irreversibility
UK/,ɪrɪ,vɝsə'bɪləti/US/'iri.vә:sә'biliti/
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Definitions
n.
The quality or state of being impossible to undo or reverse.
不可逆性
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedirreversible (cannot be turned back) + -ity (state) = the state of being impossible to reverse.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The irreversibility of the process worries environmentalists.
- 2.
Thermodynamics deals with the irreversibility of time.