英:[ˌɪndɪ'klaɪnəbl]
美:[ˌɪndɪ'klaɪnəbəl]
英:[ˌɪndɪ'klaɪnəbl]
美:[ˌɪndɪ'klaɪnəbəl]
adjective
having no grammatical inflections
14世纪晚期,最初用于语法,源自法语 indéclinable 或直接源自拉丁语 indeclinabilis “不可改变的”,也用于语法,来自 indeclinatus “不变的,恒定的”,由 in- “不,相反的”(见 in-(1))和 declinatus 组成,来自 declinare “降低; 避免,偏离; 弯曲,屈折”(见 decline(v.))。相关词汇: Indeclinably。
Middle English, from Late Latin indeclinabilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin declinabilis capable of being inflected, from Latin declinare to inflect — more at decline >entry 1
The first known use of indeclinable was in the 14th century