单词 | susceptible |
释义 | susceptibleadj.n. A. adj. 1. Const. of or to: Capable of taking, receiving, being affected by, or undergoing something. a. with of: Capable of undergoing, admitting of (some action or process).The following noun of action may usually be paraphrased by a passive gerund, as susceptible of proof = capable of being proved. A passive gerund sometimes occurs, as susceptible (= capable) of being exercised. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > involving subjection to action or influence > able or liable to be affected subjectablea1382 subject1549 occurrent1566 obnoxious1572 prostitute1591 liable1593 incident1603 patible1603 susceptible1605 obvious1609 recipient1610 affectable1611 susceptive1637 receptivea1676 ticklish1681 subjectiblea1732 vacant1751 timid1764 susceptible1883 impressionable1889 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Kk2v This Subiect of mans bodie, is of all other thinges in Nature, most susceptible of remedie. View more context for this quotation 1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects i. iii. 5 Their [sc. bees'] leggs are not susceptible of a sting. 1663 J. H. tr. Selden Mare Cl. (title page) The Sea is proved by the Law Of Nature and Nations, not to be Common to all men, but to be Susceptible of Private Dominion and Propriety. 1665 J. Evelyn Let. 4 Apr. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 154 My little boy..is now susceptible of instruction. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 47 The provinces most susceptible of those improvements..which are essential to the subsistance of man. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 710 The following propositions are susceptible of strict and invincible proof. 1822 P. B. Shelley Hellas 57 A sort of natural magic, susceptible of being exercised..by any one who [etc.]. 1824 L. Murray Eng. Gram. Illustr. (ed. 5) I. iii. 314 The word..was often susceptible of both uses. 1867 F. Harrison Quest. Ref. Parl. 236 Scarcely susceptible of any criticism but contempt. 1871 B. Stewart Heat (ed. 2) §86 The diamond..is not susceptible of fusion even at a very high temperature. b. with of: Capable of taking or admitting (a form or other attribute). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adjective] > having capacity potentiala1398 capable1590 susceptiblea1639 possible1736 a1639 H. Wotton Parallel betweene Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham (1641) 2 He..moulded him..to his owne Idea, delighting..in the choyse of the Materialls; because he found him susceptible of good forme. 1725 A. Pope Wks. Shakespear I. Pref. p. iv It is hard to imagine that..so enlighten'd a mind could ever have been susceptible of them [defects]. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 112 Perhaps no qualities in the world are more susceptible of a fine polish than these. 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 20 This operation is susceptible of various stages and degrees of perfection. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 169/2 Nor does it admit of that beauty of decoration of which they are susceptible. c. with of, now more commonly to: Capable of receiving and being affected by (external impressions, influences, etc., esp. something injurious); sensitive to; liable or open to (attack, injury, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [adjective] > persuaded > able to be > open to the influence of flexible?1531 suppling1563 accessible1693 susceptible1702 the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > involving subjection to action or influence > able or liable to be affected subjectablea1382 subject1549 occurrent1566 obnoxious1572 prostitute1591 liable1593 incident1603 patible1603 susceptible1605 obvious1609 recipient1610 affectable1611 susceptive1637 receptivea1676 ticklish1681 subjectiblea1732 vacant1751 timid1764 susceptible1883 impressionable1889 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 99 All which..made him susceptible of some Impressions..which otherwise would not have found such easy admission. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §45. 52 Being very susceptible of Offence. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest III. xvii. 132 He was peculiarly susceptible of the beautiful and sublime in nature. 1814 I. D'Israeli Quarrels Auth. I. 172 Hill..was infinitely too susceptible of criticism. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. x. 223 Men of their ardent temper were susceptible of the contagion of his genius. a1867 J. Bryce in Brodrick Ess. Reform (1867) 245 Susceptible from their very excess of acuteness to every transient impression. 1869 F. W. Newman Misc. 128 Early poets are not susceptible to the ridiculous as we are. 1876 Q. Rev. 141 78 Swift, like Goethe, was exceedingly susceptible of female influences. 1883 Manch. Guard. 12 Oct. 4/5 In a period of uncertainty stocks which are quoted far above their face value are more susceptible to attack. 1915 Eng. Hist. Rev. Jan. 168 It is curious to find him susceptible to the beginning of the Gothic Revival. d. with of (rarely to): Capable of receiving into the mind, conceiving, or being inwardly affected by (a thought, feeling or emotion); capable of; disposed to; †disposed to take up or adopt; †able to take in or comprehend. