civilizableadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪvl̩ʌɪzəbl/,

/ˈsɪvᵻlʌɪzəbl/, U.S.

/ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzəb(ə)l/

Forms: see civilize v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: civilize v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < civilize v. + -able suffix. Compare French civilisable (late 18th or early 19th cent.).

Capable of being civilized.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > [adjective] > civilized > capable of being

civilizable1842

1842 R. Chambers in Edinb. Jrnl. 16 Apr. 98/2 A race of animals, like a race of men, is civilisable.

1873 J. Morley Rousseau I. 183 Diversities in the civilizable quality of races.

1927 S. Lee King Edward VII. ii. 44 Lord Crewe made elaborate reply..that the natives were not civilisable, and that it was ‘a worthless possession’.

1958 A. Campbell Heart of India xvii. 296 They were good fellows who liked a bit of excitement but who were eminently civilizable.

2001 M. Keating Plurinational Democracy ii. 34 Celts were seen as alien and threatening, although potentially civilizable according to English norms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	civilizable
释义	civilizableadj. Brit. /ˈsɪvl̩ʌɪzəbl/, /ˈsɪvᵻlʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzəb(ə)l/ Forms: see civilize v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: civilize v., -able suffix. Etymology: < civilize v. + -able suffix. Compare French civilisable (late 18th or early 19th cent.). Capable of being civilized. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > [adjective] > civilized > capable of being civilizable1842 1842 R. Chambers in Edinb. Jrnl. 16 Apr. 98/2 A race of animals, like a race of men, is civilisable. 1873 J. Morley Rousseau I. 183 Diversities in the civilizable quality of races. 1927 S. Lee King Edward VII. ii. 44 Lord Crewe made elaborate reply..that the natives were not civilisable, and that it was ‘a worthless possession’. 1958 A. Campbell Heart of India xvii. 296 They were good fellows who liked a bit of excitement but who were eminently civilizable. 2001 M. Keating Plurinational Democracy ii. 34 Celts were seen as alien and threatening, although potentially civilizable according to English norms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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