inexpiable
UK/in'ekspiәbl/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Too grave or terrible to be atoned for; unforgivable
罪孽深重无法赎回的；不可宽恕的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (not) + expi (atone) + -able (able to be) = 'not able to be atoned for.' It marks a sin or crime so monstrous that no sacrifice or penance could ever cleanse it. The extreme pole of the expi family.
Root expi still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.inexpiable guilt不可赎回的罪责
- 2.inexpiable crime不可宽恕的罪行
- 3.inexpiable sin不可弥补的罪孽
Example Sentences
- 1.
To them, betrayal of the family was an inexpiable crime.
- 2.
He carried the weight of an inexpiable guilt for the rest of his life.