irrecoverable
/ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌir-i-ˈkə-v(ə-)rə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
irrecoverable — 形容詞
- irrecoverablepositive
- more irrecoverablecomparative
- most irrecoverablesuperlative
1. if something is irrecoverable, it is lost or destroyed in a way that makes it im
無法挽回
已失去且無法復原的
if something is irrecoverable, it is lost or destroyed in a way that makes it impossible to ever get it back or return to how it was before
The museum director said the fire was an irrecoverable loss for the whole world.
博物館館長說，那場大火對全世界來說是無法挽回的損失。
collocation: irrecoverable loss
Many families discovered that their life savings were irrecoverable after the bank collapsed.
許多家庭發現，銀行倒閉後他們一生的積蓄已經無法挽回。
irrecoverable + noun referring to money or assets
The historian said the burnt manuscripts were an irrecoverable part of the country's cultural memory.
歷史學家說，那些燒毀的手稿是該國文化記憶中無法挽回的一部分。
Doctors told the Kim family that their grandmother's eyesight was irrecoverable after the stroke.
醫生告訴 Kim 一家，中風後他們祖母的視力已經無法恢復。
- irreparable
focuses on damage that cannot be fixed, rather than something simply lost
- irretrievable
suggests something that cannot be found or brought back, especially information or opportunities
- irreversible
describes a process or change that cannot be undone, not necessarily a loss
- lost
more general and informal; does not carry the same sense of finality
- recoverable
can be got back or restored
- retrievable
can be found and brought back
- salvageable
can be saved from loss or damage
文法句型
irrecoverable + noun
用法筆記
Used most often before nouns such as 'loss', 'damage', 'debt', or 'cost'. It carries a strong sense of finality — the thing lost cannot be restored by any effort.