irretrievably

/ˌɪɹəˈtɹivəbɫi/ adv

In an irretrievable manner; irrecoverably.

Word Origin Irretrievably comes from irretrievable, from ir- 'not' + retrievable. Retrieve comes from Old French retrouver 'to find again', from re- 'again' + trouver 'to find', which goes back to Vulgar Latin tropare 'to compose, invent' — literally 'to turn up' something. The Greek root tropos 'turn' also gives us trope and tropical. So irretrievably means in a way that can't be found again. Related: contrive (to invent, plan) and contrivance.

adv In an irretrievable manner; irrecoverably.

The ancient manuscript was irretrievably damaged in the fire, losing centuries of knowledge forever.

(副词) 无法挽回地;不可挽回地

这份古老的手稿在大火中遭受了无法挽回的损坏,永远失去了几个世纪的知识。

(adverbio) irrecuperablemente; de forma irrecuperable; irremediablemente; sin remedio [De manera irrecuperable; irremediablemente.]

El manuscrito antiguo fue dañado irremediablemente en el incendio, perdiendo siglos de conocimiento para siempre.

(adverbe) irrécupérablement; de manière irrécupérable; irrémédiablement; irrémissiblement; sans retour [De façon irréparable ; sans qu'aucune récupération ne soit possible.]

L'ancien manuscrit a été **irretrievably** endommagé dans l'incendie, perdant à jamais des siècles de savoir.

(Adverb) unwiederbringlich; unrettbar [Auf eine Weise, die nicht wiederhergestellt oder zurückgewonnen werden kann.]

Das antike Manuskript wurde im Feuer **irretrievably** beschädigt – jahrhundertelanges Wissen ging für immer verloren.

(副詞) 取り返しのつかない方法で;回復できない様子で

古代の写本は火災で取り返しのつかないほど損傷し、何世紀にもわたる知識が永遠に失われた。

(advérbio) irrecuperavelmente; irremediavelmente; irreversivelmente [De maneira irrecuperável; irremediavelmente.]

O manuscrito antigo foi irremediavelmente danificado no incêndio, perdendo séculos de conhecimento para sempre.

Word parts: ir + retriev + able + ly

Common collocations

be verb have verb break verb lose verb down adv of prep marriage subst in prep to prep damage verb

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