acquirableadj.

Brit.

/əˈkwʌɪərəbl/, U.S.

/əˈkwaɪ(ə)rəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < acquire v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin acquiribilis (14th cent. in a British source).

Capable of being acquired (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired > able to be

procurablec1449

purveyable1542

gettable1553

extant1555

parable1563

acquirable1606

gainable1611

purchasable1611

obtainablea1617

acquisitive1629

haveable1639

producible1640

come-at-able?1685

derivablea1711

attainable1712

embraceable1841

graspable1868

securable1876

1606 E. Forset Compar. Disc. Bodies Nat. & Politique 8 The soule..hath euer since beene stinted at a measure of vnderstanding acquirable by the organs of the body.

1658 H. Crompton Pierides 103 Wine was not acquirable though 't did abound.

1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. sig. A3^v Foreign Languages..being not easily acquirable.

1730 A. Bower Historia Litteraria (1731) 1 No. 5. 413 The gay things of Life are..acquirable by few.

1792 T. Cooper Reply Burke's Invective 20 The System of hereditary functionaries..implies the Possession of Qualities..not transmissible by descent, but acquirable only.

1807 R. Southey Spec. Eng. Poets I. Pref. 31 Those who hold that poetry is an acquirable art,—the materialists of fine literature.

1845 Foreign Quart. Rev. 34 301 The entire field of man's acquirable knowledge was mapped out.

1913 S. Graham Changing Russia (ed. 2) 60 There is fruitful land..acquirable on easy terms from the Government or from private owners.

2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 Apr. (Features) 12 Dance instructors agree that salsa is an acquirable skill, like driving or typing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquirable
释义	acquirableadj. Brit. /əˈkwʌɪərəbl/, U.S. /əˈkwaɪ(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquire v., -able suffix. Etymology: < acquire v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin acquiribilis (14th cent. in a British source). Capable of being acquired (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired > able to be procurablec1449 purveyable1542 gettable1553 extant1555 parable1563 acquirable1606 gainable1611 purchasable1611 obtainablea1617 acquisitive1629 haveable1639 producible1640 come-at-able?1685 derivablea1711 attainable1712 embraceable1841 graspable1868 securable1876 1606 E. Forset Compar. Disc. Bodies Nat. & Politique 8 The soule..hath euer since beene stinted at a measure of vnderstanding acquirable by the organs of the body. 1658 H. Crompton Pierides 103 Wine was not acquirable though 't did abound. 1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. sig. A3^v Foreign Languages..being not easily acquirable. 1730 A. Bower Historia Litteraria (1731) 1 No. 5. 413 The gay things of Life are..acquirable by few. 1792 T. Cooper Reply Burke's Invective 20 The System of hereditary functionaries..implies the Possession of Qualities..not transmissible by descent, but acquirable only. 1807 R. Southey Spec. Eng. Poets I. Pref. 31 Those who hold that poetry is an acquirable art,—the materialists of fine literature. 1845 Foreign Quart. Rev. 34 301 The entire field of man's acquirable knowledge was mapped out. 1913 S. Graham Changing Russia (ed. 2) 60 There is fruitful land..acquirable on easy terms from the Government or from private owners. 2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 Apr. (Features) 12 Dance instructors agree that salsa is an acquirable skill, like driving or typing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1606
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