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incorrigible

UK/inˈkɔridʒəbəl/US/in'kɒridʒәbl/
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Impossible to correct or reform; persistently behaving badly despite punishment.

屡教不改的,无可救药的

n.

A person who cannot be reformed or corrected.

屡教不改的人

Root Breakdown

Native English
incorrigibleother
=incorrigible

Common Collocations

  • 1.incorrigible optimist无可救药的乐观主义者
  • 2.incorrigible criminal屡教不改的犯人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was an incorrigible optimist, always seeing the bright side.

  • 2.

    He is an incorrigible optimist, always seeing the good in people.

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