unrepassableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈpɑːsəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈpasəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈpæsəb(ə)l/,

/ˌənriˈpæsəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and repass v.¹ and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, repass v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + repass v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later repassable adj.

Now rare.

Incapable of being repassed; spec. impossible to return across.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to return

unreturnable1513

unrepassable1600

1600 J. Pory Gen. Descr. Afr. 35 in tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. A report, that the streights of Magellan were vnrepasable.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irrepassable, vnrepassable, ouer which no returne can be made.

1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles 110 Narrow Limits indeed! and when once pass'd, they are unrepassable.

1794 H. Boyd Indian Observ. No. 49. ⁋3 The eternal shore of the unrepassable river.

1887 W. C. Hazlitt 3rd Ser. Bibliogr. Coll. & Notes Introd. p. ix The men who have crossed the unrepassable line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unrepassable
释义	unrepassableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈpɑːsəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈpasəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈpæsəb(ə)l/, /ˌənriˈpæsəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and repass v.¹ and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, repass v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + repass v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later repassable adj. Now rare. Incapable of being repassed; spec. impossible to return across. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to return unreturnable1513 unrepassable1600 1600 J. Pory Gen. Descr. Afr. 35 in tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. A report, that the streights of Magellan were vnrepasable. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irrepassable, vnrepassable, ouer which no returne can be made. 1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles 110 Narrow Limits indeed! and when once pass'd, they are unrepassable. 1794 H. Boyd Indian Observ. No. 49. ⁋3 The eternal shore of the unrepassable river. 1887 W. C. Hazlitt 3rd Ser. Bibliogr. Coll. & Notes Introd. p. ix The men who have crossed the unrepassable line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1600
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