optableadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒptəbl/, U.S.

/ˈɑptəb(ə)l/

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin optābilis ; opt v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin optābilis to be wished for, desirable < optāre optate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. In sense 2 probably independently < opt v. + -able suffix.

†1. Desirable, to be wished for. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > that is to or may be wished for

to be wished1531

wishable1548

optable1569

wished1586

volible1675

1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Olde Age 54 b After death, the sence is eyther suche as is blessed and optable, or else it is none at all.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 242 Furnish'd with even such an Ideal, optable or designable..Library.

2. Subject to choice; optional.

ΚΠ

1993 Polit. Sci. Q. 108 125 Quebec, angered over the repatriation of the Constitution Act without its consent, immediately opted out of the optable sections of the charter.

1995 Music & Media (Nexis) 21 Jan. 6 (headline) SBS' innovative ISDN optable FM filler.

Derivatives

† optableness n. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Optablenes, desirableness.

† optably adv. Obsolete rare desirably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adverb] > desirably

desiderably1635

optably1657

desirably1823

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Qqq With this [method]..their Theorems [are] more optably [L. optabilius] read, and easily learned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	optable
释义	optableadj. Brit. /ˈɒptəbl/, U.S. /ˈɑptəb(ə)l/ Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin optābilis ; opt v., -able suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin optābilis to be wished for, desirable < optāre optate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. In sense 2 probably independently < opt v. + -able suffix. †1. Desirable, to be wished for. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > that is to or may be wished for to be wished1531 wishable1548 optable1569 wished1586 volible1675 1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Olde Age 54 b After death, the sence is eyther suche as is blessed and optable, or else it is none at all. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 242 Furnish'd with even such an Ideal, optable or designable..Library. 2. Subject to choice; optional. ΚΠ 1993 Polit. Sci. Q. 108 125 Quebec, angered over the repatriation of the Constitution Act without its consent, immediately opted out of the optable sections of the charter. 1995 Music & Media (Nexis) 21 Jan. 6 (headline) SBS' innovative ISDN optable FM filler. Derivatives † optableness n. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Optablenes, desirableness. † optably adv. Obsolete rare desirably. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adverb] > desirably desiderably1635 optably1657 desirably1823 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Qqq With this [method]..their Theorems [are] more optably [L. optabilius] read, and easily learned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1569
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