单词 | incontestable |
释义 | incontestable (once / 4929 pages) adj Something incontestable can't be argued with — it's absolutely true or right. It's an incontestable fact that the earth rotates around the sun. You can't dispute something that's truly incontestable, because it's absolutely clear and unmistakably true. The witness to a car accident could say that it's the incontestable fault of the driver who ran a red light. And once you've signed all the necessary forms and been handed the keys, you're the incontestable owner of your new car. Incontestable adds the "not" prefix, in-, to contestable, "opposable," or "arguable." WORD FAMILYincontestable: incontestably+/contest: contestable, contestation, contested, contestee, contester, contesting, contests/contestable: contestably, incontestable/contestation: contestations/contested: uncontested/contestee: contestees/contester: contesters/uncontested: uncontestedly USAGE EXAMPLESThat incontestable virtue is crucial both to the movie’s nostalgic kick and to its dramatic emptiness. The New Yorker(Nov 29, 2016) Like any artistic endeavor, however, the film deserves to stand on its own merits, and that verdict is incontestably mixed. Los Angeles Times(Oct 06, 2016) It’s incontestable that Trump’s rise has been partially fueled by the angriest and most nativist elements of the American far-right. Washington Times(Sep 21, 2016) 1adj not open to question; obviously true Syn indisputable, undisputable undeniable not possible to deny 2adj incapable of being contested or disputed Syn|Ant incontestible demonstrable, incontrovertible necessarily or demonstrably true demonstratedhaving been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt inarguable, unarguableagainst which no argument can be made bulletproof, unassailable, unshakable, watertightwithout flaws or loopholes unanswerableimpossible to answer unquestionableincapable of being questioned contestable capable of being contested challengeablecapable of being challenged debatable, disputablecapable of being disproved shakable, shakeablecapable of being weakened questionablesubject to question |
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