inexorable
英 [ɪn'eks(ə)rəb(ə)l]
美 [ɪn'ɛksərəbl]
- adj. 无情的；不屈不挠的；不可阻挡的；无法改变的
助记提示
1. ex- "out" + orare "pray" (see orator).
2. oracle, orator => inexorable.
3. Etymologically, inexorable means 'that cannot be removed by praying'.
中文词源
inexorable 不能变更的，不可阻挡的in-,不，非，ex-,向外，-or,说，词源同orator,oracle.即说不动的，不能变更的，不可阻挡的。
英文词源
- inexorable
- inexorable: [16] Etymologically, inexorable means ‘that cannot be removed by praying’. It is an adjective of many layers, of which the original is Latin ōrāre ‘pray’ (source of English oracle, orator, etc). Addition of the prefix ex- ‘out’ produced exōrāre ‘remove by pleading or entreating’, and further prefixation and suffixation gave inexōrābilis, which entered English partly via French inexorable.
=> oracle, orator - inexorable (adj.)
- 1550s, from Middle French inexorable and directly from Latin inexorabilis "that cannot be moved by entreaty," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + exorabilis "able to be entreated," from exorare "to prevail upon," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + orare "pray" (see orator). Related: Inexorably; inexorability.
双语例句
- 1. His own career continues its inexorable ascent.
- 他事业的上升势头锐不可当。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the inexorable rise of crime
- 阻遏不了的犯罪趋势
来自《权威词典》
- 3. This trend is inexorable.
- 这种趋势是不可阻挡的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. This is an inexorable law governing social advancement.
- 这是社会前进的必然规律.
来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告
- 5. All flashed indignant or appealing glances at the inexorable Davis.
- 大家都把愤怒、哀求的目光投向冷酷无情的戴维.
来自辞典例句