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单词 promovable
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promovableadj.

Brit. /prəˈmuːvəbl/, U.S. /prəˈmuvəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promove v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < promove v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier promotable adj.
rare.
= promotable adj. Chiefly in removable and promovable. Cf. quot. 1887 at promotable adj., of Scottish and Irish magistrates.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > rising in prosperity, power, or rank > that may be advanced or promoted
promotable1716
promovable1902
1902 Times 25 Jan. 12/6 The trial of men for political offences by the removable and promovable servants of the Executive is an odious measure of repulsive tyranny.
1920 W. O'Brien Evening Memories xiii. 216 Two paid magistrates removable and promovable at the caprice of Dublin Castle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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