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单词 presentable
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presentableadj.

Brit. /prᵻˈzɛntəbl/, U.S. /prəˈzɛn(t)əb(ə)l/, /priˈzɛn(t)əb(ə)l/
Forms: late Middle English– presentable, 1700s presentible.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: present v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < present v. + -able suffix, probably originally after Anglo-Norman presentable that needs to be presented (a1355 or earlier). Compare post-classical Latin praesentabilis present at a meeting (10th cent.), that can be presented or displayed, usually (in legal context) liable or subject to presentment (1305, 1408, a1565 in British sources), (of a clergyman) capable of being presented to a benefice (1556 in a British source), Middle French, French présentable (of a thing) which can be presented (1530), (of a person) who is fit to appear in public (1727).With the form presentible compare -ible suffix.
1. Law. Of an offence, evidence, etc.: that may or should be formally presented in court; liable to presentment. Obsolete.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [adjective] > that may be laid before court
presentable1451
1451 Memorandum of Prosecutions in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 526 In the Cyte of Norwyche must the falsehodys and the fals getyngys of good ther don ben fowndyn, and thow summ[e] maters ben not presentable or paraventur in seche forme not corigyble ther, yet so that the mater in the self be orible and fowle..it semyth summe men best that all go forthe and be taken.
1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII c. 43 Thinges enquirable presentable or determinable before iusticers of peas.
1648 J. March Reports 120 The keeping of false weights is presentable in Leet, if the party use them, otherwise not.
a1701 in Prideaux Direct. Ch.-wardens (1701) 11 They will..present such persons and things as are presentable by the Ecclesiastical Laws.
1739 N. Bacon's Laws & Govt. Eng. I. 145 (note) This was originally presentable and punishable in the Leet.
1863 J. Keble Life T. Wilson: Pt. I x. 327 [Drunkenness] should be especially enumerated among the presentable offences.
1897 Virginia Law Reg. 3 275 The departure consists in making the first decision conclude not only all matters presented and received, but all matters presentable in the first case.
2. Ecclesiastical Law.
a. = presentative adj. 1. Now rare.
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society > faith > worship > benefice > kinds of benefice > [adjective] > presentative
presentable1463
presentative1559
1463 in Collectanea Topographica & Genealogica (1836) III. 269 Asoft within þe seid xvij yeres as any chauntrie or chapell not presentable..or any oþer office longyng to any of þe seid maners shall belonge to þe yift.
1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. viii. 297 To found such a Church or Chappel, and to ordain that it shall be a donative and not presentable.
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 90 No more..than Incumbents of Churches Presentable can by their sole Act grant the Incumbencies to others.
1776 G. Wilson tr. E. Coke Rep. 3 vi. 50 But if a Bishop collates without title to a church presentable, and his clerk is inducted, yet that should not put the rightful patron out of possession.
1816 Times 25 July 3/1 Here..was a clear distinction between a benefice presentable and a donative.
1875 Times 2 June 8/3 If the Bill were passed the donative living might be turned into a presentable benefice.
b. Of a clergyman: capable of being presented to a benefice. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Presentable,..3. Eccles. (a) Capable of being presented to a church living; as, a presentable clerk.
3. That can or may be presented; capable of or suitable for presentation to a person, to the mind, as a gift, etc.
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the mind > possession > giving > [adjective] > suitable for presentation
presentablea1626
the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [adjective] > that can be offered
offerable1577
presentablea1626
profferable1822
the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [adjective] > describing vividly > capable of being presented to the mind
presentable1757
a1626 A. Lake Medit. in Sermons (1629) sig. a2v Faultring words, wandring thoughts, are neither of them presentable to thee.
1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful v. §7. 183 Here are again two ideas not presentible but by language.
1854 M. Faraday Exper. Res. lv. 468 Under that form it is easily presentable to the mind.
1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xv. 280 These possibilities of a presentable claim.
1919 Harvard Law Rev. 32 546 It would be hard to find a presentable reason of policy for allowing the beneficiaries of a monopoly, natural or legal, more than a reasonable return on the value of their whole property.
1978 Economist (Nexis) 11 Mar. 27 Once a presentable agreement was arrived at through the intervention and help of the department of labour..the members did not attach much authority to the favourable voice of their leaders.
1993 Times 24 May 11/1 This is a presentable agreement... We would not have achieved this result without a strike.
4. Fit to be presented or introduced into society or company; of good or respectable appearance, fit to be seen. Also figurative.Now the usual sense. N.E.D. notes: ‘properly of persons; often extended to things’.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]
faireOE
comelyOE
winlyOE
goodlyOE
hendya1250
hendc1275
quaintc1300
seemlyc1305
tidya1325
avenant1340
honestc1384
sightya1387
properc1390
well beseena1393
queema1400
speciousa1400
featousc1400
parisantc1400
rekenc1400
well-favoureda1438
wellc1450
spectable?a1475
delicatec1480
jollya1500
bonny?a1513
snog1513
viewlyc1536
goodlikec1550
sightly1555
sightful1565
beholdinga1586
eyesome?1587
decent1600
vage1604
prospicuous1605
eyely1614
fashionable1630
well-looking1638
softa1643
fineish1647
well-looked1660
of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700
likely-looked1709
sonsy1720
smiling1725
aspectable1731
smirkya1758
likely-looking1771
respectable1776
magnificent-looking1790
producible1792
presentable1800
good-looking1804
nice-looking1807
bonnyish1855
spick1882
eyeable1887
aegyo2007
1800 M. Edgeworth Eton Montem i, in Parent's Assistant (ed. 3) VI. 137 Do send my ooman to me to make me presentable.
1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iv. 132 Excuse me for showing you the simple truth; well dressed falsehood is a personage much more presentable.
1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings II. xlii. 34 A wash in the clean water made him once more a presentable person.
1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. I. 170 The pictures being in a more presentable condition than usual.
1887 R. N. Carey Uncle Max v She..was quite a presentable young lady.
1907 J. M. Synge Lett. to Molly (1971) 172 I will show it to you tomorrow if it is presentable enough.
1925 C. Connolly Let. 23 Apr. in Romantic Friendship (1975) 72 He [sc. Maurice Bowra] is extremely presentable in any society.
1957 L. de Wohl Glorious Folly ix. 82 Straight Street was very presentable, with a fine Corinthian colonnade.
1974 Times 19 Oct. 6/7 Bowra remarked that he had had his hair cut—‘makes one more presentable’.
1991 Newport Summer 27/3 You can wear your jeans, but, please, try to look presentable.

