单词 | indelible |
释义 | indelible (once / 2441 pages) adj If something is indelible, you better hope you never regret it, like the indelible tattoo of the name of your favorite band or the indelible first impression it might give people you meet years from now, especially if your taste in music changes. The adjective indelible describes something that can't be erased or removed, like marks made by an indelible marker, or an indelible moment you will never forget, like your first day of kindergarten or the first time you visit a new, exotic place. It comes from the Latin word indelebilis, meaning "not able to be destroyed." WORD FAMILYindelible: indelibly+/delible: indelible USAGE EXAMPLESOf course, he’s written some indelible country standards himself. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Officials complained that the nail varnish prevented them from applying the indelible ink correctly. BBC(Dec 23, 2016) The story of McDonald’s is, like it or not, an indelible part of American history. Time(Dec 22, 2016) adj cannot be removed or erased an indelible stain indelible memories Syn unerasable ineradicable not able to be destroyed or rooted out |
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