ansiblen.

Brit.

/ˈɑːnsᵻbl/,

/ˈansᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˈænsəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: answerable adj.

Etymology: Shortened < answerable adj., with suffix substitution (see -ible suffix), so called to contrast with wave-based communication technologies (such as radio) which are not answerable over interstellar distances within any useful period of time.Coined by Ursula K. Le Guin and first used in her novel Rocannon's World (1966) (compare quot. 1966 at Compounds); on the derivation compare:2001 Etymol. of ‘ansible’ in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet newsgroup) 7 Apr. I asked her...Turns out that she derived ‘ansible’ from ‘answerable’.

In science fiction: a device that enables instantaneous communication over any distance. Also: this as a form of communication.

ΚΠ

1966 U. K. Le Guin Rocannon's World i. i. 29 You remember the ansible, the big machine I showed you in the ship, which can speak instantly to other worlds, with no loss of years—it was that that they were after, I expect.

1977 O. S. Card in Analog Aug. 118/1 The ansible sent words as they were spoken, orders as they were made... Light was a pedestrian.

2001 Interzone May 12/2 ‘Is this conversation being transmitted?’ I asked... ‘For the Senators, of course,’ replied Belam, ‘by ansible. You can speak directly to them’.

2014 D. Loeff 1,001 Lightyears Entertainm. 214 Sami Bahzi removed an ansible from his inner pocket and asked Hafwen, ‘Would you mind vibing me..?’

Compounds

General attributive and objective, as ansible communicator, ansible message, ansible sender, etc.

ΚΠ

1966 U. K. Le Guin Rocannon's World ix. 113 Noting the coordinates at which the ansible sender was set, he changed them to the coordinates of the League HILF Survey Base for Galactic Area 8.

1969 U. K. Le Guin Left Hand of Darkness 38 ‘What's that..?’ ‘The ansible communicator, sir... It doesn't involve radio waves, or any form of energy... What it does, sir, is produce a message at any two points simultaneously.’

1986 O. S. Card Speaker for Dead x. 185 Someone in the Mayor's office would read it, as all open ansible messages were read.

1996 ‘L. A. Graf’ Time's Enemy 102 You're familiar with the theory of ansible technology, Heather?.. The idea that two twinned quantum particles will resonate in eternal synchronicity with each other, no matter how far you separate them in space?

2014 D. Loeff 1,001 Lightyears Entertainm. 198 Once a ship..reestablishes the spatial-temporal coordinates named in its flight plan,..ansible communication resumes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ansible
释义	ansiblen. Brit. /ˈɑːnsᵻbl/, /ˈansᵻbl/, U.S. /ˈænsəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: answerable adj. Etymology: Shortened < answerable adj., with suffix substitution (see -ible suffix), so called to contrast with wave-based communication technologies (such as radio) which are not answerable over interstellar distances within any useful period of time.Coined by Ursula K. Le Guin and first used in her novel Rocannon's World (1966) (compare quot. 1966 at Compounds); on the derivation compare:2001 Etymol. of ‘ansible’ in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet newsgroup) 7 Apr. I asked her...Turns out that she derived ‘ansible’ from ‘answerable’. In science fiction: a device that enables instantaneous communication over any distance. Also: this as a form of communication. ΚΠ 1966 U. K. Le Guin Rocannon's World i. i. 29 You remember the ansible, the big machine I showed you in the ship, which can speak instantly to other worlds, with no loss of years—it was that that they were after, I expect. 1977 O. S. Card in Analog Aug. 118/1 The ansible sent words as they were spoken, orders as they were made... Light was a pedestrian. 2001 Interzone May 12/2 ‘Is this conversation being transmitted?’ I asked... ‘For the Senators, of course,’ replied Belam, ‘by ansible. You can speak directly to them’. 2014 D. Loeff 1,001 Lightyears Entertainm. 214 Sami Bahzi removed an ansible from his inner pocket and asked Hafwen, ‘Would you mind vibing me..?’ Compounds General attributive and objective, as ansible communicator, ansible message, ansible sender, etc. ΚΠ 1966 U. K. Le Guin Rocannon's World ix. 113 Noting the coordinates at which the ansible sender was set, he changed them to the coordinates of the League HILF Survey Base for Galactic Area 8. 1969 U. K. Le Guin Left Hand of Darkness 38 ‘What's that..?’ ‘The ansible communicator, sir... It doesn't involve radio waves, or any form of energy... What it does, sir, is produce a message at any two points simultaneously.’ 1986 O. S. Card Speaker for Dead x. 185 Someone in the Mayor's office would read it, as all open ansible messages were read. 1996 ‘L. A. Graf’ Time's Enemy 102 You're familiar with the theory of ansible technology, Heather?.. The idea that two twinned quantum particles will resonate in eternal synchronicity with each other, no matter how far you separate them in space? 2014 D. Loeff 1,001 Lightyears Entertainm. 198 Once a ship..reestablishes the spatial-temporal coordinates named in its flight plan,..ansible communication resumes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1966
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