infallible
gb/ɪnfˈæləbəl/ us/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
C1
انگلیسی
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
formal
C1
property
1
never making mistakes
If someone is infallible, they are always right.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is infallible
اشتباه رایج:
Do not confuse with inevitable (certain to happen) or invincible (cannot be defeated).
هممعنیها
unerring (More literary; emphasizes not making mistakes.)
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always right (More informal and straightforward.)
متضادها
fallible (Capable of making mistakes.)
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mistaken (Wrong in a particular case.)
ترکیبهای رایج
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
موضوعها
communication
|opinions
|people
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
an infallible [method/way/test/sign]
اشتباه رایج:
In everyday English this is often an exaggeration; speakers may mean “very reliable,” not literally perfect.
هممعنیها
foolproof (Emphasizes that it is hard for people to use incorrectly.)
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reliable (Weaker; means it usually works well, not perfectly.)
متضادها
unreliable (Not dependable; may fail.)
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fallible (Capable of error or failure.)
ترکیبهای رایج
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
موضوعها
daily_life
|problem_solving
|products
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.”
الگوی کاربرد:
[religious authority/text] is infallible
اشتباه رایج:
This sense is specialized; in general conversation, infallible usually just means “always right.”
هممعنیها
authoritative (Not the same; means trusted or official, not necessarily incapable of error.)
متضادها
fallible (Capable of error, including in teaching or judgment.)
ترکیبهای رایج
an infallible pope
|an infallible authority
|an infallible church
|an infallible scripture
|infallible teaching
|infallible doctrine
موضوعها
religion
|history
|politics
نمونهها
- 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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
infallible
IPA
GB/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
US/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
هجاها و تکیه
in - fal - lible (۳ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fal)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: infallible
خانوادهٔ واژه
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
عبارتها
no one is infallible.
1/nˈoʊ wˈʌn ˈɪz ɪnfˈæləbəl ‖/
fixed phrase
everyone can make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.