governableadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡʌvn̩əbl/,

/ˈɡʌvənəbl/, U.S.

/ˈɡəvərnəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < govern v. + -able suffix.Compare classical Latin gubernābilis capable of being controlled, Middle French, French gouvernable capable of being governed (late 14th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from the early 19th cent.).

Capable of being governed (in various senses of govern v.); esp. manageable, tractable; pliant.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > able to be ruled, governed, or controlled

rulablec1449

dirigible1588

controllablea1600

directivea1616

governable1635

commandable1646

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada iii. 178 Restraining the bounds of his Empire within a governable distance [It. à spaçio da poter gouernarsi].

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 21 By having their Infant-Passions thus checked and bridled, they [sc. children] become more tame and governable ever after.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xxiii. 59 There is not a more tonsile [= prunable] and governable Plant in Nature.

1684 T. Otway Atheist i. 8 Will you promise me..to be very governable, and very civil.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 111 The earls of Essex and Holland were thought less governable by those Councils.

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland iii. 111 The Ship was very governable, and Steer'd incomparably well.

1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. iii. 81 He may prove mild and governable.

1819 R. Chapman Life James V 127 Where the same religion is unanimously professed, the subjects are more governable and peaceable.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. ii. 28 Alvan in love was not likely to be governable by prudent counsel.

1913 J. S. Thomson China Revolutionzed i. 97 It is this repression of individual resentment and ambition which has made England and America so governable.

1947 Kenyon Rev. 9 577 I have patience, endurance, humility, strength, a governable will.

2012 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 28 July (Nexis) Small towns are potentially more easily governable than large cities.

Derivatives

ˌgovernaˈbility n. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > controllability or governability

governableness1681

controllability1831

governability1858

1858 Rambler Aug. 129 He concludes his praise of English governability with this sentence: ‘Servants understand that in this world there must be persons who command and persons who obey.’

1993 People's Weekly World 6 Feb. 14/1 The real challenge is to win governability of the country.

ˈgovernably adv. rare

ΚΠ

1692 C. Morton Spirit of Man 80 'Tis a Temperate Spirit; not Cold or Lukewarm, but Governably Cool.

1863 P. S. Worsley Poems & Transl. 12 The god Infused a soul more governably mild.

2006 D. Jones & R. Stablein in A. M. Konrad et al. Handbk. Workplace Diversity vi. 147 The desire of managers to divide the ‘workforce’ into governably diversified bodies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	governable
释义	governableadj. Brit. /ˈɡʌvn̩əbl/, /ˈɡʌvənəbl/, U.S. /ˈɡəvərnəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: govern v., -able suffix. Etymology: < govern v. + -able suffix.Compare classical Latin gubernābilis capable of being controlled, Middle French, French gouvernable capable of being governed (late 14th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from the early 19th cent.). Capable of being governed (in various senses of govern v.); esp. manageable, tractable; pliant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > able to be ruled, governed, or controlled rulablec1449 dirigible1588 controllablea1600 directivea1616 governable1635 commandable1646 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada iii. 178 Restraining the bounds of his Empire within a governable distance [It. à spaçio da poter gouernarsi]. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 21 By having their Infant-Passions thus checked and bridled, they [sc. children] become more tame and governable ever after. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xxiii. 59 There is not a more tonsile [= prunable] and governable Plant in Nature. 1684 T. Otway Atheist i. 8 Will you promise me..to be very governable, and very civil. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 111 The earls of Essex and Holland were thought less governable by those Councils. 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland iii. 111 The Ship was very governable, and Steer'd incomparably well. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. iii. 81 He may prove mild and governable. 1819 R. Chapman Life James V 127 Where the same religion is unanimously professed, the subjects are more governable and peaceable. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. ii. 28 Alvan in love was not likely to be governable by prudent counsel. 1913 J. S. Thomson China Revolutionzed i. 97 It is this repression of individual resentment and ambition which has made England and America so governable. 1947 Kenyon Rev. 9 577 I have patience, endurance, humility, strength, a governable will. 2012 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 28 July (Nexis) Small towns are potentially more easily governable than large cities. Derivatives ˌgovernaˈbility n. rare ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > controllability or governability governableness1681 controllability1831 governability1858 1858 Rambler Aug. 129 He concludes his praise of English governability with this sentence: ‘Servants understand that in this world there must be persons who command and persons who obey.’ 1993 People's Weekly World 6 Feb. 14/1 The real challenge is to win governability of the country. ˈgovernably adv. rare ΚΠ 1692 C. Morton Spirit of Man 80 'Tis a Temperate Spirit; not Cold or Lukewarm, but Governably Cool. 1863 P. S. Worsley Poems & Transl. 12 The god Infused a soul more governably mild. 2006 D. Jones & R. Stablein in A. M. Konrad et al. Handbk. Workplace Diversity vi. 147 The desire of managers to divide the ‘workforce’ into governably diversified bodies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1635
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