🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

避けられない

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sakerarenai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ineluctable/ˌɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"時間の経過は避けられない。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Inevitably determined; unavoidable.

    "The ineluctable passage of time affects us all."
  2. 2

    Incapable of being avoided or prevented.

    "The ineluctable consequences of his actions became clear over time."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ineluctable' originates from the Latin 'ineluctabilis', which means 'unavoidable'. It is derived from 'in-' meaning 'not' and 'eluctabilis' meaning 'to be evaded'. The word entered English usage in the early 17th century, reflecting a philosophical context of inevitability.

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