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BNC: 14245 COCA: 17682

inexorable

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inexorable /ɪnˈɛksərəbəl/ adjective
inexorable
/ɪnˈɛksərəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of INEXORABLE
formal
: not able to be stopped or changed不可阻挡的;无法改变的

— inexorability

/ɪnˌɛksərəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]

— inexorably

/ɪnˈɛksərəbli/ adverb
BNC: 14245 COCA: 17682

inexorable

adjective

in·​ex·​o·​ra·​ble (ˌ)i-ˈnek-sə-rə-bəl How to pronounce inexorable (audio)
-ˈneks-rə-,
-ˈneg-zə-rə- How to pronounce inexorable (audio)
: not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
inexorable progress
inexorability
(ˌ)i-ˌnek-sə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce inexorable (audio)
-ˌneks-rə-
-ˌneg-zə-
noun
inexorableness
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-sə-rə-bəl-nəs How to pronounce inexorable (audio)
-ˈneks-rə-
-ˈneg-zə-
noun
inexorably
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-sə-rə-blē How to pronounce inexorable (audio)
-ˈneks-rə-
-ˈneg-zə-rə-
adverb

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The Latin antecedent of inexorable is inexorabilis, which is itself a combination of the prefix in-, meaning "not," plus exorabilis, meaning "pliant" or "capable of being moved by entreaty." It's a fitting etymology for inexorable. You can beseech and implore until you're blue in the face, but that won't have any effect on something that's inexorable. Inexorable has been a part of the English language since the 1500s. Originally, it was often applied to people or sometimes to personified things, as in "deaf and inexorable laws." These days, it is usually applied to things, as in "inexorable monotony" or "an inexorable trend." In such cases, it essentially means "unyielding" or "inflexible."

Example Sentences

the inexorable rise of a political movement
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Word History

Etymology

Latin inexorabilis, from in- + exorabilis pliant, from exorare to prevail upon, from ex- + orare to speak — more at oration

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inexorable was in 1542
BNC: 14245 COCA: 17682

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