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inexorable adj.无情的；不可阻挡的 This is a word for people and things that will not change direction. An inexorable person is hard-headed and cannot be convinced to change their mind, no matter what. You can also say that a process, like the progress of a deadly illness, is inexorable because it can't be stopped. A speeding train with no brakes is inexorable; it's not stopping till it crashes. When you see the word inexorable, think "No one's stopping that." ★☆☆☆☆ 2010.1

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[in'eksərəb(ə)l] When a person is inexorable, they're stubborn. When a thing or process is inexorable, it can't be stopped. Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.  1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不可阻挡的；不容变更的 You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing.   [usu ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]...the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment.看似不可阻挡的失业增长...his steady, inexorable decline.他的身体状况一天不如一天inexorablySpending on health is growing inexorably...医疗保健方面的开销在不可避免地增加。The crisis is moving inexorably towards war.这场危机正在无可避免地滑向战争。

英语单词	inexorable
英美音标	[in'eksərəb(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.无情的；不可阻挡的
vocab简明	When a person is inexorable, they're stubborn. When a thing or process is inexorable, it can't be stopped.
vocab扩展	This is a word for people and things that will not change direction. An inexorable person is hard-headed and cannot be convinced to change their mind, no matter what. You can also say that a process, like the progress of a deadly illness, is inexorable because it can't be stopped. A speeding train with no brakes is inexorable; it's not stopping till it crashes. When you see the word inexorable, think "No one's stopping that."
真题原句	Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the *inexorable* decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不可阻挡的；不容变更的 You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] ...the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment. 看似不可阻挡的失业增长 ...his steady, inexorable decline. 他的身体状况一天不如一天 inexorably Spending on health is growing inexorably... 医疗保健方面的开销在不可避免地增加。 The crisis is moving inexorably towards war. 这场危机正在无可避免地滑向战争。
来源	2010.1

Inexorable Person Process Stopped Word Change Stopping Inexorably