inescapable
/ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌi-nə-ˈskā-pə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
inescapable — 形容詞
- inescapablepositive
- more inescapablecomparative
- most inescapablesuperlative
1. describes a fact, feeling, or situation that you cannot get away from or pretend
無法避免的
無論如何都躲不掉、無法忽視的
describes a fact, feeling, or situation that you cannot get away from or pretend is not there, even if you want to.
After three failed harvests, Ilan came to the inescapable conclusion that the farm could not survive another winter.
經過三次歉收，Ilan 不得不接受一個無法避免的結論：這座農場撐不過下一個冬天。
collocation: inescapable conclusion
Living next to the airport, Beatriz found the noise of jet engines completely inescapable.
Beatriz 住在機場旁邊，覺得噴射引擎的噪音完全無法避免。
be + inescapable as predicate adjective
There is an inescapable link between hours of study and final exam results.
讀書的時數和期末考成績之間，有著無法避免的關聯。
For Saira, the smell of fresh bread on Sunday mornings is an inescapable part of childhood memory.
對 Saira 而言，週日早晨剛出爐麵包的香味，是童年記憶中無法避免的一部分。
The court ruling created an inescapable duty for the company to pay back every customer.
法院的判決讓這家公司負起無法避免的義務，必須退錢給每一位客戶。
- 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.
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.