Word · Frequency #18520
incurable
患不治之症的人；无法治愈的人
a person whose disease is incurable
- 1.
One who cannot be cured.
无法治愈的人。
- 2.
a person whose disease is incurable
无法治愈的病人
无法治愈的人。；无法治愈的病人；不治的病人；无救的人
In use
The clinic offers free counseling to incurables and their family members.
Many incurables choose to spend their remaining time at home.
As an incurable, he found comfort in writing letters to friends.
be incurable
incurable 作形容词时表示疾病或情况无法治愈，通常用于客观医学判断。
Without treatment, this condition is incurable.
如果不治疗，这种状况是无法治愈的。
incurable + noun
incurable 常放在名词前修饰疾病，也可引申修饰难以改变的缺点或习惯。
She was diagnosed with an incurable disease.
她被诊断出患有一种无法治愈的疾病。
incurables (plural noun)
作名词时指患不治之症的人，常用复数形式 incurables。
Connections
Collocations
- incurable disease
- 不治之症；无法治愈的疾病
- He was diagnosed with an incurable disease.他被诊断出患有一种无法治愈的疾病。
- incurable romantic
- 无可救药的浪漫主义者
- She is an incurable romantic who still believes in true love.她是个无可救药的浪漫主义者，仍然相信真爱。
- incurable optimist
- 无可救药的乐观主义者
- Even in a crisis, he remains an incurable optimist.即使在危机中，他仍是一个无可救药的乐观主义者。
- care for incurables
- 照护不治之症患者
- The charity raises money to care for incurables.这家慈善机构筹款照护不治之症患者。
Idioms & figurative uses
- incurable romantic
- 无可救药的浪漫主义者Even after two failed marriages, he remains an incurable romantic.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：in（不）+cure（治愈）+able（可…的）＝不可治愈的。想象医生摇头说：“incurable，没法治了。”
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical contexts、formal writing 该用法指“患不治之症的人”，在当代英语中比较少见，多用于正式、医学或文学语境；日常口语中更常说 someone who cannot be cured 或 an incurable patient。
Pronunciation & Spelling
curable、durable、endurable 与 incurable 押韵，词尾同为 /ʊrəbəl/。cure、secure、obscure 虽含 cur，但读作 /kjʊr/、/sɪˈkjʊr/、/əbˈskjʊr/，没有 /əbəl/ 结尾，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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