单词 | irreturnable |
释义 | † irreturnableadj. Obsolete. a. That cannot be returned or turned back. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adjective] > returning towards point of departure > that cannot be returned irreturnable1563 1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Hastings lxxxii Forth irreturnable flyeth the spoken word, Be it in scoffe, in earnest, or in bourd. b. Admitting of no return; from which it is impossible to return. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adjective] > returning towards point of departure > admitting of no return irremeable1569 irreturnable1579 returnless?1615 society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [adjective] > admitting of > not irreturnable1579 1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. Bj His kingdom cam to naught, and the whole people suffered a transmigration irretornable in Assiria. 1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 36 To enter the irreturnable shadowes of god Ditis his house. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1563 |
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