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irremediable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ir·re·me·di·a·ble /ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbəl◂/ adjective formal  BADso bad that it is impossible to make it better 不可救药的;无法纠正的
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irremediableAs a consequence of the above cases, it had often been implied that breach of any restrictive covenant would be irremediable.Section 146 distinguishes between remediable and irremediable breaches of covenant.For a diagnosis of brain stem death irremediable structural brain damage should be present.
Origin irremediable (1500-1600) Latin irremediabilis, from remediare to cure
make Corpus so to it bad is impossible that


irremediable
irremediable /ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbəl◂/ adjective formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: irremediabilis, from remediare 'to cure'
so bad that it is impossible to make it better


ir·re·me·di·ableBrE /ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) too bad to be corrected or cured 无法纠正的;不可治愈的an irremediable situation无法补救的局面 OPP remediable ir·re·me·di·ably BrE /ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbli/ 🔊 adverb