infallible

infallible
[ɪnˈfalɪb(ə)l]
adjective
  1. incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
    不会犯错的,无误的
    doctors are not infallible.
    医生不是不会犯错的。
    ■never failing; always effective
    从不失败的;一贯有效的
    infallible cures.
    一贯有效的治疗。
    ■(in the Roman Catholic Church) credited with papal infallibility
    (罗马天主教用语)教皇阐述教义无谬误的
    for an encyclical to be infallible the Pope must speak ex cathedra.
    要使通谕不谬,教皇必须发言有权威性。
派生
infallibly
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from French infaillible or late Latin infallibilis, from in- 'not' + Latin fallere 'deceive'
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