infallible
UK/in'fælәbl/US
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Definitions
adj.
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
绝无错误的，永不出错的。
adj.
Never failing; completely reliable or effective.
万无一失的，绝对可靠的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
-iblecapable of, worthy of
=infallible
in- (not) + fall- (from fallere, to deceive/err) + -ible (able to be) = unable to be deceived or to err. A strong, near-absolute word: an infallible method never fails; an infallible authority is beyond mistake.
Root fall still carries 12 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.infallible source绝对可靠的来源
- 2.infallible memory绝不出错的记忆
- 3.infallible method万无一失的方法
- 4.regarded as infallible被视为不会犯错
Example Sentences
- 1.
No expert is completely infallible, however experienced.
- 2.
She treats the manual as if it were infallible.