appliableadj.

Brit.

/əˈplʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/əˈplaɪəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English–1700s 1900s– applyable, late Middle English– appliable, 1500s–1600s apliable, 1500s–1600s aplyable; also Scottish pre-1700 applyabill.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: apply v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < apply v. + -able suffix, probably after post-classical Latin applicabilis or Middle French applicable (see applicable adj.). Compare later applicable adj.

†1. Suitable, pertinent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective]

to (the) purposea1387

pertinentc1390

appliablec1429

relevantc1540

appliant1548

incident1557

relative1579

home1607

effectual1608

ad rem1680

adaptable1718

to the point1817

pointful1898

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable to be applied

appliablec1429

applicable?1548

pliable1596

applicatory1597

appropriable1646

applicate1798

c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 24 Out of the Testament Olde Thre stories..appliables shall be tolde.

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. xi. 239 [Mahomet] extolled him [sc. Christe] to a more heigth then was appliable to the nature of man.

1617 J. Hales Serm. Oxf. 38 How this advice..was appliable or how it fitted the question..belongs not to me to discusse.

1742 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Appliable, that may be applied, has relation to, or, is conformable to.

†2. Ready to accommodate oneself or give heed to; well-disposed, adaptable, docile, compliant. Cf. pliable adj.² Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective]

freeeOE

well-willingOE

readyc1175

fainc1275

buxoma1300

prestc1300

liefc1325

rifec1390

willyc1390

baina1400

willinga1400

listyc1440

towardc1440

appliable1449

pronea1450

wilfulc1460

prompt?a1475

content1477

towardly1513

contenteda1525

towards1525

fond1529

comingc1576

unrefusinga1586

open-armed1594

voluntary1598

gainsome1629

easy1653

unreluctant1654

nothing loath1667

applicable1702

irreluctanta1706

unhesitating1753

unloath1861

prone-minded1869

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > compliant

ablec1384

obedientc1400

supplec1405

accordinga1425

plianta1425

serviablea1425

appliable1449

bowablec1449

applicant?c1500

pliablea1513

applying?1529

flexible?1531

maniablea1604

correspondenta1616

compliable1641

compliant1642

complaisant1647

flexile1651

complacential1658

complying1668

commode1674

complaisential1689

applicable1702

complacent1790

unprotesting1792

1449–50 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1449 §45. m. 7 The saide duke..caused to be made dyvers persones to be shirreves..som to be appliable to his entent and commaundement.

1474 in J. B. Sheppard Christ Church Lett. (1877) 27 (MED) Yee have been agreable and appliable to every thynge for the weell of the matier.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 698/2 With willing and applyable myndes.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 7^v He, that is apte by goodnes of witte, and appliable by readines of will, to learning.

c1613 ( in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 134 I have advysed him so to doe, the which he is right glad and aplyable.

1635 J. Shirley Lady of Pleasure iii. i She has a very appliable nature.

1699 W. Temple Introd. Hist. Eng. 583 Tho' constant to his Ends, yet appliable to Occasions.

3. Capable of being applied or put to use (apply v. I.).

ΚΠ

c1460 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 845 A beggere sett in a chayer of degree, Hym silff not knowyng in souereyn dignite, If this teerme to hym were appliable, Clene forgetith his consanguinite.

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 51 This case is not appliable against our case.

1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. F.iii Dytties applyable to euery tune that may be sung or sayd.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 206 Conceiue the words..as..applyable to the Accuser.

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell ii. 16 Like the Shoomakers Last, that may bee applyable to any foot.

1679 T. Oates Serm. St. Michaels 15 The purchase of Christ..should be appliable to man without any fraud or limitation.

1724 N. N. tr. P. Segneri Devout Client of Mary 17 This would cut off the use of a considerable part of our Words, which are equally appliable to God, and to Creatures, tho' in a far different sense.

1783 M. Underwood Treat. Ulcers Legs 86 It will be necessary to make some distinctions of ulcers, since the general indications cannot be alike appliable to each.

1855 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 16 ii. 563 A practical and appliable knowledge.

