| 单词 | inalienable |
| 释义 | inalienable (once / 4607 pages) adj Something that is yours forever, that can’t be taken away and given to your little brother instead? That something would be called inalienable. The word refers to a natural right that cannot be revoked by an outside force. The word inalienable is often linked to human rights — you’ve probably heard the term “inalienable rights.” In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson (using the un- variant) wrote that all men are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" including "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The spelling may vary but the meaning is clear: an inalienable right is something that can’t be given or taken away by a government or another legal power. WORD FAMILYinalienable: inalienably+/alienable: inalienable, unalienable/alienate: alienable, alienates, alienating, alienation, alienator/alienation: alienations/alienator: alienators/unalienable: unalienably USAGE EXAMPLESBut, in his view, scientists “have no inalienable right to funding.” Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) And maybe it was overstepping for a “Hamilton” cast member to ask whether Mr. Pence would uphold all of our citizens’ inalienable rights. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) But Beijing considers it an inalienable part of China. Seattle Times(Nov 20, 2016) 1adj incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another Syn|Ant unalienable absolute, infrangible, inviolable not capable of being violated or infringed non-negotiablecannot be bought or sold nontransferable, unassignable, untransferableincapable of being transferred intrinsic, intrinsicalbelonging to a thing by its very nature alienable transferable to another owner appropriablethat can be appropriated assignable, conveyable, negotiable, transferable, transferrablelegally transferable to the ownership of another 2adj not subject to forfeiture Syn unforfeitable indefeasible not liable to being annulled or voided or undone |
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