单词 | incontrovertible |
释义 | incontrovertible (once / 7710 pages) adj When something is incontrovertible, it is undeniably, absolutely, 100 percent, completely true. That rain is wet is an incontrovertible fact. If you look at incontrovertible, you see that -controver-, as in controversy, is hiding inside. Add in the prefix, and it's easy to see that incontrovertible means there is no controversy about something, or, in other words, it is unchangeable and true. Incontrovertible evidence or proof is what you are looking for if you suspect that someone is doing something wrong. WORD FAMILYincontrovertible: incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness, incontrovertibly USAGE EXAMPLESHer allure remained intact and incontrovertible, especially as she spoke about “Port of Shadows” and its enduring mystique. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) More than 60 percent understand the incontrovertible science that shows climate change is caused largely by human activities. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) They cover the contested accusations against Mr. Trump endlessly while almost completely ignoring the raft of incontrovertible scandals revealed by the WikiLeaks document dump. Washington Times(Oct 18, 2016) 1adj impossible to deny or disprove incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence Syn irrefutable, positive undeniable not possible to deny 2adj necessarily or demonstrably true Syn demonstrable incontestable, incontestible incapable of being contested or disputed |
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