incorrigible

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl/
🔊/ɪnˈkɔːrɪdʒəbl/
(disapproving or humorous)
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  1. having bad habits that cannot be changed or improved 无法改正的;屡教不改的synonym incurable
    • Her husband is an incorrigible flirt.她的丈夫是个积习难改的调情老手。🔊🔊
    • You're incorrigible!你简直不可救药!🔊🔊
    • There were new allegations against his incorrigible wife.有新指控指称他的老婆太太了。
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin incorrigibilis, from in- ‘not’ + corrigibilis (from Latin corrigere ‘to correct’).