incurable
- 英式英标[ɪn\'kjʊrəbl]
- 美式音标[ɪn\'kjʊərəb(ə)l]
adj. 不能治愈的;无可救药的
n. 患不治之症者,不能治愈的人
中文词源
incurable 难以治愈的
in-,不,非,curable,可治愈的。
英文词源
- incurable (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French incurable (13c.), from Late Latin incurabilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + curabilis "curable" (see curable). Related: Incurably.
实用例句
- 1. You are either very young or an incurable optimist.
- 你要么非常年轻,要么是个不可救药的乐天派。
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- 2. Poor old William is an incurable romantic.
- 可怜的老威廉是个无可救药的浪漫主义者。
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- 3. He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
- 他患有无法根治的皮肤病。
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- 4. All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.
- 三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病.
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- 5. He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.
- 他们有不可救药的,到处蔓延的裙带主义.
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