penetrableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnᵻtrəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnətrəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English penytrable, late Middle English– penetrable, 1600s penitrable.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French pénétrable; Latin penetrābilis.

Etymology: < Middle French, French pénétrable accessible (c1372–4), penetrating (1612), capable of being penetrated (1690) and its etymon classical Latin penetrābilis capable of penetrating, penetrating, acute, capable of being penetrated or pierced ( < penetrāre penetrate v. + -bilis -ble suffix). Compare Spanish penetrable (14th cent.), Italian penetrabile (14th cent.).

A. adj.

†1. Capable of penetrating something; penetrative, penetrating (literal and figurative). Cf. penetrability n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > penetrating

piercinga1400

penetrative?a1425

penetrablec1425

penetrive?a1505

penetrant1543

thrilling1579

thrillant1590

penetrating1874

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 5680 Bawme natural..ran þoruȝ pipes artificial Þoruȝ nekke & hed in-to many place, Penytrable by veynes of þe face.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 4050 (MED) Lat princis..Bewar of tungis double and deceyuable, Which with ther venym infect ech companye, Ther poynaunt poisoun is so penetrable.

a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 28 (MED) I have founde in the lande of Perse a certeyn peple that have reson and penetrable intellect.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxxvii^v His graces sight was so quike and penetrable that he saw him, ye and saw through him.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 51 b/2 The penetrable coulde is allsoe a sore enimye to all woundes in the Heade.

a. Capable of being penetrated or pierced; into or through which access may be gained or sight may pass; permeable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > penetrating > able to be penetrated

penetrable1538

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Peruius..that maye be gone in, penetrable.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 109 It is not penetrable by the eie of man.

1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies vii. 111 Nor is Sulphur the only consistent Body that has this ingress into Metals; for we have found them penetrable by prepared Arsenic.

1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 12 Thick Woods so entangled with Undergrowth that..they are scarce penetrable.

1837 W. Wordsworth Excursion (rev. ed.) , in Poet. Wks. VI. 181 He..had vanished, if a wish Could have transferred him to the flying clouds, Or the least penetrable hiding-place.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. 300 Our destination was to the highest penetrable point of Baffin's Bay.

1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear ii. i. 150 Above the dark and often scarcely penetrable woods.

1990 H. Weatherall In Search of Cure (BNC) 212 The X-rays were..found to penetrate living tissue and leave shadows of the less penetrable denser parts.

b. figurative. Able to be penetrated, understood, etc., by thought or reasoning; discoverable. Also: able to be affected, susceptible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective]

understandinga1382

sensiblea1393

knowablea1425

perceivablec1443

takablec1449

understandablec1475

intendible1489

intentiblea1492

intelligible1509

facile1531

level1559

discernable1561

receptible1574

intendable?1577

excogitable1592

penetrable1594

comprehensible1598

scrutablec1604

distinguishable1611

discernible1616

perviousa1631

fathomable1633

cognoscible1648

colligible1650

determinable1658

intelligent1676

cognizable1681

apprehensive1692

susceptible1694

tangible1709

apprehensible1715

pronounced1728

comprehendible1814

graspable1818

prehensiblea1832

prononcé1838

possible1864

receivable1865

unsmothered1891

readable1908

discriminable1946

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. E2 His heart granteth No penetrable entrance to her playning.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. vii. 215 I am not made of stones, But penetrable to your kind intreates.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xii. 627 Their mind [sc. the vulgar]..is lesse penetrable and agitable.

1696 D. Manley Royal Mischief iv. i. 27 The Souldier fill'd with Scars, boasts not a part So penetrable as the Warriour's Heart.

1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 171 Such a groan. It would echo for ever in a penetrable ear.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xxiii. 353 Callum, flint to other considerations, was penetrable to superstition.

1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 7 275 The heads of the peasantry may be thick, but they are penetrable.

1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air §5 Involved in great, though attractive and penetrable, mystery.

1904 H. James Golden Bowl II. xxxv. 232 She was to learn the full extent of her need not to be penetrable.

1990 A. N. Wilson C. S. Lewis xi. 137 The sense he got from MacDonald..of heaven being penetrable through dreams and the subconscious.

†B. n.

A penetrable body or substance. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > ability to be penetrated > that which is penetrable

penetrable1658

1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters iv. 277 The water..doth purge and water all penetrables.

Derivatives

ˈpenetrableness n. the capacity to be penetrated; permeability, penetrability.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > ability to be penetrated

penetrabilitya1665

penetrableness1684

1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies v. 41 The penetrableness of Membranes to Fumes.

