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  3. /untreatable

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-derived
un-not, reversal
+
treatpull, drag, draw
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=untreatable

un- (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 words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    At the time, the disease was considered untreatable.

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