incorrigible

• adj. 不可救药的；积习难改的
• n. 不可救药的人

in-,不，非，-corrig,改正，词源同correct,regulate.

incorrigible (adj.)

mid-14c., from Old French incorrigible (mid-14c.), or directly from Latin incorrigibilis "not to be corrected," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + corrigibilis, from corrigere "to correct" (see correct). Related: Incorrigibly. As a noun, from 1746.

1. "Sue, you are incorrigible!" he said.

“休，你真是不可救药！”他说道。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Her husband is an incorrigible flirt.

她的丈夫是个积习难改的调情老手。

来自《权威词典》

3. Because he was an incorrigible criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

他是一个死不悔改的罪犯, 因此被判终生监禁.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. As to me -- will you never understand that I am incorrigible?'

至于我么 —— 你难道永远也不明白我是无可救药的? ”

来自英汉文学 - 双城记

5. Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.

嗜赌的人是死不悔改的乐天派。

来自辞典例句