inescapable

/ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌi-nə-ˈskā-pə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

inescapable — adjective

  • inescapablepositive
  • more inescapablecomparative
  • most inescapablesuperlative

1. describes a fact, feeling, or situation that you cannot get away from or pretend

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes a fact, feeling, or situation that you cannot get away from or pretend is not there, even if you want to.

例句

After three failed harvests, Ilan came to the inescapable conclusion that the farm could not survive another winter.

collocation: inescapable conclusion

Living next to the airport, Beatriz found the noise of jet engines completely inescapable.

be + inescapable as predicate adjective

同義詞
  • unavoidable

    more common everyday word; covers the same idea with less formal weight.

  • inevitable

    stresses that something is certain to happen, not just hard to avoid.

  • ineluctable

    very formal and literary; rare in everyday Taiwan-learner contexts.

反義詞
  • avoidable

    the direct opposite — something you can stay away from.

  • escapable

    rare; mostly used to make a deliberate contrast with 'inescapable'.

文法句型

be + inescapable

an inescapable + noun

用法筆記

Most often modifies abstract nouns naming facts, conclusions, truths, duties, or feelings. Rarely used of physical objects or people.

常見錯誤

❌The door was inescapable when it was locked.
✅The locked door made escape impossible.
💡'inescapable' is used of situations, facts, or conclusions, not of physical barriers.