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单词 motionable
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motionableadj.

Brit. /ˈməʊʃn̩əbl/, /ˈməʊʃ(ə)nəbl/, U.S. /ˈmoʊʃənəb(ə)l/, /ˈmoʊʃnəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motion n., -able suffix.
Etymology: < motion n. + -able suffix.
Chiefly poetic. Now rare.
Capable of motion, able to move.
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the world > movement > [adjective] > capable of moving
remuable?c1400
motive1579
motionable1840
1840 Peter Parley's Ann. 149 She gave it a gentle pat with her paw, to see if it were motionable.
1876 G. M. Hopkins Wreck of Deutschland xxxii, in Poems (1967) 62 Stanching, quenching ocean of a motionable mind.
1893 R. Bridges Shorter Poems v. xv. 11 The frost-bound country held Nought motionable or alive.
1951 W. de la Mare Winged Chariot 10 Huge and scarce motionable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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