| 释义 |
defectibility|dɪˌfɛktɪbɪ lɪtɪ|
[f. next + -ity.]
Liability to fail or become defective.
a1617Bayne On Eph. (1658) 108 This is..to detect..the defectibility..in his creature. 1678Gale Crt. Gentiles III. 4 Sin came first into the world from the Defectibilitie of our first Parents their Free-wil. 1705C. Purshall Mech. Macrocosm 13 A Defectibilty in these is Inconsistent with Infinite Wisdom. 1845R. W. Hamilton Pop. Educ. viii. (ed. 2) 192 The certain defectibility of all institutions, which depend not upon the principle of self-government. |