单词 | unassailable |
释义 | unassailable (once / 6563 pages) adj The adjective unassailable means without flaws or indefensible. If you are going to get home late (again!), you'd better have an unassailable alibi for your parents, or else you should plan on not seeing the outside of your room for a while. The adjective unassailable also means immune to attack or doubt, such as an unassailable military holding or an unassailable reputation. Unassailable can also mean untouchable or unable to be defeated. If your high school basketball team is leading 92 to 14 with just a couple of seconds to go, the announcer might say you have an unassailable lead. The corrupt politician had so many connections, he seemed unassailable; he always seemed to manage to deflect even a hint of scandal onto others in the party. WORD FAMILYunassailable: unassailablest, unassailably+/assail: assailable, assailant, assailed, assailing, assails, reassail/assailable: assailability, assailably, unassailable/assailant: assailants/reassail: reassailed USAGE EXAMPLESThen there is Reid’s almost unassailable mark after a week off. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Victory in Aleppo leaves Assad virtually unassailable by the rebels but he still faces great challenges in restoring the power of his state. Reuters(Dec 21, 2016) She is within 10 World Cup victories of the career record set by Ingemar Stenmark, a mark once thought to be all but unassailable. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1adj impossible to assail Syn untouchable inviolable incapable of being transgressed or dishonored 2adj immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with Syn impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unattackable invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable 3adj without flaws or loopholes Syn bulletproof, unshakable, watertight incontestable, incontestible incapable of being contested or disputed |
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