| 单词 | unalienable |
| 释义 | unalienable (once / 24779 pages) adj What's unalienable cannot be taken away or denied. Its most famous use is in the Declaration of Independence, which says people have unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To find the origins of the word unalienable, we can look at the root, alien, which comes from the Latin alienus, meaning "of or belonging to another." This provides the basis for our word, with the prefix un- providing the turnaround "not," and the suffix -able providing the idea of capability. Therefore, we get “not able to be denied.” Oh, and if you are wondering about the common argument as to whether it is "unalienable" or "inalienable," either is correct. WORD FAMILYunalienable: unalienably+/alienable: inalienable, unalienable/alienate: alienable, alienates, alienating, alienation, alienator/alienation: alienations/alienator: alienators/inalienable: inalienably USAGE EXAMPLESThe deck is stacked against anybody who believes, as Adams believed, that the right to know is an “indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible” right. Washington Times(Sep 24, 2016) From birth, our children are blessed with “unalienable rights.” Washington Post(Aug 02, 2016) We are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights. US News(Jul 08, 2016) adj incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights Syn|Ant inalienable 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 |
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