irreconcilable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ir·rec·on·ci·la·ble /ɪˌrekənˈsaɪləbəl◂/ adjective 1 DISAGREEirreconcilable positions etc are so strongly opposed to each other that it is not possible for them to reach an agreement 〔立场等〕不能一致的，势不两立的，不可调和的irreconcilable differences/conflicts The differences between the landowners and the conservationists were irreconcilable from the start. 从一开始土地所有者和环境保护工作者之间的分歧就不可调和。2 if two beliefs or ideas are irreconcilable, it is not possible to believe both of them 〔信仰或观点〕相对立的，相反的，矛盾的irreconcilable with This belief was irreconcilable with the Church’s doctrine of salvation. 这种信仰与教会的救赎教义是不相容的。3. irreconcilable differences strong disagreements between two people who are married, given as a legal reason for getting a divorce 〔夫妇之间〕无法调和的分歧〔作为法律上离婚的一条理由〕
Examples from the Corpus
irreconcilable• The split in the Liberal party seems to be irreconcilable.• To partisans, these figures are irreconcilable.• Miss Golani had only one piece to play - as one of three irreconcilable characters in Michael Colgrass's Strangers.• It is the irreconcilable contradiction inevitable in humanism because of its false assumptions in constructing a world-view.• As soon as the meeting began, however, irreconcilable differences emerged.• When irreconcilable differences exist between two people, it is better that they should separate.• Critics of the group's report will claim the differences between landowners and conservationists were irreconcilable from the start.• Twentieth-century man finds himself caught between two irreconcilable visions.• Both these ways of looking at the world are valid but utterly irreconcilable with each other.• Each approach seems to have its merits, yet to be irreconcilable with others.irreconcilable differences/conflicts• They want us to believe irreconcilable differences are the reason she filed for divorce?• The subjective nature of measuring program effectiveness may lead to irreconcilable differences between the review staff and program management.• As soon as the meeting began, however, irreconcilable differences emerged.• The principal advocates of the works, however, often present irreconcilable differences in both interpretation and methods of advocacy.irreconcilable with• Fighting in a war was irreconcilable with his religious beliefs.ir·rec·on·ci·la·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
positions are so each other strongly opposed etc to that Corpus irreconcilable
irreconcilable
ir‧rec‧on‧ci‧la‧ble /ɪˌrekənˈsaɪləbəl◂/
adjective
1. irreconcilable positions etc are so strongly opposed to each other that it is not possible for them to reach an agreement
irreconcilable differences/conflicts
The differences between the landowners and the conservationists were irreconcilable from the start.
2. if two beliefs or ideas are irreconcilable, it is not possible to believe both of them
irreconcilable with
This belief was irreconcilable with the Church’s doctrine of salvation.
3. irreconcilable differences strong disagreements between two people who are married, given as a legal reason for getting a divorce
ir‧rec‧on‧ci‧la‧ble /ɪˌrekənˈsaɪləbəl◂/
adjective1. irreconcilable positions etc are so strongly opposed to each other that it is not possible for them to reach an agreement
irreconcilable differences/conflicts
2. if two beliefs or ideas are irreconcilable, it is not possible to believe both of them
irreconcilable with
3. irreconcilable differences strong disagreements between two people who are married, given as a legal reason for getting a divorce