infallible
gb/ɪnfˈæləbəl/ us/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
C1
الإنجليزية
المعاني
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adjective
formal
C1
property
1
never making mistakes
If someone is infallible, they are always right.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is infallible
خطأ شائع:
Do not confuse with inevitable (certain to happen) or invincible (cannot be defeated).
المرادفات
unerring (More literary; emphasizes not making mistakes.)
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always right (More informal and straightforward.)
الأضداد
fallible (Capable of making mistakes.)
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mistaken (Wrong in a particular case.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
seem infallible
|claim to be infallible
|think you are infallible
|consider [someone] infallible
|an infallible judge
|an infallible authority
|infallible logic
|infallible memory
|infallible instinct
|an infallible expert
الموضوعات
communication
|opinions
|people
أمثلة
- She’s brilliant, but she isn’t infallible.
- He spoke as if his judgment were infallible.
- No human being is infallible, so we double-check our work.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- My teacher is not infallible.
- I am not infallible, so I check my answers.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
certain to work every time
If something is infallible, it always works and never fails.
نمط الاستخدام:
an infallible [method/way/test/sign]
خطأ شائع:
In everyday English this is often an exaggeration; speakers may mean “very reliable,” not literally perfect.
المرادفات
foolproof (Emphasizes that it is hard for people to use incorrectly.)
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reliable (Weaker; means it usually works well, not perfectly.)
الأضداد
unreliable (Not dependable; may fail.)
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fallible (Capable of error or failure.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
an infallible method
|an infallible way
|an infallible test
|an infallible sign
|an infallible indicator
|an infallible cure
|an infallible system
|an infallible recipe
|infallible means
|an infallible solution
الموضوعات
daily_life
|problem_solving
|products
أمثلة
- There’s no infallible way to predict the stock market.
- A smile isn’t an infallible sign that someone is happy.
- The app is helpful, but it’s not infallible.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- This test is not infallible.
- There is no infallible method.
adjective
formal
C2
property
3
religiously incapable of doctrinal error
In religion, infallible can mean “cannot be wrong about official beliefs.”
نمط الاستخدام:
[religious authority/text] is infallible
خطأ شائع:
This sense is specialized; in general conversation, infallible usually just means “always right.”
المرادفات
authoritative (Not the same; means trusted or official, not necessarily incapable of error.)
الأضداد
fallible (Capable of error, including in teaching or judgment.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
an infallible pope
|an infallible authority
|an infallible church
|an infallible scripture
|infallible teaching
|infallible doctrine
الموضوعات
religion
|history
|politics
أمثلة
- Some believers treat the text as infallible.
- The debate centered on whether any human institution can be infallible.
- They rejected the idea of an infallible religious authority.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
infallible
IPA
GB/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
US/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
المقاطع والنبر
in - fal - lible (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fal)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: infallible
عائلة الكلمة
Core family
infallibility
noun C1
infallibly
adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
fallible
adjective
fallibility
noun
Advanced or less common
fallacy
noun B2
fallacious
adjective
التعبيرات
no one is infallible.
1/nˈoʊ wˈʌn ˈɪz ɪnfˈæləbəl ‖/
fixed phrase
everyone can make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
أمثلة
- I made a mistake, but no one is infallible.
- Try not to be too harsh—no one is infallible.
- He apologized and reminded the team that no one is infallible.
treat [someone] as infallible
1/tɹˈit sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈæz ɪnfˈæləbəl/
fixed phrase
assume someone is always right
To act like someone is always right.
أمثلة
- Don’t treat celebrities as infallible just because they’re famous.
- She treated her manager as infallible and never challenged bad decisions.
- The article warns against treating any leader as infallible.