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单词 manipulable
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manipulableadj.

Brit. /məˈnɪpjᵿləbl/, U.S. /məˈnɪpjələbəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: manipulate v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < manipul- (in manipulate v.) + -able suffix. Compare French manipulable (1907 or earlier).
Able to be manipulated; flexible, tractable.
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the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > able to be operated on by hands
manipulable1881
manipulatable1884
society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable
freec1300
malleablec1395
pliablec1475
workable1545
hammerable1611
mouldable1626
soluble1650
kind1747
plastic1791
temperable1841
mild1878
manipulable1881
1881 Brit. Trade Jrnl. 19 335 The substance..has to be rendered manipulable.
1924 Philos. Rev. 33 7 Things must be practically manipulable, conceptually describable.
1957 B. F. Skinner in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 233/1 Suffixes such as -ness or -hood are usually readily manipulable as separate elements in composing new terms.
1963 Punch 2 Jan. 21/1 A swiftly manipulable key-board.
1971 Nature 12 Feb. 445/3 As well as being easy to learn and formally manipulable,..[computer languages] should be thought-provoking.
1989 Eng. World-wide 10 42 The data-based, user-centric approach is perhaps less manipulable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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