 440; 2 Phillim. R. 10; 1 Hagg. R. 725. See, as to the signs of impotence, 1 Briand, Med. Leg. c. 2, art. 2, Sec. 2, n. 1; Dictionnaire des Sciences Medicales, art. Impuissance; and, generally, Trebuchet, Jur. de la. Med. 100, 101, 102; 1 State Tr. 315; 8 State Tr. App. No. 1, p. 23; 3 Phillm. R. 147; 1 Hagg. Eccl. R. 523; Fodere, Med. Leg. Sec. 237.
Impotent (a.) 無力氣的；虛弱的；無力量的；不起作用的；無能為力的 [+to-v]；【醫】陽痿的 Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.
There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. -- Acts xiv. 8.
O most lame and impotent conclusion! -- Shak.
Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. -- Addison.
Impotent (a.) Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.
Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. -- Dryden.
Impotent (a.) (Med.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren; specifically, in males: unable to achieve or sustain a penile erection.
Impotent (n.) One who is imoitent. [R.] -- Shak.
Impotent (a.) Lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" [ant: {potent}, {stiff}, {strong}].
Impotent (a.) (Of a male) Unable to copulate [ant: {potent}, {virile}].
Impotently (adv.) In an impotent manner.
Impounded (imp. & p. p.) of Impound.
Impounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impound.
Impound (v. t.) To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.
Impoundage (n.) The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded.
Impoundage (n.) The fee or fine for impounding.
Impounder (n.) One who impounds.
Impoverished (imp. & p. p.) of Impoverish.
Impoverishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impoverish.
Impoverish (v. t.) [H] 使貧窮；使赤貧；使枯竭；耗盡（精力等）；使貧瘠 To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and disease impoverish families.
Impoverish (v. t.) To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to make sterile; as, to impoverish land.
Impoverish (v.) Make poor [ant: {enrich}].
Impoverish (v.) Take away [syn: {deprive}, {impoverish}] [ant: {enrich}].
Impoverished (a.) 窮困的；赤貧的；耗竭的；無創造性的 (Of a person or area) Made poor.
‘Impoverished villages.’
Impoverished (a.) Deprived of strength or vitality.
‘An impoverished and debased language.’
‘Areas of impoverished soil.’
Compare: Deprived
Deprived (a.) 被剝奪的；貧困的；Deprive 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.
‘The charity cares for destitute and deprived children.’
Deprived (a.) (Of a person) Lacking a specified benefit that is considered important.
‘I was so sleep deprived I was bumping into walls.’
Impoverisher (n.) One who, or that which, impoverishes.
Impoverishment (n.) 貧困；貧乏；致使貧乏或貧瘠之事物 The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty.
Impoverishment (n.) The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions [syn: {poverty}, {poorness}, {impoverishment}] [ant: {wealth}, {wealthiness}].
Impoverishment (n.) The act of making someone poor [syn: {pauperization}, {pauperisation}, {impoverishment}].
Impower (v. t.) See Empower.
Imp-pole (n.) A pole for supporting a scaffold.
Impracticabilities (n. pl. ) of Impracticability.
Impracticability (n.) The state or quality of being impracticable; infeasibility.
Impracticability (n.) An impracticable thing.
Impracticability (n.) Intractableness; stubbornness.
Impracticable (a.) Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.
Impracticable (a.) Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with.
Impracticable (a.) Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method.
Impracticableness (n.) The state or quality of being impracticable; impracticability.
Impracticably (adv.) In an impracticable manner.
Impractical (a.) Not practical.
Imprecated (imp. & p. p.) of Imprecate.
Imprecating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imprecate.
Imprecate (v. t.) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
Imprecate (v. t.) To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
Imprecation (n.) The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.
Imprecatory (a.) Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil; as, the imprecatory psalms.
Imprecision (n.) Want of precision.
Impregn (v. t.) To impregnate; to make fruitful.
Impregnability (n.) The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.
Impregnable (a.) 攻不破的，難以攻陷的；堅不可摧的；堅強不屈的；不可動搖的；堅定不移的 Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.
Impregnable (a.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.
Impregnant (n.) That which impregnates.
Impregnant (a.) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
Impregnated (imp. & p. p.) of Impregnate.
Impregnating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impregnate.
Impregnate (v. t.) 使懷孕，使受精，使充滿，灌輸 To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
Impregnate (v. t.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
Impregnate (v. t.) To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
Impregnate (v. t.) To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.
Impregnate (v. i.) To become pregnant.
Impregnate (a.) 懷孕的，充滿的 Impregnated; made prolific.
Impregnation (n.) 懷孕；受精；充滿；飽和 The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
Impregnation (n.) (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoon) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
Note: In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence of two similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either derived from different parts of the same organism or from two distinct organisms. From the single mass, which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these two masses, a new organism develops.
Impregnation (n.) That with which anything is impregnated.
Impregnation (n.) Intimate mixture; influsion; saturation.
Impregnation (n.) (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore. -- Raymond.
Impregnation (n.) Material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue."
Impregnation (n.) The process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether" [syn: {impregnation}, {saturation}].
Impregnation (n.) Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant [syn: {fertilization}, {fertilisation}, {fecundation}, {impregnation}].
Imprejudicate (a.) Not prejuged; unprejudiced; impartial.
Imprenable (a.) Impregnable.
Impreparation (n.) Want of preparation.
Impresa (n.) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like.
Impresarios (n. pl. ) of Impresario.
Impresario (n.) 【義】（歌劇、樂團等的）演出者，經理人 The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company.
Imprescriptibility (n.) The quality of being imprescriptible.
Imprescriptible (a.) Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription.
Imprescriptible (a.) Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious.
Imprescriptibly (adv.) In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.