Compounds

presentable-looking adj.
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1889 Catholic World Oct. 125 I've known girls—good girls, mind you—to go off together..for the express purpose of having ‘a good flirt’... It means getting into conversation with any presentable-looking young men.
1922 Times 13 Nov. 9/4 In the less expensive furs suitable for young girls there is a blue-dyed wolf..which can be obtained for as low a price as £12 10s. for a presentable looking tie.
2004 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 15 June 1 Out of the crowd appeared an otherwise pleasant, presentable-looking woman.

Derivatives

presentaˈbility n. (a) capability of being presented; (b) the state of being fit to be seen.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun]
comelinessc1350
seemlinessc1385
comeliheada1393
goodliheada1413
beseemingc1440
goodliness1449
propernessc1478
sightliness1561
handsomeness1622
speciousness1650
presentability1823
nicelookingness1865
eye appeal1916
spiffiness1981
aegyo1997
the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > capability of being described
presentability1823
1823 A. Lefanu Tales of Tourist III. 230 She was very well, deepy read in novels, and had beauty, which greatly contributes to a woman's presentability.
1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 268 The body-coachman..caused himself to be..sandpapered and scrubbed into presentability.
1888 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 447 Old boots, which had long passed the season of presentability.
1992 L. Gordon Shared Lives v. 89 One of the main events in this period..was the school dance. The exacting norms of sophistication ensured that we asked partners on the basis of presentability.
1993 Museum Internat. No 4. 35/3 The function was primarily the restoration of museum objects for purposes of enhancing presentability, function or stability.
preˈsentably adv. in a presentable manner, so as to have a good or respectable appearance.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb]
fairlyOE
comelyOE
hendly?c1225
goodlyc1275
seemlya1325
sweet1338
quaintly1340
properlyc1390
well?a1400
comelilyc1400
seemlilyc1400
jollilyc1426
formally1548
handsomely1560
sightly1592
handsome1600
winsomely17..
nicely1714
in one's best (also worst) looks1816
presentably1848
1848 Times 27 July 5/5 An officer can still clothe himself presentably.
1892 A. E. Lee Hist. Columbus I. 252 The Square was enclosed, for the first time presentably, with a fence of cedar posts and white painted palings.
1959 E. H. Clements High Tension xii. 185 The laird of Kilmorrin, now dressed presentably..faced the laird of Glenask.
1994 Computer Bull. Apr. 2/3 Distributed computing is just now facing up to the challenge of handling continuous media such as voice, video and music presentably.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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