incurable
gb/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/ us/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
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Inglese
gyógyíthatatlan, javíthatatlan, megrögzött, gyógyíthatatlan beteg
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Schema d'uso:
[an] incurable [disease/illness/condition]
The doctor explained that the disease is incurable, but treatment can slow its progression.
Az orvos elmagyarázta, hogy a betegség gyógyíthatatlan, de a kezelés lassíthatja az előrehaladását.
Researchers are working to find a cure for this currently incurable condition.
A kutatók azon dolgoznak, hogy gyógymódot találjanak erre a jelenleg gyógyíthatatlan állapotra.
She was diagnosed with an incurable illness and started planning long-term care.
Esempi per chi studia
This illness is incurable.
Ez a betegség gyógyíthatatlan.
The condition is incurable, but it can be treated.
Az állapot gyógyíthatatlan, de kezelhető.
Errore comune:
Do not confuse incurable (cannot be cured) with untreatable (cannot be treated at all); many incurable diseases can still be treated.
Significato
not able to be cured
Collocazioni
an incurable disease
|an incurable illness
|an incurable condition
|incurable cancer
|incurable infection
|incurable heart disease
|incurable genetic disorder
|an incurable medical condition
|diagnosed with an incurable illness
|living with an incurable disease
Sinonimi
curable (Not a synonym; opposite meaning.)
Contrari
curable (Able to be cured.)
|
treatable (Able to be managed effectively with treatment.)
Temi
health
|medicine
Definizione
If a disease is incurable, doctors cannot cure it.
Not able to be cured or permanently healed, especially of an illness or medical condition.
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2
Schema d'uso:
[someone] is incurable
At that point the doctors believed he was incurable.
Akkoriban az orvosok úgy vélték, hogy gyógyíthatatlan.
The hospice specializes in caring for patients who are incurable.
A hospice a gyógyíthatatlan betegek ápolására szakosodott.
She was told the condition was incurable, but that medication could help her symptoms.
Esempi per chi studia
He is not incurable; the doctors can treat him.
Ő nem gyógyíthatatlan beteg; az orvosok tudják kezelni.
They said her illness is incurable.
Azt mondták, hogy a betegsége gyógyíthatatlan.
Errore comune:
In many contexts, speakers prefer 'has an incurable illness' rather than 'is incurable,' which can sound blunt.
Significato
having an illness with no cure
Collocazioni
be incurable
|considered incurable
|incurable patients
|an incurable patient
|the incurable stage
|incurable cases
|incurable sufferers
Sinonimi
terminal (Often implies the illness will likely cause death soon; incurable does not necessarily.)
Contrari
curable (Describes an illness that can be cured, and by extension a patient whose illness can be cured.)
Temi
health
|people
Definizione
If someone is incurable, they have an illness that cannot be cured.
Having an illness or medical condition that cannot be cured.
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megrögzött
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Schema d'uso:
incurable [habit/addiction/romantic/optimist]
He’s an incurable optimist, even when things are going badly.
Ő javíthatatlan optimista, még akkor is, amikor rosszul mennek a dolgok.
Her incurable curiosity often gets her into trouble.
Csillapíthatatlan kíváncsisága gyakran bajba sodorja.
They argued that the corruption was incurable without major reform.
Esempi per chi studia
She is an incurable romantic.
Ő javíthatatlan romantikus.
His bad habits feel incurable.
Úgy tűnik, nagyon megrögzöttek a rossz szokásai.
Errore comune:
In this figurative meaning, incurable is stronger than 'bad' or 'serious'—it suggests 'there is no fix.'
Significato
impossible to change or stop
Collocazioni
an incurable optimist
|an incurable romantic
|incurable habits
|an incurable addiction
|incurable pessimism
|incurable curiosity
|incurable cynicism
|incurable procrastination
|incurable nostalgia
|incurable tendency
Sinonimi
incorrigible (Often describes a person who will not change their behavior.)
|
inveterate (Emphasizes a long-established habit or tendency.)
Contrari
correctable (Able to be fixed or put right.)
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remediable (Able to be improved or solved.)
Temi
behavior
|emotions
|personality
Definizione
If something about a person is incurable, it cannot be changed.
So firmly established that it cannot be changed, corrected, or gotten rid of.
SOSTANTIVO
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FORMAL
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Schema d'uso:
an incurable; the incurables
The charity originally focused on providing shelter for incurables.
A jótékonysági szervezet eredetileg gyógyíthatatlan betegek számára nyújtott menedéket.
In older medical writing, the term 'incurables' was sometimes used for long-term patients.
Régebbi orvosi írásokban a „gyógyíthatatlanok” szót néha hosszú távú betegek megnevezésére használták.
Errore comune:
This noun can sound old-fashioned or insensitive in modern contexts; 'a person with an incurable illness' is often preferred.
Significato
person with an incurable illness
Collocazioni
care for incurables
|a home for incurables
|the incurables ward
Sinonimi
patient (More general and more common; does not imply the illness cannot be cured.)
Contrari
recovering patient (Someone expected to get better.)
Temi
health
|people
Definizione
An incurable is someone with an illness that cannot be cured.
A person who has an illness that cannot be cured.
Grammatica
Forma base
incurable
IPA
GB/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
US/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
Sillabe e accento
in - cur - able (3 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Forme flesse
Adjective
- Base: incurable
Noun
- Base: incurable
- Plural: incurables
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
an incurable optimist
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
someone always expecting good outcomes
A person who is always hopeful.
Esempi
- She’s an incurable optimist who believes everything will work out.
- Even after the setback, he remained an incurable optimist.
Esempi per chi studia
- My brother is an incurable optimist.
an incurable pessimist
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl pˈɛsəmɪst/
fixed phrase
someone always expecting bad outcomes
A person who is always negative about the future.
Esempi
- Don’t ask him—he’s an incurable pessimist.
- She can sound like an incurable pessimist when she’s tired.
Esempi per chi studia
- He is an incurable pessimist.
an incurable romantic
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ɹoʊmˈæntɪk/
fixed phrase
someone strongly drawn to romance
A person who always wants love and romance.
Esempi
- He’s an incurable romantic who still writes love letters.
- She calls herself an incurable romantic, but she’s also practical.
Esempi per chi studia
- I am an incurable romantic.