irreconcilable
/ɪˌrekənˈsaɪləbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌrekənˈsaɪləbl/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl -ˈre-kən-ˌsī-, ˌi(r)-/ (ame, mw)
irreconcilable — adjective
- irreconcilablepositive
- more irreconcilablecomparative
- most irreconcilablesuperlative
1. so different, opposed, or difficult that people cannot bring the sides into agre
so different, opposed, or difficult that people cannot bring the sides into agreement or solve the conflict between them.
The union and the company held irreconcilable views on weekend pay.
irreconcilable views on + issue
After months of talks, Ada and Mark's travel plans remained irreconcilable.
remain irreconcilable after negotiations
The judge said the couple had irreconcilable differences over money and trust.
Rohan found the two job offers irreconcilable with his family duties.
The safety rules were irreconcilable with the manager's rush schedule.
- incompatible
broader and often less emotional; can describe systems, personalities, or plans
- conflicting
shows opposition, but the clash may still be resolved
- unbridgeable
stresses a gap that cannot be crossed, especially in relationships or politics
- compatible
able to exist together without conflict
- reconcilable
able to be brought into agreement again
文法句型
be irreconcilable with + noun
irreconcilable differences/views
用法筆記
Often used for ideas, plans, demands, or relationships that cannot exist peacefully together. A common phrase is irreconcilable differences, especially when a marriage or negotiation cannot be repaired.
常見錯誤
irreconcilable — noun
1. a person, especially in politics or conflict, who refuses compromise and cannot
a person, especially in politics or conflict, who refuses compromise and cannot be brought into agreement with others.
Party leaders treated the loudest rebels as irreconcilables before the vote.
treat someone as irreconcilables
By spring, both commanders saw the border fighters as irreconcilables.
The mediator stopped inviting the irreconcilables to the final peace talks.
Historians still debate whether the senators were patriots or mere irreconcilables.
- hard-liner
more common and strongly political
- diehard
more informal and often more emotional
- extremist
stronger and more negative; can imply radical beliefs, not just refusal to compromise
- moderate
someone willing to take a middle position
- pragmatist
someone guided by workable results rather than rigid principle
文法句型
treat/see + plural noun + as irreconcilables
the irreconcilables
用法筆記
This noun is usually plural and is most common in political, military, or peace-talk contexts. It normally refers to people who will not make any concession, not to abstract problems or ideas.