1853 F. A. Rauch Psychol. 390 Now it is the water, that attracts his curiosity, by its transparency, penetrableness, liveliness, murmuring.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penetrable
释义	penetrableadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɛnᵻtrəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɛnətrəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English penytrable, late Middle English– penetrable, 1600s penitrable. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French pénétrable; Latin penetrābilis. Etymology: < Middle French, French pénétrable accessible (c1372–4), penetrating (1612), capable of being penetrated (1690) and its etymon classical Latin penetrābilis capable of penetrating, penetrating, acute, capable of being penetrated or pierced ( < penetrāre penetrate v. + -bilis -ble suffix). Compare Spanish penetrable (14th cent.), Italian penetrabile (14th cent.). A. adj. †1. Capable of penetrating something; penetrative, penetrating (literal and figurative). Cf. penetrability n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > penetrating piercinga1400 penetrative?a1425 penetrablec1425 penetrive?a1505 penetrant1543 thrilling1579 thrillant1590 penetrating1874 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 5680 Bawme natural..ran þoruȝ pipes artificial Þoruȝ nekke & hed in-to many place, Penytrable by veynes of þe face. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 4050 (MED) Lat princis..Bewar of tungis double and deceyuable, Which with ther venym infect ech companye, Ther poynaunt poisoun is so penetrable. a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 28 (MED) I have founde in the lande of Perse a certeyn peple that have reson and penetrable intellect. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxxvii^v His graces sight was so quike and penetrable that he saw him, ye and saw through him. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 51 b/2 The penetrable coulde is allsoe a sore enimye to all woundes in the Heade. 2. a. Capable of being penetrated or pierced; into or through which access may be gained or sight may pass; permeable. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > penetrating > able to be penetrated penetrable1538 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Peruius..that maye be gone in, penetrable. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 109 It is not penetrable by the eie of man. 1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies vii. 111 Nor is Sulphur the only consistent Body that has this ingress into Metals; for we have found them penetrable by prepared Arsenic. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 12 Thick Woods so entangled with Undergrowth that..they are scarce penetrable. 1837 W. Wordsworth Excursion (rev. ed.) , in Poet. Wks. VI. 181 He..had vanished, if a wish Could have transferred him to the flying clouds, Or the least penetrable hiding-place. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. 300 Our destination was to the highest penetrable point of Baffin's Bay. 1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear ii. i. 150 Above the dark and often scarcely penetrable woods. 1990 H. Weatherall In Search of Cure (BNC) 212 The X-rays were..found to penetrate living tissue and leave shadows of the less penetrable denser parts. b. figurative. Able to be penetrated, understood, etc., by thought or reasoning; discoverable. Also: able to be affected, susceptible. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective] understandinga1382 sensiblea1393 knowablea1425 perceivablec1443 takablec1449 understandablec1475 intendible1489 intentiblea1492 intelligible1509 facile1531 level1559 discernable1561 receptible1574 intendable?1577 excogitable1592 penetrable1594 comprehensible1598 scrutablec1604 distinguishable1611 discernible1616 perviousa1631 fathomable1633 cognoscible1648 colligible1650 determinable1658 intelligent1676 cognizable1681 apprehensive1692 susceptible1694 tangible1709 apprehensible1715 pronounced1728 comprehendible1814 graspable1818 prehensiblea1832 prononcé1838 possible1864 receivable1865 unsmothered1891 readable1908 discriminable1946 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. E2 His heart granteth No penetrable entrance to her playning. View more context for this quotation 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. vii. 215 I am not made of stones, But penetrable to your kind intreates. View more context for this quotation 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xii. 627 Their mind [sc. the vulgar]..is lesse penetrable and agitable. 1696 D. Manley Royal Mischief iv. i. 27 The Souldier fill'd with Scars, boasts not a part So penetrable as the Warriour's Heart. 1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 171 Such a groan. It would echo for ever in a penetrable ear. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xxiii. 353 Callum, flint to other considerations, was penetrable to superstition. View more context for this quotation 1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 7 275 The heads of the peasantry may be thick, but they are penetrable. 1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air §5 Involved in great, though attractive and penetrable, mystery. 1904 H. James Golden Bowl II. xxxv. 232 She was to learn the full extent of her need not to be penetrable. 1990 A. N. Wilson C. S. Lewis xi. 137 The sense he got from MacDonald..of heaven being penetrable through dreams and the subconscious. †B. n. A penetrable body or substance. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > ability to be penetrated > that which is penetrable penetrable1658 1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters iv. 277 The water..doth purge and water all penetrables. Derivatives ˈpenetrableness n. the capacity to be penetrated; permeability, penetrability. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > penetration > ability to be penetrated penetrabilitya1665 penetrableness1684 1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies v. 41 The penetrableness of Membranes to Fumes. 1853 F. A. Rauch Psychol. 390 Now it is the water, that attracts his curiosity, by its transparency, penetrableness, liveliness, murmuring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1425
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