unalterableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɔːlt(ə)rəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɒlt(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɔlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/,

/ˌənˈɑlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

That cannot be altered or changed:

a. In general use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchangeable

unchangeablea1340

immovablec1374

unmovablec1384

immutable1412

unvariablec1425

indeclinable1432

unmutable?a1439

incommutablec1450

irrevocable1490

impermutable1528

irrecoverable1540

inalterable?1541

unreformable1549

inchangeable1583

beyond (also past, without) recall1597

incontrollable1605

invariable1607

unalterable1611

unrecallable1611

untransmutable1611

unreversable1616

involublea1618

irreversible1629

irreducible1633

inconvertible1646

eternal1685

intransmutable1691

unconvertible1700

unvoidable1725

unmodifiable1798

irreformable1812

irrevertible1822

irredeemable1839

true1845

influxible1871

irrevisable1884

intransformable1887

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inpermutabile, vnalterable.

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon Pref. 5 The essences of things are unalterable.

1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables xii. 397 Whatever alteration is made in the state..of the soul..shall be from henceforth for ever unalterable.

1729 A. Pope Corr. 9 Oct. (1956) III. 58 The Dr. is unalterable, both in friendship and Quadrille.

1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 286 Space, which is unalterable, and in which bodies are conceived to move.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 451 Alone, it [sc. silex] is unalterable by the strongest heat.

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xii. 400 What is called physical necessity is nothing but a conviction that the relation of an Efficient Cause to its effect is unalterable.

b. Of resolves, decisions, laws, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > [adjective] > that cannot be changed (of decisions, etc.)

unalterable1631

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > not capable of revocation

stable1297

undefeasible1461

unrevocable1464

irrevocable1490

incoverable1526

irrecoverable1540

unrepealable1574

uncancellable1606

unrecallable1611

inabrogable1617

unretractable1624

irreversible1629

unalterable1631

irrepealable1633

indeposable1673

irreclaimable1834

irretractable1880

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §67. 112 Vow with an unalterable resolution to performe what you vow.

1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. Thirty-nine Articles xxxiv. 370 No rule made in such matters is to be held unalterable, but may be changed upon occasion.

1779 Mirror No. 67 Her resolution was taken; and she repeatedly assured me, that her motives made it unalterable.

1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 235 'Tis an unalterable fixt decree That none could frame or ratify but she.

1815 J. Cormack Abol. Fem. Infanticide Guzerat x. 195 Not less unalterable did the Jahrejahs of Guzerat pronounce the horrid practice of infanticide.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 199 I do not see why it should be an unalterable law.

c. Of feelings. (Common in 18th cent.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > [adjective] > unalterable

unalterable1716

1716 A. Pope Corr. 18 Aug. (1956) I. 355 With all unalterable esteem and sincerity.

1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Dissert. 160/1 Perceiving the unalterable hatred which the League bore to his religion.

1841 D. Brewster Martyrs of Sci. ii. iii. 165 Tycho received..an assurance of his Majesty's unalterable attachment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unalterable
释义	unalterableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɔːlt(ə)rəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈɒlt(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈɔlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/, /ˌənˈɑlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b That cannot be altered or changed: a. In general use. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchangeable unchangeablea1340 immovablec1374 unmovablec1384 immutable1412 unvariablec1425 indeclinable1432 unmutable?a1439 incommutablec1450 irrevocable1490 impermutable1528 irrecoverable1540 inalterable?1541 unreformable1549 inchangeable1583 beyond (also past, without) recall1597 incontrollable1605 invariable1607 unalterable1611 unrecallable1611 untransmutable1611 unreversable1616 involublea1618 irreversible1629 irreducible1633 inconvertible1646 eternal1685 intransmutable1691 unconvertible1700 unvoidable1725 unmodifiable1798 irreformable1812 irrevertible1822 irredeemable1839 true1845 influxible1871 irrevisable1884 intransformable1887 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inpermutabile, vnalterable. 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon Pref. 5 The essences of things are unalterable. 1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables xii. 397 Whatever alteration is made in the state..of the soul..shall be from henceforth for ever unalterable. 1729 A. Pope Corr. 9 Oct. (1956) III. 58 The Dr. is unalterable, both in friendship and Quadrille. 1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 286 Space, which is unalterable, and in which bodies are conceived to move. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 451 Alone, it [sc. silex] is unalterable by the strongest heat. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xii. 400 What is called physical necessity is nothing but a conviction that the relation of an Efficient Cause to its effect is unalterable. b. Of resolves, decisions, laws, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > [adjective] > that cannot be changed (of decisions, etc.) unalterable1631 the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > not capable of revocation stable1297 undefeasible1461 unrevocable1464 irrevocable1490 incoverable1526 irrecoverable1540 unrepealable1574 uncancellable1606 unrecallable1611 inabrogable1617 unretractable1624 irreversible1629 unalterable1631 irrepealable1633 indeposable1673 irreclaimable1834 irretractable1880 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §67. 112 Vow with an unalterable resolution to performe what you vow. 1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. Thirty-nine Articles xxxiv. 370 No rule made in such matters is to be held unalterable, but may be changed upon occasion. 1779 Mirror No. 67 Her resolution was taken; and she repeatedly assured me, that her motives made it unalterable. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 235 'Tis an unalterable fixt decree That none could frame or ratify but she. 1815 J. Cormack Abol. Fem. Infanticide Guzerat x. 195 Not less unalterable did the Jahrejahs of Guzerat pronounce the horrid practice of infanticide. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 199 I do not see why it should be an unalterable law. c. Of feelings. (Common in 18th cent.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > [adjective] > unalterable unalterable1716 1716 A. Pope Corr. 18 Aug. (1956) I. 355 With all unalterable esteem and sincerity. 1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Dissert. 160/1 Perceiving the unalterable hatred which the League bore to his religion. 1841 D. Brewster Martyrs of Sci. ii. iii. 165 Tycho received..an assurance of his Majesty's unalterable attachment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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