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irreconcilable

adjective
🔊/ɪˌrekənˈsaɪləbl/, 🔊/ɪˈrekənsaɪləbl/
🔊/ɪˌrekənˈsaɪləbl/, 🔊/ɪˈrekənsaɪləbl/
 (formal)
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  1. if differences or disagreements are irreconcilable, they are so great that it is not possible to settle them不能调和的；无法化解的
    • a seemingly irreconcilable conflict一场似乎无法化解的冲突
    • The break-up was due to ‘irreconcilable differences’.关系破裂是由于“无法调和的分歧”。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • apparently
    • seemingly
    • ultimately
    • …
    preposition
    • with
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  2. if an idea or opinion is irreconcilable with another, it is impossible for somebody to have both of them together（思想、观点）相对立的，相反的，矛盾的
    • This view is irreconcilable with common sense.这个观点有悖于常识。🔊🔊
    • These practices are irreconcilable with the law of the Church.这些做法与教规是相悖的。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • apparently
    • seemingly
    • ultimately
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  3. people who are irreconcilable cannot be made to agree势不两立的
    • irreconcilable enemies势不两立的仇敌
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘implacably hostile’): from in- + reconcilable.