untreatable
UK/'tritəbl/US/ʌnt'ri:teɪbl/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Impossible to cure or treat medically.
无法医治的;不可治疗的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun- (not) + treat (handle/cure) + -able = not able to be treated. 'Treat' in the medical sense (to handle a patient's illness) comes from tractare.
Root tra still carries 109 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
At the time, the disease was considered untreatable.