inexorable

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Pronunciation

/ɪnˈɛksərəbəl/(in-EK-sur-uh-bul)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

不可阻挡的；无情的；不可改变的

Definition

Impossible to stop or prevent; impossible to persuade by request or entreaty.

Word family

  • inexorably/ɪnˈɛksərəbli/(adv)不可阻挡地
  • inexorability/ɪnˌɛksərəˈbɪlɪti/(n)不可阻挡

Collocations

  • inexorable rise
  • inexorable decline
  • inexorable march
  • inexorable logic
  • inexorable force

Examples

  1. 1.The inexorable rise of sea levels threatens coastal cities worldwide. (impossible to stop)
  2. 2.Time is inexorable — no amount of money or power can slow it down. (relentless, unyielding)

Synonyms

  • relentless/rɪˈlɛntlɪs/— unceasingly intense
  • implacable/ɪmˈplækəbəl/— unable to be appeased
  • unstoppable/ʌnˈstɒpəbəl/— cannot be stopped — less formal

Etymology

from Latin "inexorabilis" — in- (not) + exorare (to prevail upon) — cannot be swayed by pleading