incorrigible
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·cor·ri·gi·ble /ɪnˈkɒrədʒəbəl $ -ˈkɔː-/ adjective BAD PERSONsomeone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved – often used humorously 屡教不改的，不可救药的〔常为幽默用法〕an incorrigible liar/rogue etc 撒谎成性、屡教不改的人/不可救药的捣蛋鬼等 Peter, you are an incorrigible flirt! 彼得，你总喜欢跟女人调情，真是不可救药！ —incorrigibly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
incorrigible• To the adults of the town, he was incorrigible.• Then she said I was incorrigible, and I said that was a compliment.• an incorrigible criminal• He has an incorrigible fondness for persons of low birth and spends most of the day with them.• He was an incorrigible liar too.• First, women were probably regarded as more hopelessly incorrigible, more totally irredeemable when fallen.• And even Cotton Fitzsimmons, an incorrigible optimist by nature, seemed to buy into that at least a little bit.an incorrigible liar/rogue etc• He was an incorrigible liar too.Origin incorrigible (1300-1400) Late Latin incorrigibilis, from Latin corrigere “to correct”in·cor·ri·gi·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
incorrigible bad is is Corpus a in who someone
incorrigible
in‧cor‧ri‧gi‧ble /ɪnˈkɒrədʒəbəl, ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbəl $ -ˈkɔː-/
adjective
an incorrigible liar/rogue etc
Peter, you are an incorrigible flirt!
—incorrigibly adverb
in‧cor‧ri‧gi‧ble /ɪnˈkɒrədʒəbəl, ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbəl $ -ˈkɔː-/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: incorrigibilis, from Latin corrigere 'to correct'
someone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved – often used humorouslyLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: incorrigibilis, from Latin corrigere 'to correct'
an incorrigible liar/rogue etc
—incorrigibly adverb