| 释义 |
exceedable, a.|ɛkˈsiːdəb(ə)l|
[f. prec. + -able.]
That may be exceeded.
Todd's explanation, copied into mod. Dicts., is due to a misunderstanding of Fr. surmontable in Sherwood.
1611Cotgr., Surmontable..surpassable, exceedable. Hence1632in Sherwood. 1819Todd, Exceedable, That may surmount or excel [with reference to Sherwood]. Hence in mod. Dicts. |