uninsurable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or thing that cannot be insured.
    — So-called uninsurables are a rapidly diminishing group, according to the Institute of Life Insurance. Persons who cannot qualify for life insurance are becoming fewer every year, the organization said yesterday.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not insurable; unable to be insured. not-comparable
    — “We’re not in a crisis yet, but all of the trends are in a bad direction,” said Dave Jones, who is completing his eighth and final year as California’s insurance commissioner. “We’re slowly marching toward a world that’s uninsurable.”

词形变化

uninsurables plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English insurable
English uninsurable
From un- + insurable.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English insurable
English uninsurable
From un- + insurable.
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