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单词 inalterable
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Definition of inalterable in English:

inalterable

adjective ɪnˈɔːlt(ə)rəb(ə)lɪnˈɒlt(ə)rəb(ə)lɪnˈɔltərəbəl
  • Unable to be changed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Letters, numerals, dots, squiggles and lines have inalterable meaning in the eye of the reader; each new combination and arrangement of these parts carries new visual and linguistic meaning.
    • Surely an anniversary is not a matter of discretion, but determined by the stipulated period of time elapsing in its usual and inalterable course?
    • As a woman, I believe that the right to control my body is an inalterable right.
    • Are things truly inalterable, rendering the erasure pointless?
    • He explained: ‘We are facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives: to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world.’

Derivatives

  • inalterability

  • nounɪnɔːlt(ə)rəˈbɪlɪtiɪnɒlt(ə)rəˈbɪlɪtiɪnˌɔlt(ə)rəˈbɪlədi
    • The belief in the inalterability and permanence of the symptoms underlies the hopelessness that is one of the most painful symptoms the authors describe: ‘It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul’.
  • inalterably

  • adverbɪnˈɔːlt(ə)rəbliɪnˈɒlt(ə)rəbliɪnˈɔlt(ə)rəbli
    • Antoine tries to catch up with his wife at the station but is too late, leading to another bar detour and an encounter with a morose young man who inalterably changes the lives of the unhappily married couple.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We've not only introduced new animals and plants, but we've also inalterably paved and built on vast expanses of former wilderness.
      • The record spins slowly, wobbling on the turntable, emitting crackly waves of virtually unrecognizable music, the melodies inalterably splintered and the rhythms disrupted.
      • And for those of us (a dwindling band) who as journalists covered the two conclaves that year, the memories are etched inalterably in our minds.
      • But this isn't just a matter of a carefree spirit oppressed by the inalterably closed minds of a tight-knit, traditional community.
 
 

Definition of inalterable in US English:

inalterable

adjectiveɪnˈɔltərəbəlinˈôltərəbəl
  • Unable to be changed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Are things truly inalterable, rendering the erasure pointless?
    • He explained: ‘We are facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives: to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world.’
    • As a woman, I believe that the right to control my body is an inalterable right.
    • Surely an anniversary is not a matter of discretion, but determined by the stipulated period of time elapsing in its usual and inalterable course?
    • Letters, numerals, dots, squiggles and lines have inalterable meaning in the eye of the reader; each new combination and arrangement of these parts carries new visual and linguistic meaning.
 
 
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