单词 | occasionable |
释义 | † occasionableadj. Obsolete. Able to be occasioned or caused; likely to be occasioned. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > caused or induced > that may be caused occasionablea1586 causable1646 induciblea1677 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1987) iii. 390 But the noise they heard in the camp was occasionable by the famous Prince Anaxius. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 143 This Practice will fence us against immoderate displeasure occasionable by mens hard opinions. 1715 H. Carey Contrivances 29 We are his Majesty's liege subjects, and were terrified out of our habitations..by a cry from abroad; which your noble Worship must understand was occasionable by the gentleman of this house, who was so unfortunable as to be kill'd by thieves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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