incorrigible
incorrigible — 形容詞
- incorrigiblepositive
- more incorrigiblecomparative
- most incorrigiblesuperlative
1. A person described as incorrigible has faults or bad habits so deeply fixed that
無可救藥
壞習慣或惡劣行為無法改變的
A person described as incorrigible has faults or bad habits so deeply fixed that efforts to correct them never seem to work.
Despite years of therapy, Talia's uncle remained an incorrigible gambler who never missed a trip to the casino.
儘管接受多年治療，Talia 的叔叔仍是個無可救藥的賭徒，從不錯過去賭場的機會。
incorrigible + gambler — for a person defined by a bad habit
The headteacher called the five boys incorrigible after they painted graffiti on the gym wall for the third time.
校長稱那五個男孩無可救藥，因為他們第三次在體育館牆上塗鴉。
call + object + incorrigible — used after repeated bad acts
Minh laughed at his sister's incorrigible habit of leaving wet towels on the bathroom floor every morning.
Minh 嘲笑妹妹每天早上把濕毛巾扔在浴室地板上的無可救藥的習慣。
People considered the old senator incorrigible because he never listened to any opinion but his own.
人們認為那位老參議員無可救藥，因為他從不聽取任何其他人的意見。
The family's dog was incorrigible — it jumped onto the kitchen table every time they sat down for dinner.
那家人的狗真是無可救藥——每次他們坐下來吃晚餐，狗就會跳上廚房餐桌。
- hopeless
more common in everyday speech; broader scope covering situations as well as people
- inveterate
formal; typically describes long-established habits rather than the person directly
- unreformable
more literal and less common; emphasises resistance to reform efforts
- reformable
rare; describes someone who can still change for the better
- correctable
used for mistakes or behaviour that can be fixed
文法句型
incorrigible + noun (e.g. incorrigible liar/gambler/romantic)
call/consider/find + someone + incorrigible
be + incorrigible
用法筆記
Common in humorous or affectionate contexts for minor faults, but can also express serious disapproval for severe bad behaviour.