Ineffable

ineffable







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–adjective 

1. incapable of being expressed 

or 

described in words; inexpressible: ineffable [joy].  



2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable: the ineffable name of the [deity].  



—Synonyms 

2. unspeakable.





  　

A [welcome] anomaly in the career of the famously angst-ridden director, this eight-part rondo is a dazzling comedy of manners suffused [with] the shimmering eroticism of summer nights. 



Under the influence of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bergman sets his mismatched couples [a]whirl, and in the stumbling slapstick and sublime ecstasy of the chase, he gently punctures the illusions and pretensions that have made their current ties so stifling. 



acupuncture

針刺,針刺療法



Of course, as is the director's wont, the men are the truly [be]nighted creatures here, in particular the hapless Frederik, who is as blind to the farcical nature of his marriage as he is to the intentions of the designing Desiree. 



But even amidst the Ryarp manor's lush atmosphere of abandon and sensuality, none of the players can escape an undercurrent of bittersweet longing, a sense of the transience of romantic love. 



Despite a characteristic [dash] of Strindbergian venom, one might not immediately recognize the director's signature in the elegant epigrams and polished wit of the screenplay, but his genius is evident in the inspired ensemble of acting of the entire company, 



particularly the ineffable work 

of 

these four intoxicating actresses.



rondo

【音】迴旋曲

wont

習慣,慣常活動

He was [wont] to rise early.

He went to bed much earlier than was his [wont].





taciturn

Romances usually picture [crabbed] old Scotsmen, 

[taciturn] of speech and 

[dour] of outlook.

tacit

the [tacit] desire to live well

against the urge to [ignite] the lives of others

Garrulous