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Inexorable describes a process you cannot stop, and that will not be talked out of its path. Time is inexorable. A slow illness can be. A rule applied without mercy can be.
Inexorable describesinexorable 形容的是a process you cannot stop一個你阻止不了的過程and that will not be talked out of its path也沒辦法勸退它偏離軌道Time istime 是inexorableinexorable 的A slow illness can be一場緩慢進展的疾病可以是A rule applied without mercy can be一條毫不留情執行的規則也可以是
The old heart of the word is “you cannot beg it into changing its mind,” so it fits both a grinding process and a person who will not yield. It is formal and a little grave; you will meet it in news, history, and novels more than in the .
The old heart of the word is這個字最初的核心意思是"you cannot beg it into changing its mind,"「你沒辦法求它回心轉意」so it fits both所以它既適合形容a grinding process一個不斷輾壓過去的過程and a person who will not yield也適合形容一個不肯讓步的人It is formal and a little grave這是一個正式又帶點嚴肅感的字you will meet it你會遇到它in news, history, and novels在新聞、歷史和小說裡more than in the cafeteria比在餐廳聊天裡多
People also stretch it to any strong trend: “inexorable growth,” “inexorable decline.” That is a bit looser — growth can in fact be stopped — but the word has come to mean “ .” It is not the same as “inevitable” in every sentence: inevitable says the result will happen; inexorable says the thing keeps coming and will not listen.
People also stretch it人們也會把這個字延伸to any strong trend到任何強勢的趨勢上"inexorable growth,"「inexorable growth（無法阻擋的成長）」"inexorable decline."「inexorable decline（無法阻擋的衰退）」That is a bit looser這個用法比較鬆一點growth can in fact be stopped成長其實是可以被擋下來的but the word has come to mean但這個字已經演變成"seemingly unstoppable."「看起來擋不住」的意思It is not the same as它不是"inevitable" in every sentence跟 inevitable 每個句子裡都完全一樣inevitable says the result will happeninevitable 講的是結果一定會發生inexorable says the thing keeps coming and will not listeninexorable 講的是這件事一直逼近而且不會理會你
組成From Latin inexōrābilis, through Middle French: in-（不）+ exorable（求了會被說動的）。exorable 來自 exorare（求到對方答應），再來自 orare（懇求、禱告），與 os（嘴）同一條線。表面看就是 in- + exorable。
同家族的字
- inexorabilitythe noun for this quality
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inexorableadj/ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/
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Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
- […] but inexorable yron detaines him in the dungeon of the night, fo that (pure creature) hee can neither traffique with the mercers and tailers as he was wont, nor dominere in tavernes as hee ought.
- What greater follie can there be, than for a man to torment himselfe for nothing, and that willingly and of purpose, to pray and importune him, whom he knowes to be inexorable; to knocke at that dore that cannot be opened?
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Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
- Armed with the authority of theſe decrees, James [VI and I] reſolved to cruſh entirely the mutinous ſpirit of his ſubjects. […] The King continued inexorable, the city was declared to have forfeited its privileges as a Corporation, and to be liable to all the penalties of treaſon.
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Adamant; severe.
- But to ſhew how God of a moſt loving Father becomes a ſevere and inexorable judge, without any change, this alone is to the purpoſe. For the very māner of propoſing it doth imply the ceaſing to be a loving Father which he was, but becomes a ſevere & inexorable judge, which he was not.
- You ſay, there is no Nation, except our own, where there is any Distinction made, betwixt Manſlaughter and Murder; and that the Edict against Duelling in France, is of all others the moſt inexorable. I muſt beg Leave to differ with you in both theſe Points; the Edict againſt Duelling is no more inexorable than any other Edict, but I believe it to be more juſt, becauſe founded upon the Law of God, […]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。