单词 | indissoluble |
释义 | indissolubleadj. Not dissoluble; that cannot be dissolved. 1. a. That cannot be dissolved into its elements or particles; incapable of being decomposed or disintegrated; that cannot be destroyed, put an end to, or abolished; indestructible. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > unity or undividedness > [adjective] > indivisible un-to-dealinglyeOE indivisiblec1380 individualc1425 coessential1471 indissoluble?1555 individuous1624 indispertiblea1641 indiscerpible1659 indissipable1661 indivisivea1706 indiscerptible1736 irresolvable1785 the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > indissoluble indissoluble1794 unattackable1881 ?1555 M. Coverdale tr. Hope of Faythful xvi. 122 Whiche spiritual body (that is incorruptible, indissoluble & immortall) we haue receaued of christ our lord. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 519 Well fenced with an indissoluble wall. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 109 Atoms, as being the first matter, must also be indissoluble, in order to their being incorruptible. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 44 Some of the drying earths employed as cements..that harden into an indissoluble plate or mass under water. b. That cannot be separated or disunited, as an element, from the whole. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > united into a whole > not divided, separated, or split > incapable of being divided indivisiblec1380 indepartable1393 unpartable?c1425 undivisible1495 inseparable?1504 unpartible?c1510 undividible1569 impartible1586 undissoluble1587 individable1601 undividual1603 undissolvable1611 individuate1621 insecable1623 individuous1624 insectile1635 indispertiblea1641 indisseverablea1641 individuated1689 indivisivea1706 partless1705 unanalysable1788 imparticipable1789 indecomposable1807 indecomponible1809 indissoluble1841 disseparablea1849 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iii. 165 Not a leaf rotting on the highway but is indissoluble portion of solar and stellar systems. a. That cannot be dissolved in a liquid (see dissolve v. 2b). Obsolete. (Replaced by insoluble adj. and n.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > insoluble in liquid indissoluble1666 insoluble1713 unsoluble1756 insolvable1823 water-insoluble1897 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 62 Indissoluble in Aqua fortis. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 142 It is mild, unctuous, indissoluble in spirits of wine. 1799 W. Jones Adams's Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. (ed. 2) I. xi. 552 The clear liquid then should be carefully poured off..from any indissoluble sediment that may remain. b. That cannot be melted or liquefied (see dissolve v. 2a); not fusible. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > not able to be melted infusible1555 indissolvable1658 indissoluble1751 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 174. ⁋4 Some bodies, indissoluble by heat, can set the furnace and crucible at defiance. 1826 W. Scott Let. 6 Feb. (1935) IX. 418 That direful chemist never put into his crucible a more indissoluble piece of stuff. 3. Of something that binds, as a chain, knot, etc., or (usually) figurative of a ‘tie’, connection, ‘bond’, obligation, etc.: That cannot be dissolved, undone, or broken; firm, stable, perpetually binding or lasting. (The prevailing sense.) ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective] > perpetually binding > of a tie or obligation indissoluble?1530 irremissible1631 indissolvable1649 ?1530 Questyon Tayled Lande in St. German's Dyaloge in Englysshe sig. p.iiiv That bonde of matrymony was indyssoluble. 1542 King Henry VIII Declar. Causes Warre Scottis B ij b In his wordes he professeth an indissoluble amitie. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xix. (R.) The indissoluble knot of the manne and of the wyfe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. i. 17 A most indissoluble tye. View more context for this quotation 1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. iv. 194 This binds together the Actions and Fortunes of Men by an indissoluble Connection of Causes. 1777 J. Priestley Doctr. Philos. Necessity ii. 17 There are persons who admit this indissoluble chain of circumstances. 1850 E. B. Browning tr. Æschylus Prometheus Bound (rev. ed.) in Poems (new ed.) I. 139 With links Indissoluble of adamantine chains. 1879 J. Stainer Music of Bible 3 The natural and indissoluble link between music and rhythm. 4. That cannot be dissolved, as an assembly or association. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [adjective] > that cannot be dissolved indissolvable1643 indissoluble1649 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης v. 43 If..he..were so loath to bestow a Parlament once in three yeare,..was it likely..he should bestow willingly on this Parlament an indissoluble sitting? 5. That cannot be solved or explained; inexplicable, insoluble. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adjective] > incapable of being solved insoluble1393 unresolvable1604 inextricable1613 indissolvable1637 unriddleable1647 irresolvable1660 unsolvible1664 insolvable1693 unsolvable1821 hen-and-egg1855 indissoluble1868 irresoluble1868 1868 J. Bruce in K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. Mediterranean Pref. p. xxxv An indissoluble riddle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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