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irredeemable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ir·re·deem·a·ble /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl◂/ adjective  1 formalBAD too bad to be corrected, repaired, or saved 〔因太糟而〕不能纠正的;无法补救的;不可救药的 Very few children are irredeemable. 孩子很少有不可救药的。2. technicalBFS irredeemable bonds pay interest to the person who is lending money but do not have a set date saying when the money being lent must be paid back 〔债券〕不能偿还的,不可赎回的irredeemably adverb
Examples from the Corpus
irredeemableTo many, the area was a world of its own, largely irredeemable.Without renewal, decay becomes irredeemable.The moment was as irredeemable as shattered glass.Very few teachers are irredeemable, however hard-bitten they may appear.As far as I am concerned novelists are almost as redundant as psychiatrists because both species have the same irredeemable impertinence.These are a historical survival and no new irredeemable stocks have been issued for many years.First, women were probably regarded as more hopelessly incorrigible, more totally irredeemable when fallen.
From Longman Business Dictionaryirredeemableir‧re‧deem‧a‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl◂/ adjectiveFINANCE an irredeemable bond pays interest but has no MATURITY DATE (=date at which the borrower will repay the lender)There are nine British government stocks outstanding which have no final maturity; they are irredeemable bonds.irredeemable noun [countable]Bonds with no redemption date are known as irredeemables, perpetuals or consols.
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irredeemable
irredeemable /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl◂/ adjective
1. formal too bad to be corrected, repaired, or saved:
    Very few children are irredeemable.
2. technical irredeemable bonds pay interest to the person who is lending money but do not have a set date saying when the money being lent must be paid back
—irredeemably adverb


ir·re·deem·ableBrE /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) too bad to be corrected, improved or saved 不能改正的;无法改进的;不能挽救的 SYN hopeless ir·re·deem·ably BrE /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbli/ 🔊 adverbirredeemably spoilt娇惯得不可救药