implacable

/ɪmˈplækəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈplækəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)im-ˈpla-kə-bəl -ˈplā-/ (ame, mw)

implacable — adjective

  • implacablepositive
  • more implacablecomparative
  • most implacablesuperlative

1. (of a person, hatred, or opposition) so fixed and intense that nothing one says

1.形容詞C2
釋義

(of a person, hatred, or opposition) so fixed and intense that nothing one says or does will soften, calm, or change it.

例句

Mira faced the implacable anger of her neighbour after the fence collapsed onto his garden.

implacable + emotion noun (anger / hatred / hostility)

The two villages have been implacable enemies for nearly a hundred years.

implacable + enemies / foes / rivals

同義詞
  • unrelenting

    stresses no pause or let-up over time; can apply to physical forces too

  • inexorable

    more formal; emphasises that nothing can stop the process or person

  • unforgiving

    narrower — focuses on refusing to pardon, not on intensity of feeling

  • ruthless

    implies cruelty in pursuit; 'implacable' implies the feeling itself cannot be softened

反義詞
  • forgiving

    willing to pardon and let go

  • lenient

    willing to be mild or to make exceptions

  • merciful

    willing to show kindness instead of punishment

文法句型

implacable + noun

be implacable

用法筆記

Subject is usually a feeling (hatred, anger, hostility) or a person defined by such a feeling (enemy, opponent, foe). Often paired with 'of' to name what the feeling targets.

常見錯誤

❌The traffic this morning was implacable.
✅The traffic this morning was unstoppable.
💡'implacable' is about feelings or people that cannot be calmed, not about physical forces.