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单词 unrestorable
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unrestorableadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈstɔːrəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈstɔrəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, restorable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + restorable adj.
That cannot be restored.
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1662 Act Settlem. Ireland (14 & 15 Chas. II, c. 2) 90 Such forfeited and unrestorable lands..that were set out unto Sir Richard Ingoldsby..and Sir Henry Ingoldsby.
1729 W. Smith Literæ de Re Nummaria 21 If this be the true Reading (which most have thought false and unrestorable; but Savotus affirms right and genuine) the Sesterces must be vastly bigger than they are now thought.
1842 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 436/2 It seems as if one of the unrestorable treasures of past affection were wrested from me for ever!
1930 Times 3 Dec. 19/4 Several hundreds of vessels are represented by these unrestorable remains.
2003 H. Weidenhofer in J. Hylton William Dobell 26/2 A non-contact technique which appears to have the potential to treat previously unrestorable paintings.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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