A seemingly irreconcilable contradiction to the mimicry theory is presented in the following cases, which were known to Bates, who, however, never succeeded in bringing them into line with the principle of mimicry.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
In our times option must be made between the patriotism of all and the government of a few; for the force and activity which the first confers are irreconcilable with the guarantees of tranquillity which the second furnishes.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
The moral power of the majority is founded upon yet another principle, which is, that the interests of the many are to be preferred to those of the few. It will readily be perceived that the respect here professed for the rights of the majority must naturally increase or diminish according to the state of parties. When a nation is divided into several irreconcilable factions, the privilege of the majority is often overlooked, because it is intolerable to comply with its demands.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
She shook her head. Her face had closed up suddenly. For all her softness there was something irreconcilable about her. And a glimpse of light on the inexorable nature of sex antipathies strayed into a brain which, belonging to early Victorian civil-isation--so much older than this of his old age--had never thought about such primitive things.英文原著 · 《Five Tales》
you would not fly--you would not understand me. I gave you many opportunities, but you would not avail yourself of them."
"I was mad, mad!" cried Trenck. "I had confidence in myself--I had faith in my good star--but the curse of my evil genius has overtaken me. Oh, my God! I am lost, lost! All my hopes were deceptive--the king is my irreconcilable enemy, and he will revenge my past life on my future! I have this knowledge too late. Oh, Halber!英文原著 · 《Frederick the Great and His Family》
And thus the lame, irreconcilable lady left the room with the assistance of her unhappy warrior, who must have suffered far more keenly than I did.英文原著 · 《Lady Baltimore》
Don't get me wrong, I love the challenge of trying to square two irreconcilable positions.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
Actually, it wasn't, just "Irreconcilable differences." Ah, well, that's what it was.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》