1874 Contemp. Rev. 24 731 Abundance..of wealth..appliable to other purposes.

1921 Times 12 Mar. 4/4 That section [of the Act] was now appliable to metropolitan boroughs.

1974 J. I. M. Stewart Gaudy i. 7 I remembered everything to which paint was appliable as tinted and textured.

1992 Columbia Law Rev. 92 1349 Expanding the circle of thought outward..indicates further applications, perhaps more suggestive or metaphorical than concretely appliable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	appliable
释义	appliableadj. Brit. /əˈplʌɪəbl/, U.S. /əˈplaɪəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English–1700s 1900s– applyable, late Middle English– appliable, 1500s–1600s apliable, 1500s–1600s aplyable; also Scottish pre-1700 applyabill. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: apply v., -able suffix. Etymology: < apply v. + -able suffix, probably after post-classical Latin applicabilis or Middle French applicable (see applicable adj.). Compare later applicable adj. †1. Suitable, pertinent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] to (the) purposea1387 pertinentc1390 appliablec1429 relevantc1540 appliant1548 incident1557 relative1579 home1607 effectual1608 ad rem1680 adaptable1718 to the point1817 pointful1898 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable to be applied appliablec1429 applicable?1548 pliable1596 applicatory1597 appropriable1646 applicate1798 c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 24 Out of the Testament Olde Thre stories..appliables shall be tolde. 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. xi. 239 [Mahomet] extolled him [sc. Christe] to a more heigth then was appliable to the nature of man. 1617 J. Hales Serm. Oxf. 38 How this advice..was appliable or how it fitted the question..belongs not to me to discusse. 1742 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Appliable, that may be applied, has relation to, or, is conformable to. †2. Ready to accommodate oneself or give heed to; well-disposed, adaptable, docile, compliant. Cf. pliable adj.² Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] freeeOE well-willingOE readyc1175 fainc1275 buxoma1300 prestc1300 liefc1325 rifec1390 willyc1390 baina1400 willinga1400 listyc1440 towardc1440 appliable1449 pronea1450 wilfulc1460 prompt?a1475 content1477 towardly1513 contenteda1525 towards1525 fond1529 comingc1576 unrefusinga1586 open-armed1594 voluntary1598 gainsome1629 easy1653 unreluctant1654 nothing loath1667 applicable1702 irreluctanta1706 unhesitating1753 unloath1861 prone-minded1869 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > compliant ablec1384 obedientc1400 supplec1405 accordinga1425 plianta1425 serviablea1425 appliable1449 bowablec1449 applicant?c1500 pliablea1513 applying?1529 flexible?1531 maniablea1604 correspondenta1616 compliable1641 compliant1642 complaisant1647 flexile1651 complacential1658 complying1668 commode1674 complaisential1689 applicable1702 complacent1790 unprotesting1792 1449–50 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1449 §45. m. 7 The saide duke..caused to be made dyvers persones to be shirreves..som to be appliable to his entent and commaundement. 1474 in J. B. Sheppard Christ Church Lett. (1877) 27 (MED) Yee have been agreable and appliable to every thynge for the weell of the matier. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 698/2 With willing and applyable myndes. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 7^v He, that is apte by goodnes of witte, and appliable by readines of will, to learning. c1613 ( in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 134 I have advysed him so to doe, the which he is right glad and aplyable. 1635 J. Shirley Lady of Pleasure iii. i She has a very appliable nature. 1699 W. Temple Introd. Hist. Eng. 583 Tho' constant to his Ends, yet appliable to Occasions. 3. Capable of being applied or put to use (apply v. I.). ΚΠ c1460 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 845 A beggere sett in a chayer of degree, Hym silff not knowyng in souereyn dignite, If this teerme to hym were appliable, Clene forgetith his consanguinite. a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 51 This case is not appliable against our case. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. F.iii Dytties applyable to euery tune that may be sung or sayd. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 206 Conceiue the words..as..applyable to the Accuser. 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell ii. 16 Like the Shoomakers Last, that may bee applyable to any foot. 1679 T. Oates Serm. St. Michaels 15 The purchase of Christ..should be appliable to man without any fraud or limitation. 1724 N. N. tr. P. Segneri Devout Client of Mary 17 This would cut off the use of a considerable part of our Words, which are equally appliable to God, and to Creatures, tho' in a far different sense. 1783 M. Underwood Treat. Ulcers Legs 86 It will be necessary to make some distinctions of ulcers, since the general indications cannot be alike appliable to each. 1855 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 16 ii. 563 A practical and appliable knowledge. 1874 Contemp. Rev. 24 731 Abundance..of wealth..appliable to other purposes. 1921 Times 12 Mar. 4/4 That section [of the Act] was now appliable to metropolitan boroughs. 1974 J. I. M. Stewart Gaudy i. 7 I remembered everything to which paint was appliable as tinted and textured. 1992 Columbia Law Rev. 92 1349 Expanding the circle of thought outward..indicates further applications, perhaps more suggestive or metaphorical than concretely appliable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1429
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