释义
[ in-del -uh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈdɛl ə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.
that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher.
Origin of indelible 1520–30; <Medieval Latin indēlibilis; replacing indeleble <Latin indēlēbilis indestructible. See in-3 , dele, -ble
OTHER WORDS FROM indelible in·del·i·bil·i·ty, in·del·i·ble·ness, noun in·del·i·bly, adverb Words nearby indelible indefinite relative clause, indefinite relative pronoun, indehiscence, indehiscent, indeliberate, indelible , indelicacy, indelicate, in demand, indemnification, indemnify
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British Dictionary definitions for indelible adjective incapable of being erased or obliterated
making indelible marks indelible ink
Derived forms of indelible indelibility or indelibleness , noun indelibly , adverb Word Origin for indelible C16: from Latin indēlēbilis indestructible, from in- 1 + delēre to destroy
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