| 释义 |
irreductible, a. rare.|ɪrɪˈdʌktɪb(ə)l|
[a. F. irréductible (1752 in Hatz.-Darm.), f. ir- (ir-2) + réductible (f. reduct-, ppl. stem of L. redūcĕre to reduce + -ible).]
= irreducible.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Irreductible Case, in Algebra. 1922Joyce Ulysses 673 What anthem did Bloom chant partially in anticipation of that multiple, ethnically irreductible consummation? 1964English Studies XLV. 98 He described the scientist's labour as a hammering out of truth in the teeth of irreductible stubborn facts. |