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单词 rejectable
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rejectableadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈdʒɛktəbl/, U.S. /rəˈdʒɛktəbəl/, /riˈdʒɛktəbəl/
Forms: see reject v. and -able suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reject v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < reject v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French, French rejetable, French †rejectable (1552).
That may or should be rejected; = rejectible adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting > that may be rejected
refusable1570
rejectable?1575
refutable1600
rejectible1656
?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Epistolæ v. i. 67 But now am I in many Mens Eyes; as also haply in thyne; very ougly and loathsom, and therfore contemnable and reiectable with Many.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Repudiable, refuseable, rejectable, forsakeable.
1787 G. McCalman Treat. Tea 114 Tea infusion is by no means to be drunk..out of dishes..which by their own porosity can harbour the rejectable and baser qualities of tea.
1847 T. Carlyle Let. 12 June in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1991) XXI. 229 Melancholy and rejectable spy-glasses.
1992 M. Riva Marlene Dietrich 523 Believing myself to be so rejectable made it impossible for me to accept that anyone would ever want to return and love me still.

Derivatives

reˈjectableness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance > quality of being rejectable
rejectableness1852
1852 W. Pulsford tr. J. Müller Christian Doctr. Sin I. 37 That..a strong consciousness is able to be distinctly realized of the rejectableness [Ger. Verwerflichkeit] of evil.
1955 J. J. Muller Epist. Paul iii. 113 In the light of Christ Paul sees the guilt, wrong and rejectableness of the supposed ‘irreproachable life’ of Pharisaic righteousness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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