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单词 get-at-able
释义

get-at-ableadj.

Brit. /ˌɡɛtˈatəbl/, U.S. /ˌɡɛdˈædəbəl/
Forms: 1700s– get-at-able, 1900s– getatable.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English get at , -able suffix.
Etymology: < get at (see to get at —— at get v. Phrasal verbs 2) + -able suffix. Compare come-at-able adj.
Able to be got at, reached, or obtained; accessible.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > affording access > accessible
accessiblea1425
approachable?a1560
adible1568
reachable1600
accessive1611
come-at-able?1685
get-at-able1799
frequentable1843
attainable1856
1799 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 275 The book is not get-at-able.
1835 Lady Morgan Princess II. iii. 98 Lord Montressor was now in ecstasy before the superb coloured drawing of Rubens... ‘If this,’ he said, ‘were a get-at-able thing, I would bid handsomely for it.’
1896 Rep. B. & F. Bib. Soc. 244 The people are more get-at-able than in China.
1936 E. A. Atkins & A. G. Walker Electr. Arc & Oxy-acetylene Welding (ed. 3) iv. 34 The joint can either be welded on the outer edges alone, or can be welded, if required, and is get-at-able, on the inside also.
1967 M. Tippett Let. Jan. (2005) 414 Motels (at least in America) are immediately get-at-able without porter problems.
2001 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 16 Dec. 19/1 With the phrase ‘we are all New Yorkers now’ on the loose, this book is a reminder that..you're probably not. But Manhattan is getatable in its own way.
2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxiv. 349 Her continuous and unappeasable sexual jitters..for any get-at-able fellow.

Derivatives

get-at-aˈbility n. the state or quality of being get-at-able.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > coming into the presence of or contact with > quality of being accessible
accessibleness1667
approachableness1731
accessibility1734
come-at-ability1760
come-at-ableness1837
get-at-ability1839
approachability1851
get-at-ableness1860
reachability1925
1839 Athenæum 2 Mar. 165/3 But neither pedantic symmetry nor ideological accuracy are the ends to be pursued;—(if we may coin a word to express our meaning) get-at-ability is the object.
1863 S. Smiles Industr. Biogr. 292 The pyramidal form of this engine, its great simplicity and get-at-ability of parts..have rendered it a universal favourite.
1953 Analysts Jrnl. 9 105/2 One of the ‘crying needs’ in this field is the principle of ‘get-at-ability’, to borrow an expression that is now being heard in one connotation or another in many architectural offices.
2004 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 16 Sept. 26 Accessibility, or ‘get-at-ability’, is the key to economic prosperity and social cohesion.
get-ˈat-ableness n. = get-at-ability n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > coming into the presence of or contact with > quality of being accessible
accessibleness1667
approachableness1731
accessibility1734
come-at-ability1760
come-at-ableness1837
get-at-ability1839
approachability1851
get-at-ableness1860
reachability1925
1860 Amer. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 10 69 To reduce the animals to a state of get-at-ableness, and to prevent interruption to my operations, I have generally administered chloroform.
1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 July 4/2 Most of the dancing men preferred the get-at-ableness of Grosvenor-place.
1957 P. Grainger Let. 8 Nov. in All-round Man (1994) 271 And then there is the question of the get-at-able-ness of Dr Gerson—with a life such as mine.
1974 P. Gould & R. White Mental Maps (1986) i. 6 Relative accessibility, the ‘getatableness’ of a place in relation to others.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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