impasse
翻译
僵局, 死胡同
例句
The negotiations have reached an impasse.
谈判陷入了僵局。
They were at an impasse over the final details.
他们在最后细节上陷入了僵局。
语法模式
reach an impasse 陷入僵局 The negotiations have reached an impasse.
be at an impasse 处于僵局 They were at an impasse over the final details.
近义词
Synonyms: deadlock, stalemate, standstill
词源
源自法语“impasse”，由“in-”（不）和“passer”（通过）组成。字面意思是一个无法通过的地方。
记忆技巧
想象一下你试图“pass”（通过）一条街道，但通不过。这就是一个“im-passe”，一种无路可走的僵局。