| 单词 | indefatigable |
| 释义 | indefatigable (once / 1479 pages) adj Someone who is indefatigable can go on for a very long time without becoming tired. You might not be so happy to have an indefatigable guide on your walking trip––you'll have blisters, but she'll see no reason not to keep going. Indefatigable comes from Latin indefatigabilis, formed from the prefix in- "not" plus defatigare "to tire out." Here the prefix de- means "entirely." You can remember the root fatigare because it sounds so much like the English fatigue. WORD FAMILYindefatigable: indefatigability, indefatigableness, indefatigably USAGE EXAMPLESIt is also the story of the film’s creation, and Reynolds’s own indefatigable, improbable rise. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Kerry, 73, is nothing if not indefatigable, traveling to all corners of the world as America’s top diplomat over the last four years. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) Calling him a “friend to France,” the Foreign Ministry said he earned the distinction for “his indefatigable efforts in favor of peace.” Seattle Times(Dec 10, 2016) adj showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality an indefatigable advocate of equal rights Syn tireless, unflagging, unwearying energetic possessing or exerting or displaying energy |
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