| 单词 | irreducible |
| 释义 | irreducible (once / 22010 pages) adj Something irreducible is as simple, basic, or straightforward as it possibly can be. How a certain person grows up to be a genius is irreducible to the sum of her experiences and genetic material — it's not that simple. And you might say that you can't generalize about your favorite poet, that her brilliant work is irreducible to such simplification. Irreducible is a big word, but it basically just means "you can't make it any simpler than this." WORD FAMILYirreducible: irreducibly+/reduce: reduced, reducer, reduces, reducible, reducing, reduction, reductive/reduced: unreduced/reducer: reducers/reducible: irreducible/reduction: reductionism, reductions/reductionism: reductionist/reductive: reductively, reductivism USAGE EXAMPLESCarrie Fisher was never just a “her,” she was irreducibly an “us.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) It turns out that the job of a real financial adviser involves helping people make important decisions in the face of irreducible uncertainty. New York Times(Nov 14, 2016) None of which was an issue for the three improvising guitarists on the bill, each a distinct and irreducible highlight of the evening. New York Times(Oct 16, 2016) adj incapable of being made smaller or simpler an irreducible minimum an irreducible formula an irreducible hernia Ant reducible capable of being reduced |
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