incurable

incurable
adjective
  1. (of a sick person or a disease) not able to be cured
    (病人,疾病)治愈不了的
    ■(of a person or behaviour) unable to be changed
    (人,行为)不可改变的
    an incurable optimist.
    不可改变的乐观者。
noun
  1. a person who cannot be cured
    绝症病人
派生
incurability
noun
incurably
adverb
  1. [as submodifier]incurably ill patients.
    绝症病人。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin incurabilis, from in- 'not' + curabilis (see curable)
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