单词	inexorable
释义	inexorablein‧ex‧o‧ra‧ble /ɪnˈeksərəbəl/ adjective formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINinexorable Origin: 1500-1600 Latin inexorabilis, from exorare ‘to persuade’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES His jealousy sets him on an inexorable course towards murder. the inexorable decline in Britain's manufacturing industry the inexorable progress of rain forest destruction Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora process that cannot be stopped► unstoppable a process or action that is unstoppable cannot be stopped: · Political change is now unstoppable, and the regime will eventually collapse.· The war could unleash unstoppable political and economic changes.· Her rise to fame seems to be unstoppable. ► remorseless a process that is remorseless continues in an unpleasant and threatening way and it seems to be impossible to stop: · The remorseless spread of the virus has led to the deaths of thousands.· the remorseless advance of the invading army ► inexorable formal use this about a gradual process that cannot be stopped, especially one which leads to something very bad happening: · His jealousy sets him on an inexorable course towards murder.· the inexorable decline in Britain's manufacturing industry ► irreversible a process of change that is irreversible cannot be stopped, and the situation that existed before cannot return: · New technology has brought about irreversible changes in society.· Despite claims made by skincare manufacturers, the effects of ageing are irreversible. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► inexorable logic formal (=logic in which one thing leads to another in a way that cannot be avoided)· By the inexorable logic of war, the bombings provoked an even stronger response. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► logic · The inexorable logic does not, however, establish that the result is morally or socially desirable.· Up to the point of overload and pressure, you might say that the inexorable logic of the Hay Fever Theory does hold. ► rise · The most famous face of all has slipped in during the seemingly inexorable rise in predicted numbers of Conservative seats. an inexorable process cannot be stopped SYN  unstoppable:  the inexorable decline of Britain’s manufacturing industry the seemingly inexorable rise in crime—inexorably adverb—inexorability /ɪnˌeksərəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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