infallible
gb/ɪnfˈæləbəl/ us/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
C1
Ingles
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
adjective
formal
C1
property
1
never making mistakes
If someone is infallible, they are always right.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] is infallible
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not confuse with inevitable (certain to happen) or invincible (cannot be defeated).
Mga kasingkahulugan
unerring (More literary; emphasizes not making mistakes.)
|
always right (More informal and straightforward.)
Mga kasalungat
fallible (Capable of making mistakes.)
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mistaken (Wrong in a particular case.)
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga tema
communication
|opinions
|people
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Padron ng paggamit:
an infallible [method/way/test/sign]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In everyday English this is often an exaggeration; speakers may mean “very reliable,” not literally perfect.
Mga kasingkahulugan
foolproof (Emphasizes that it is hard for people to use incorrectly.)
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reliable (Weaker; means it usually works well, not perfectly.)
Mga kasalungat
unreliable (Not dependable; may fail.)
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fallible (Capable of error or failure.)
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga tema
daily_life
|problem_solving
|products
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.”
Padron ng paggamit:
[religious authority/text] is infallible
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This sense is specialized; in general conversation, infallible usually just means “always right.”
Mga kasingkahulugan
authoritative (Not the same; means trusted or official, not necessarily incapable of error.)
Mga kasalungat
fallible (Capable of error, including in teaching or judgment.)
Mga kolokasyon
an infallible pope
|an infallible authority
|an infallible church
|an infallible scripture
|infallible teaching
|infallible doctrine
Mga tema
religion
|history
|politics
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
infallible
IPA
GB/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
US/ɪnfˈæləbəl/
Mga pantig at diin
in - fal - lible (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fal)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: infallible
Mga kaugnay na salita
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
Mga ekspresyon
no one is infallible.
1/nˈoʊ wˈʌn ˈɪz ɪnfˈæləbəl ‖/
fixed phrase
everyone can make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.