irredeemable

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ir·re·deem·a·ble /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl◂/ adjectiveadj

1 formalBAD too bad to be corrected, repaired, or saved 〔因太糟而〕不能纠正的；无法补救的；不可救药的

Very few children are irredeemable.

孩子很少有不可救药的。

2. technicalBFS irredeemable bonds pay interest to the person who is lending money but do not have a set date saying when the money being lent must be paid back 〔债券〕不能偿还的，不可赎回的

—irredeemably adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

irredeemable• To many, the area was a world of its own, largely irredeemable.• Without renewal, decay becomes irredeemable.• The moment was as irredeemable as shattered glass.• Very few teachers are irredeemable, however hard-bitten they may appear.• As far as I am concerned novelists are almost as redundant as psychiatrists because both species have the same irredeemable impertinence.• These are a historical survival and no new irredeemable stocks have been issued for many years.• First, women were probably regarded as more hopelessly incorrigible, more totally irredeemable when fallen.

From Longman Business Dictionary

irredeemableir·re·deem·a·ble /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl◂/ adjectiveadjFINANCE

an irredeemable bond pays interest but has no MATURITY DATE (=date at which the borrower will repay the lender)

There are nine British government stocks outstanding which have no final maturity; they are irredeemable bonds.

—irredeemable noun [countableC]

Bonds with no redemption date are known as irredeemables, perpetuals or consols.

ir·re·deem·a·ble adjectiveadj

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