unrevocableadj.

Brit.

/ʌnˈrɛvəkəb(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈvoʊkəb(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ʌnˈrɛvəkəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s vnreuocable, 1600s– unrevocable; Scottish pre-1700 unrevocabill, pre-1700 vnreuocabill, pre-1700 vnreuocable, pre-1700 vnreuocabul, pre-1700 vnrevocable, pre-1700 vnrevocabyll, pre-1700 wnreuocabill, pre-1700 1700s– unrevocable.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, revoke v., -able suffix; un- prefix¹, revocable adj.

Etymology: Originally probably < un- prefix¹ + revoke v. + -able suffix, perhaps after classical Latin irrevocābilis irrevocable adj.; compare slightly later revocable adj. In later use perhaps independently < un- prefix¹ + revocable adj.Compare also the form unrevokable , which is occasionally attested from the 17th cent. onward, and may show a distinct formation < un- prefix¹ + revokable adj.; the corresponding adverbial form unrevokably is also occasionally attested from the 19th cent. onward (compare unrevocably adv.).

Originally Scottish. Now somewhat rare.

Irrevocable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > not capable of revocation

stable1297

undefeasible1461

unrevocable1464

irrevocable1490

incoverable1526

irrecoverable1540

unrepealable1574

uncancellable1606

unrecallable1611

inabrogable1617

unretractable1624

irreversible1629

unalterable1631

irrepealable1633

indeposable1673

irreclaimable1834

irretractable1880

1464 in D. Forbes & C. Innes Acct. Familie Innes (1864) 78 To you..I gyf and committis my ful fre lachful playn and vnreuocabul powar in that part.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 581 Vnreuocabill, withoutin fraude or gyle, At thair plesour sic peax for to compyle.

1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. D4^v The heauens..sent vnreuocable Fates to depriue me of her life.

1616 B. Parsons Magistrates Charter 2 By an unrevocable patent.

1688 W. Canning Gesta Grayorum 33 Your Strength and unrevocable Confederation with the noble and honourable Personages.

1776 Duty of King & Subj. on Princ. Civil Liberty 26 Men who settle in a free country, come directly under the spirit of the constitution, which is unrevocable.

a1862 G. W. Bethune Expository Lect. Heidelberg Catech. (1866) II. xxviii. 131 This principle..is the free unrevocable gift of Christ.

1913 Times 18 June 10/1 If a Bill is passed against the wishes of a minority of members of Parliament the change is regarded as unrevocable.

2010 Daily Press (Victorville, Calif.) (Nexis) 17 Mar. Of the 168,000 inmates in the California prison system, only about 18 percent will be eligible for unrevocable parole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unrevocable
释义	unrevocableadj. Brit. /ʌnˈrɛvəkəb(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈvoʊkəb(ə)l/, Scottish English /ʌnˈrɛvəkəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s vnreuocable, 1600s– unrevocable; Scottish pre-1700 unrevocabill, pre-1700 vnreuocabill, pre-1700 vnreuocable, pre-1700 vnreuocabul, pre-1700 vnrevocable, pre-1700 vnrevocabyll, pre-1700 wnreuocabill, pre-1700 1700s– unrevocable. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, revoke v., -able suffix; un- prefix¹, revocable adj. Etymology: Originally probably < un- prefix¹ + revoke v. + -able suffix, perhaps after classical Latin irrevocābilis irrevocable adj.; compare slightly later revocable adj. In later use perhaps independently < un- prefix¹ + revocable adj.Compare also the form unrevokable , which is occasionally attested from the 17th cent. onward, and may show a distinct formation < un- prefix¹ + revokable adj.; the corresponding adverbial form unrevokably is also occasionally attested from the 19th cent. onward (compare unrevocably adv.). Originally Scottish. Now somewhat rare. Irrevocable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > not capable of revocation stable1297 undefeasible1461 unrevocable1464 irrevocable1490 incoverable1526 irrecoverable1540 unrepealable1574 uncancellable1606 unrecallable1611 inabrogable1617 unretractable1624 irreversible1629 unalterable1631 irrepealable1633 indeposable1673 irreclaimable1834 irretractable1880 1464 in D. Forbes & C. Innes Acct. Familie Innes (1864) 78 To you..I gyf and committis my ful fre lachful playn and vnreuocabul powar in that part. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 581 Vnreuocabill, withoutin fraude or gyle, At thair plesour sic peax for to compyle. 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. D4^v The heauens..sent vnreuocable Fates to depriue me of her life. 1616 B. Parsons Magistrates Charter 2 By an unrevocable patent. 1688 W. Canning Gesta Grayorum 33 Your Strength and unrevocable Confederation with the noble and honourable Personages. 1776 Duty of King & Subj. on Princ. Civil Liberty 26 Men who settle in a free country, come directly under the spirit of the constitution, which is unrevocable. a1862 G. W. Bethune Expository Lect. Heidelberg Catech. (1866) II. xxviii. 131 This principle..is the free unrevocable gift of Christ. 1913 Times 18 June 10/1 If a Bill is passed against the wishes of a minority of members of Parliament the change is regarded as unrevocable. 2010 Daily Press (Victorville, Calif.) (Nexis) 17 Mar. Of the 168,000 inmates in the California prison system, only about 18 percent will be eligible for unrevocable parole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1464
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