英语词汇“irrevocably”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

when something that has been decided cannot be changed► final

a decision that is final cannot be changed, especially because it has been made officially by someone in authority: · They thought carefully before making a final commitment to buy.final approval/decision etc: · The judges' decision is final.· The officials have final authority when making decisions.and that's final! spoken (=used to say that you will not change your mind about something, and do not want to hear any more about it): · You're not going out, and that's final! have the final say (=be the person who makes the final decision): · My boss has approved the project, but it's the Chief Executive who has the final say.

► irrevocable

formal a decision or choice which is irrevocable cannot be changed after it has been made: · Her decision was immediate and irrevocable.· I posted the letter, then realized that what I had done was irrevocable, and that I couldn't change my mind now.

► there is no going back

use this to say that what you have decided or done is permanent and cannot be changed: · You've committed your time and money to the project now -- there's no going back.· It had started as a casual affair but they both knew that now there was no going back.

单词	irrevocably
释义	irrevocableir‧rev‧o‧ca‧ble /ɪˈrevəkəbəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINirrevocable Origin: 1300-1400 Latin irrevocabilis, from revocare; ➔ REVOKE Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Her decision was immediate and irrevocable. I posted the letter, then realized that what I had done was irrevocable, and that I couldn't change my mind now. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although the wife was in desertion, nevertheless it must be remembered that desertion is never irrevocable. Following consolidation, farmers would have irrevocable freehold tenure to their land. Old age was a phase of irrevocable and inevitable decline. Provision must be made for the irrevocable emergency destruction of stored, undelivered messages, where necessary and when needed. The process, it would seem, is not yet irrevocable. There were marches and fires and fistfights, and an irrevocable taking of sides. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something that has been decided cannot be changed► final a decision that is final cannot be changed, especially because it has been made officially by someone in authority: · They thought carefully before making a final commitment to buy.final approval/decision etc: · The judges' decision is final.· The officials have final authority when making decisions.and that's final! spoken (=used to say that you will not change your mind about something, and do not want to hear any more about it): · You're not going out, and that's final! have the final say (=be the person who makes the final decision): · My boss has approved the project, but it's the Chief Executive who has the final say. ► irrevocable formal a decision or choice which is irrevocable cannot be changed after it has been made: · Her decision was immediate and irrevocable.· I posted the letter, then realized that what I had done was irrevocable, and that I couldn't change my mind now. ► there is no going back use this to say that what you have decided or done is permanent and cannot be changed: · You've committed your time and money to the project now -- there's no going back.· It had started as a casual affair but they both knew that now there was no going back. an irrevocable decision, action etc cannot be changed or stopped: Think about the situation carefully before you take an irrevocable step.—irrevocably adverb: machines that irrevocably changed the pattern of rural life
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