irrecoverable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ir·re·cov·er·a·ble /ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbəl◂/ adjective formal LOSE/NOT HAVE ANYMOREsomething that is irrecoverable is lost or has gone and you cannot get it back 不能挽回的，无法补救的 irrecoverable loss of sight 不可恢复的失明 The insurance premium is wholly irrecoverable. 该保险费是完全不可取回的。

Examples from the Corpus

irrecoverable• Any advance paid, however, would be irrecoverable.• In this case, however, Jane Austen does not assume that past values are irrecoverable.• There are critical windows of time during which maturation must be achieved; failure of maturation is to some extent irrecoverable.• irrecoverable costs• In the process, many irrecoverable secrets of nature are being lost for ever.• Assuming the past is irrecoverable, the obvious fall-back positions are ethnicity and religion, singly or in combination.• The investment is measured in terms of the irrecoverable time and expenses involved in the learning process.From Longman Business Dictionaryirrecoverableir‧re‧cov‧er‧a‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbəl◂/ adjective irrecoverable debts or payments cannot or will not be paid backAny advance paid would be irrecoverable.