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unalterably

/əˈnɔɫtɝəbɫi/ adv

In an unalterable manner; in a manner that makes it impossible to be altered.

Word Origin Built from Latin 'alter' meaning 'other' — so unalterably is literally 'not able to be made other.' The idea: something so fixed it can't change into something else. The same root gives us alter ego (your other self), alternative (another option), and even altercation (a verbal fight where you become 'other' to each other). The breakdown un+alter+able+ly stacks up to mean 'in a way that cannot be other-ed.'

adv In an unalterable manner; in a manner that makes it impossible to be altered.

The laws of nature are unalterably fixed and constant.

(副词) 不可变更地；不可改变地

自然法则不可改变地固定且恒定。

(adverbio) De manera inalterable; de forma que hace imposible ser modificado.

Las leyes de la naturaleza están fija e inmutablemente establecidas.

(adverbe) immuablement; irrévocablement; invariablement; de manière immuable [De manière immuable ; d'une façon qui rend toute modification impossible.]

Les lois de la nature sont fixées de manière immuable et constante.

(Adverb) unabänderlich; unveränderlich [Auf eine unveränderliche Weise; so, dass etwas nicht geändert werden kann.]

Die Naturgesetze sind **unalterably** fest und unveränderlich.

(副詞) 変更不可能な様子で; 不変に; 永遠に

自然の法則は変わることなく定まり、常に一定している。

(advérbio) inalteravelmente; imutavelmente; de modo inalterável [De maneira inalterável; de modo que torna impossível ser alterado.]

As leis da natureza são inalteravelmente fixas e constantes.

Synonyms: immutably unchangeably fixedly permanently irrevocably irreversibly Antonyms: changeably alterably reversibly variably
Word parts: un + alter + able + ly

Related words

alter alterable unaltered alteration alternate alternative alternator altercation inalterable

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