incurable
gb/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/ us/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
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Ingles
gyógyíthatatlan, javíthatatlan, megrögzött, gyógyíthatatlan beteg
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Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
This illness is incurable.
Ez a betegség gyógyíthatatlan.
The condition is incurable, but it can be treated.
Az állapot gyógyíthatatlan, de kezelhető.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not confuse incurable (cannot be cured) with untreatable (cannot be treated at all); many incurable diseases can still be treated.
Kahulugan
not able to be cured
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
curable (Not a synonym; opposite meaning.)
Mga kasalungat
curable (Able to be cured.)
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treatable (Able to be managed effectively with treatment.)
Mga tema
health
|medicine
Depinisyon
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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Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In many contexts, speakers prefer 'has an incurable illness' rather than 'is incurable,' which can sound blunt.
Kahulugan
having an illness with no cure
Mga kolokasyon
be incurable
|considered incurable
|incurable patients
|an incurable patient
|the incurable stage
|incurable cases
|incurable sufferers
Mga kasingkahulugan
terminal (Often implies the illness will likely cause death soon; incurable does not necessarily.)
Mga kasalungat
curable (Describes an illness that can be cured, and by extension a patient whose illness can be cured.)
Mga tema
health
|people
Depinisyon
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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Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
She is an incurable romantic.
Ő javíthatatlan romantikus.
His bad habits feel incurable.
Úgy tűnik, nagyon megrögzöttek a rossz szokásai.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In this figurative meaning, incurable is stronger than 'bad' or 'serious'—it suggests 'there is no fix.'
Kahulugan
impossible to change or stop
Mga kolokasyon
an incurable optimist
|an incurable romantic
|incurable habits
|an incurable addiction
|incurable pessimism
|incurable curiosity
|incurable cynicism
|incurable procrastination
|incurable nostalgia
|incurable tendency
Mga kasingkahulugan
incorrigible (Often describes a person who will not change their behavior.)
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inveterate (Emphasizes a long-established habit or tendency.)
Mga kasalungat
correctable (Able to be fixed or put right.)
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remediable (Able to be improved or solved.)
Mga tema
behavior
|emotions
|personality
Depinisyon
If something about a person is incurable, it cannot be changed.
So firmly established that it cannot be changed, corrected, or gotten rid of.
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Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This noun can sound old-fashioned or insensitive in modern contexts; 'a person with an incurable illness' is often preferred.
Kahulugan
person with an incurable illness
Mga kolokasyon
care for incurables
|a home for incurables
|the incurables ward
Mga kasingkahulugan
patient (More general and more common; does not imply the illness cannot be cured.)
Mga kasalungat
recovering patient (Someone expected to get better.)
Mga tema
health
|people
Depinisyon
An incurable is someone with an illness that cannot be cured.
A person who has an illness that cannot be cured.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
incurable
IPA
GB/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
US/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
Mga pantig at diin
in - cur - able (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: incurable
Noun
- Base: incurable
- Plural: incurables
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
an incurable optimist
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
someone always expecting good outcomes
A person who is always hopeful.
Mga Halimbawa
- She’s an incurable optimist who believes everything will work out.
- Even after the setback, he remained an incurable optimist.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- Don’t ask him—he’s an incurable pessimist.
- She can sound like an incurable pessimist when she’s tired.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- He’s an incurable romantic who still writes love letters.
- She calls herself an incurable romantic, but she’s also practical.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I am an incurable romantic.