ignorablen.adj.

Brit.

/ɪɡˈnɔːrəbl/, U.S.

/ɪɡˈnɔrəb(ə)l/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ignore v., -able suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < ignore v. + -able suffix.Compare classical Latin ignōrābilis unknown, in post-classical Latin also unknowable (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), and also Old French, Middle French, French ignorable not having knowledge or experience (c1300), that which can be ignored (mid 18th cent.).

A. n.

†1. That which one can be ignorant about. Also as a count noun: something about which one can be ignorant. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1852 J. F. Ferrier Let. 22 May in Lect. Greek Philos. (1866) I. 483 ‘We can be ignorant only of what can (possibly) be known’, or, in barbarous locution, ‘the Knowable alone is the ignorable’.

1854 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic 425 The only possible object of ignorance—the only ignorable—if so barbarous a word be permissible.

2. Something which can be ignored.

ΚΠ

1970 Geogr. Mag. Feb. 389/1 So long as people like Mr Spearing stop at this point and resort to adjectives instead of numbers, so long will engineers..continue to treat intangibles as ignorables.

1989 B. F. Baird Managerial Decisions under Uncertainty xiii. 429 Time must be apportioned to musts and then wants but never to ignorables.

2003 J. Kellerman Conspiracy Club (2004) xxxiv. 244 The fourth envelope arrived. Finally. Tuesday morning, stuck in the middle of a stack of ignorables.

B. adj.

That can be ignored; not deserving of notice or attention.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > [adjective] > capable of being ignored

ignorable1867

1867 Vermont Chron. 30 Nov. (Secular Dept.) 2/2 Woodstock and St. Albans have been protesting. So, I believe, will the towns in the Lamoille Valley, in due time; but not in a way ignorable by the Legislature.

1886 O. Heaviside Electr. Papers (1892) II. 64 Let us call the ratio of the impressed force to the current in a line when electrostatic induction is ignorable the Impedance of the line.

1935 Daily Mail (Hull) 9 Nov. 4/3 I would urge our anxious inquirer to curb his social instincts until he has given his neighbours an exhaustive once-over and ascertained if they are genuinely card-worthy or just ignorable.

1990 M. Torgovnick Gone Primitive (1991) ii. 68 The books [of the Tarzan series] want women to be invisible, ignorable, like the Africans—but they just are not.

2008 A. T. Holdener Ajax xii. 417 As a developer, it is always tough to decide when it is safe to ignore an error and when to take more action. Ignorable errors will cause no harm to the application if left alone, but you should address them in some way.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	ignorable
释义	ignorablen.adj. Brit. /ɪɡˈnɔːrəbl/, U.S. /ɪɡˈnɔrəb(ə)l/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ignore v., -able suffix. Etymology: Apparently < ignore v. + -able suffix.Compare classical Latin ignōrābilis unknown, in post-classical Latin also unknowable (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), and also Old French, Middle French, French ignorable not having knowledge or experience (c1300), that which can be ignored (mid 18th cent.). A. n. †1. That which one can be ignorant about. Also as a count noun: something about which one can be ignorant. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1852 J. F. Ferrier Let. 22 May in Lect. Greek Philos. (1866) I. 483 ‘We can be ignorant only of what can (possibly) be known’, or, in barbarous locution, ‘the Knowable alone is the ignorable’. 1854 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic 425 The only possible object of ignorance—the only ignorable—if so barbarous a word be permissible. 2. Something which can be ignored. ΚΠ 1970 Geogr. Mag. Feb. 389/1 So long as people like Mr Spearing stop at this point and resort to adjectives instead of numbers, so long will engineers..continue to treat intangibles as ignorables. 1989 B. F. Baird Managerial Decisions under Uncertainty xiii. 429 Time must be apportioned to musts and then wants but never to ignorables. 2003 J. Kellerman Conspiracy Club (2004) xxxiv. 244 The fourth envelope arrived. Finally. Tuesday morning, stuck in the middle of a stack of ignorables. B. adj. That can be ignored; not deserving of notice or attention. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > [adjective] > capable of being ignored ignorable1867 1867 Vermont Chron. 30 Nov. (Secular Dept.) 2/2 Woodstock and St. Albans have been protesting. So, I believe, will the towns in the Lamoille Valley, in due time; but not in a way ignorable by the Legislature. 1886 O. Heaviside Electr. Papers (1892) II. 64 Let us call the ratio of the impressed force to the current in a line when electrostatic induction is ignorable the Impedance of the line. 1935 Daily Mail (Hull) 9 Nov. 4/3 I would urge our anxious inquirer to curb his social instincts until he has given his neighbours an exhaustive once-over and ascertained if they are genuinely card-worthy or just ignorable. 1990 M. Torgovnick Gone Primitive (1991) ii. 68 The books [of the Tarzan series] want women to be invisible, ignorable, like the Africans—but they just are not. 2008 A. T. Holdener Ajax xii. 417 As a developer, it is always tough to decide when it is safe to ignore an error and when to take more action. Ignorable errors will cause no harm to the application if left alone, but you should address them in some way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1852
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