incurable
gb/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/ us/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
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gyógyíthatatlan, javíthatatlan, megrögzött, gyógyíthatatlan beteg
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Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
This illness is incurable.
Ez a betegség gyógyíthatatlan.
The condition is incurable, but it can be treated.
Az állapot gyógyíthatatlan, de kezelhető.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Do not confuse incurable (cannot be cured) with untreatable (cannot be treated at all); many incurable diseases can still be treated.
Nghĩa
not able to be cured
Cụm từ đi kèm
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
Từ đồng nghĩa
curable (Not a synonym; opposite meaning.)
Từ trái nghĩa
curable (Able to be cured.)
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treatable (Able to be managed effectively with treatment.)
Chủ đề
health
|medicine
Định nghĩa
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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Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
In many contexts, speakers prefer 'has an incurable illness' rather than 'is incurable,' which can sound blunt.
Nghĩa
having an illness with no cure
Cụm từ đi kèm
be incurable
|considered incurable
|incurable patients
|an incurable patient
|the incurable stage
|incurable cases
|incurable sufferers
Từ đồng nghĩa
terminal (Often implies the illness will likely cause death soon; incurable does not necessarily.)
Từ trái nghĩa
curable (Describes an illness that can be cured, and by extension a patient whose illness can be cured.)
Chủ đề
health
|people
Định nghĩa
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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Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
She is an incurable romantic.
Ő javíthatatlan romantikus.
His bad habits feel incurable.
Úgy tűnik, nagyon megrögzöttek a rossz szokásai.
Lỗi thường gặp:
In this figurative meaning, incurable is stronger than 'bad' or 'serious'—it suggests 'there is no fix.'
Nghĩa
impossible to change or stop
Cụm từ đi kèm
an incurable optimist
|an incurable romantic
|incurable habits
|an incurable addiction
|incurable pessimism
|incurable curiosity
|incurable cynicism
|incurable procrastination
|incurable nostalgia
|incurable tendency
Từ đồng nghĩa
incorrigible (Often describes a person who will not change their behavior.)
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inveterate (Emphasizes a long-established habit or tendency.)
Từ trái nghĩa
correctable (Able to be fixed or put right.)
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remediable (Able to be improved or solved.)
Chủ đề
behavior
|emotions
|personality
Định nghĩa
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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Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
This noun can sound old-fashioned or insensitive in modern contexts; 'a person with an incurable illness' is often preferred.
Nghĩa
person with an incurable illness
Cụm từ đi kèm
care for incurables
|a home for incurables
|the incurables ward
Từ đồng nghĩa
patient (More general and more common; does not imply the illness cannot be cured.)
Từ trái nghĩa
recovering patient (Someone expected to get better.)
Chủ đề
health
|people
Định nghĩa
An incurable is someone with an illness that cannot be cured.
A person who has an illness that cannot be cured.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
incurable
IPA
GB/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
US/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
in - cur - able (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: incurable
Noun
- Base: incurable
- Plural: incurables
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
an incurable optimist
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
someone always expecting good outcomes
A person who is always hopeful.
Ví dụ
- She’s an incurable optimist who believes everything will work out.
- Even after the setback, he remained an incurable optimist.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Ví dụ
- Don’t ask him—he’s an incurable pessimist.
- She can sound like an incurable pessimist when she’s tired.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Ví dụ
- He’s an incurable romantic who still writes love letters.
- She calls herself an incurable romantic, but she’s also practical.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I am an incurable romantic.