Simon
What does irresistible means ?
2015년 3월 9일 오후 9:18
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Resist + -ible = Resistible, something that can be resisted. It's a real word, but not common. You might think you could prefix an "un-" in front to make the opposite, but you can't. In this case, the prefix is "ir-" Irresistible, something that canNOT be resisted. It often is used in connection with something tempting. "That chocolate cake is irresistible." In the musical "Damn Yankees," the character Lola, trying to seduce Joe Hardy, sings "I'm irresistible, you fool." A old and well-known philosophical riddle asks "What happens if an irresistible force meets and immovable object?" You get stuck for a while until you realize the solution is simple--just because you can name something doesn't mean it is real. If there is an irresistible force, it is impossible for there to be such a thing as an immovable object, and vice versa.
2015년 3월 10일
Andrea Corr is irresistible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZInjYRUOwc
2015년 3월 9일
There are many dictionaries online...Is there something specific about a definition that you do not understand?
2015년 3월 9일
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