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irrecoverable

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irrecoverable /ˌirɪˈkʌvərəbəl/ adjective
irrecoverable
/ˌirɪˈkʌvərəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of IRRECOVERABLE
formal
: impossible to recover or get back不能挽回的;无法补救的
BNC: 27482 COCA: 43200

irrecoverable

adjective

ir·​re·​cov·​er·​able ˌir-i-ˈkə-v(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce irrecoverable (audio)
: not capable of being recovered or rectified : irreparable
an irrecoverable loss
irrecoverableness noun
irrecoverably adverb

Example Sentences

unfortunately, he was destined to live out his days as an irrecoverable alcoholic one computer file proved to be irrecoverable after the crash
Recent Examples on the Web Still, vice versa, do not get caught by the ownership requirements, which could see businesses suffering irrecoverable costs if not planned correctly. Robert Marchant, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021 Many were naive when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, thinking communism was consigned to an irrecoverable past. Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 8 June 2022 Is the subway at last, after a century, down and irrecoverable? Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 When the option term ends, unexercised stock options expire and are irrecoverable. Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021 In such a world of chance and contingency, earthly happiness is impossible, existing only in the future, which is uncertain, or in the past, which is irrecoverable. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021 Disruption is appealing, and the promise to move fast and break things (even priceless and irrecoverable ones, such as democracy) can be a recruiting tool. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 June 2020 The analysis showed that water levels in nearly a fourth of the wells in Arizona’s monitoring program have dropped more than 100 feet since they were drilled, a loss that experts say is probably irrecoverable. Ian James, azcentral, 26 Feb. 2020 The analysis showed that water levels in nearly a fourth of the wells in Arizona’s monitoring program have dropped more than 100 feet since they were drilled, a loss that experts say is probably irrecoverable. Ian James, azcentral, 26 Feb. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of irrecoverable was in the 15th century
BNC: 27482 COCA: 43200

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