1
be irretrievably + past participle
该结构强调损失或破坏已无法逆转。
The files were irretrievably lost in the fire.
这些文件在大火中丢失，无法找回。
不能挽回地；不能补救地
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不能挽回地；不能补救地
in an irretrievable manner
The files were irretrievably lost in the fire.
这些文件在大火中丢失，无法找回。
不可挽回地；无法恢复地。
In an irretrievable manner; irrecoverably.
The files were irretrievably lost after the computer crashed.
电脑崩溃后，这些文件无可挽回地丢失了。
Years of neglect had irretrievably damaged the old building.
多年的疏忽已经对这座老建筑造成了不可挽回的损坏。
The two sides had drifted irretrievably apart.
双方已经渐行渐远，无法挽回地分开了。
该结构强调损失或破坏已无法逆转。
The files were irretrievably lost in the fire.
这些文件在大火中丢失，无法找回。
irretrievably 作方式状语修饰动词，表示动作后果不可挽回。
The error irretrievably corrupted the entire database.
这个错误破坏了整个数据库，使其无法复原。
Not this
The data was irretrievable lost.
Use this
The data was irretrievably lost.
修饰过去分词 lost 应用副词 irretrievably，irretrievable 是形容词，不能修饰动词性成分。
Not this
The situation was irretrievably.
Use this
The situation was irretrievable.
系动词 was 后需要形容词作表语，irretrievably 是副词，不能单独作表语；应改为形容词 irretrievable，表示“无可挽回的”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
无法挽回地失去；彻底丢失
The data was irretrievably lost after the hard drive crashed.
硬盘崩溃后，那些数据彻底丢失，无法找回。
无法修复地损坏
Their friendship was irretrievably damaged by the argument.
那次争吵使他们的友谊受到了无法修复的损害。
彻底毁坏，无法复原
The original manuscript was irretrievably destroyed in the fire.
原稿在火灾中被彻底烧毁，无法复原。
无可挽回地受到损害
The security system had been irretrievably compromised by the malware.
安全系统已被恶意软件彻底破坏，无法恢复。
Use irretrievably naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象钱包掉进深坑，再也没法retrieve(取回) → irretrievably(不能挽回地)
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal or literary contexts irretrievably 通常用于正式书面语，多出现在法律、文学或严肃讨论中；日常口语中较少使用。
在 irretrievably 中，重音在第三个音节 triː，结尾读 /vəblɪ/。believably 和 conceivably 与它押韵（都有重读元音 /iː/ 和结尾 /vəblɪ/）。irretrievable 看似很像，但结尾是 /bəl/ 而不是 /bli/；inevitably、irrevocably、probably 都以 /əblɪ/ 结尾，但重读元音不同，因此不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.