释义 |
incorrigiblein‧cor‧ri‧gi‧ble /ɪnˈkɒrədʒəbəl $ -ˈkɔː-/ adjective incorrigibleOrigin: 1300-1400 Late Latin incorrigibilis, from Latin corrigere ‘to correct’ - And even Cotton Fitzsimmons, an incorrigible optimist by nature, seemed to buy into that at least a little bit.
- First, women were probably regarded as more hopelessly incorrigible, more totally irredeemable when fallen.
- He has an incorrigible fondness for persons of low birth and spends most of the day with them.
- He was an incorrigible liar too.
- Then she said I was incorrigible, and I said that was a compliment.
- To the adults of the town, he was incorrigible.
► an incorrigible liar/rogue etc someone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved – often used humorouslyan incorrigible liar/rogue etc Peter, you are an incorrigible flirt!—incorrigibly adverb |