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单词 recognizable
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recognizableadj.

Brit. /ˈrɛkəɡnʌɪzəbl/, /ˌrɛkəɡˈnʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˌrɛkə(ɡ)ˈnaɪzəb(ə)l/
Forms: see recognize v.1 and -able suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: recognize v.1, -able suffix.
Etymology: < recognize v.1 + -able suffix. Compare French reconnaisable (c1100 in Old French as reconoisable).
Able to be recognized or identified; that permits recognition.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > recognition > [adjective] > capable of being recognized
knowledgeable?1518
cognoscible1648
knowable1655
recognizable?1682
cognizable1751
?1682 H. Care Eng. Liberties 120 In such other Court where the said Offence is properly Recognizable.
1758 E. M. da Costa in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 229 The impressions of ferns, grasses, &c. are easily recognizable, they so minutely tally to the plants they represent.
1838 E. A. Poe Narr. A. G. Pym in Wks. (1864) IV. 73 It was of singular form and character, and easily recognizable.
1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iv. 169 I could at this very desk perform a recognizable likeness of him.
1880 A. Geikie Elem. Lessons Physical Geogr. (new ed.) iv. 239 In many springs the proportion of dissolved gas is so small as to be hardly recognisable.
1927 Amer. Mercury July 370/1 The modus operandi of the gentlemen was and is readily recognizable.
1971 H. Wouk Winds of War xi. 149 The warm commanding aristocratic voice, so recognizable from radio broadcasts, jarred Pug with its very familiarity.
2007 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 52/1 Coke is perhaps the world's most recognizable brand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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