单词 | uniterable |
释义 | uniterableadj. Unable to be repeated; occurring only once. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adjective] > one-off or that cannot be repeated once1548 uniterable1606 sporadical1654 sporadic1821 one-time1928 1606 W. Middleton Papisto-mastix xvii. 113 A memorial and representation of that one all sufficient, vniterable, euerlasting sacrifice. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 115 To play away an uniterable Life. 1908 Bystander 9 Dec. 480/3 The Ironist, by Wunsa Week.., is uniterable—also unutterable. 1997 N. Erteschik-Shir Dynamics of Focus Struct. ii. 87 These stage-level predicates are ‘uniterable’ (you can't die twice, neither can you destroy the same house twice). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606 |
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