inseparable

/ɪnˈseprəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈseprəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)in-ˈse-p(ə-)rə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

inseparable — adjective

  • inseparablepositive
  • more inseparablecomparative
  • most inseparablesuperlative

1. used about a pair or small group of people whose friendship is so strong that yo

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used about a pair or small group of people whose friendship is so strong that you almost always see them in each other's company.

例句

Abigail and Noa have been inseparable since their first day of school.

plural subject + be inseparable

The twins are inseparable and even refuse to sit at different tables for lunch.

subject naming a close pair

同義詞
  • close

    much more common and general; says the friendship is strong but not that they are always together

  • devoted

    stresses loyalty and affection rather than time spent side by side

  • constant

    often used in 'constant companions'; literary tone, similar idea to inseparable

反義詞
  • distant

    describes a relationship with little contact or warmth, the opposite of always being together

文法句型

subject (plural / two people) + be inseparable

be inseparable from + person

用法筆記

Almost always used after 'be' or another linking verb, not before a noun. The subject is usually a plural pair (two people, two siblings, twins) or one person linked to another with 'from'.

常見錯誤

❌They are my inseparable friends.
✅My friends are inseparable.
💡this sense is predicative; placing 'inseparable' before a noun sounds odd to native readers.

2. used about ideas, qualities, or objects whose link is so strong that it makes no

2.形容詞C1
釋義

used about ideas, qualities, or objects whose link is so strong that it makes no sense to discuss one apart from the other.

例句

For many readers, jazz music and the city of New Orleans are inseparable.

predicative: A and B are inseparable

Reema argues that personal freedom is inseparable from a fair legal system.

be inseparable from + abstract noun

同義詞
  • intertwined

    stresses that two things are mixed or woven together; common with histories, fates, lives

  • indivisible

    more formal and absolute; often used of political units or principles that cannot be broken apart

  • linked

    much weaker and more neutral; only says the two things are connected, not that they cannot be separated

反義詞
  • separable

    formal; describes things that can be clearly divided or considered apart from each other

  • distinct

    stresses that two things are clearly different, even if related

文法句型

be inseparable from + noun

an inseparable part / link / pair

用法筆記

Common in essays, academic writing, and editorials. Often appears with 'from' to link one idea or quality to another (X is inseparable from Y), or as 'an inseparable part of' before a noun.

常見錯誤

❌The two pages are inseparable to glue.
✅The two pages are stuck together with glue.
💡for physical objects that have been joined, use 'stuck', 'glued', or 'fused', not 'inseparable'.