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [adjective] understandablea1382 understandinga1382 intellectivea1475 witted1528 receivable1548 intellectible1557 intelligenced1596 recipient1610 intelligential1646 susceptible1646 apprehending1656 open1672 intellected1791 receptive1817 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [adjective] > susceptible to something spec. sensible1611 countablea1616 susceptive1637 touchable1642 susceptible1646 1646 J. Hall Horæ Vacivæ 10 The multitude is susceptible of any opinions. 1699 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. (ed. 4) §167 Childrens Minds are narrow, and weak, and usually susceptible but of one Thought at once. 1744 J. Harris Three Treat. iii. ii. 229 As the Rational only are susceptible of a Happiness truly excellent. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. xii. 222 That capital secret, of which you are not yet susceptible. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xvi. 563 His temper was not very susceptible of zeal or enthusiasm. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 323 A heart Susceptible of pity. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. iv. 35 Her young heart was susceptible only of pleasure and curiosity. 1871 R. W. Dale Ten Commandm. x. 257 It was God who made us susceptible to hope and to fear. e. with of or to: Capable of being physically affected by; esp. liable to take, subject to (a disease or other affection). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > susceptible to disease subject1548 susceptible1793 infectable1860 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 155 Children are so susceptible of inflammations. 1802 T. Beddoes Hygëia II. vii. 50 The young of the dog kind are less susceptible of this particular..disease. 1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited ix. 287 An inhabitant of these islands, who has constitutional susceptibilities that are unpleasantly affected by a humid..atmosphere. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 162/2 An increasing number of individuals who have become susceptible to smallpox. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > for, of, or to do something avenantc1400 habile1558 well1611 capacitated1669 capacious1677 susceptible1829 facultied1862 1829 Chapters Physical Sci. 350 Transparent carbonate of lime susceptible of doubling the images of objects. 1838 Buckstone Shocking Events (French's ed.) 9 Spo. (To Dorothy). Are you susceptible of a promenade? Dor. I shall be delighted. ?c1850 W. M. Thackeray in W. Brown's Catal. No. 159 Aug. (1905) 71 I am getting better and am susceptible to seeing ladies. 2. Without const. a. Capable of being affected by, or easily moved to, feeling; subject to emotional (or mental) impression; impressionable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [adjective] passiblec1384 susceptive1577 impressive1593 waxy1594 eath1596 impressible1626 mutual1657 responsive1657 open1672 susceptible1709 unsteeled1744 unblunted1775 sensate1788 affectible1796 tangible1813 suscipient1815 impressionable1833 impressional1860 unseared1860 reachable1873 passionful1902 1709 M. Prior Henry & Emma 519 With Him, who next should tempt her easie Fame; And blow with empty Words the susceptible Flame. a1821 V. Knox Liberal Educ. xlvi, in Wks. (1824) IV. 179 In the most susceptible periods of their lives. 1838 T. Mitchell in Aristophanes Clouds 188 The moral influences which particular..modes of music were apt to exert over the minds of their susceptible countrymen. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 455 The tidings were eagerly welcomed by the sanguine and susceptible people of France. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 70 We must remember also the susceptible nature of the Greek. b. Subject to some physical affection, as infection, etc. ΚΠ 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 149 Tartar emetic is an irritant, acting upon some..susceptible skins in a very short time. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 549 By cultures and by inoculations into susceptible animals. 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 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. ix. 561/2 To make it susceptible to every mean understanding, we will give you it..in the following Words. B. n. Medicine. An individual capable of getting a disease because not immune. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > sick person > [noun] > susceptible to disease susceptible1923 1923 Jrnl. Exper. Med. 37 255 The massive lethal dose of a 1:200 dilution or less selects a relatively constant number of susceptibles. 1944 L. E. H. Whitby Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 4) iii. 30 When the proportion of susceptibles is high the disease becomes epidemic until the endemic level of susceptibles is again reached. 1980 Sci. Amer. July 26/3 A graph shows the cases reported from 1950 on; there are peaks every four to seven years, time to accumulate a pool of new susceptibles ‘following the high birth rate’ in densely populated areas. Derivatives suˈsceptibleness n. = susceptibility n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > ability or liability to be affected danger1377 subjection1593 susceptiblenessa1631 susceptibility1644 obnoxiety1656 obviousness1669 receptiveness1701 sensibility1703 affectibility1817 sensitiveness1825 impressionability1835 impressionality1884 affectability1908 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [noun] > capacity for some specific emotion susceptiblenessa1631 susceptibility1751 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 355 Grace finds out mans naturall faculties, and exalts them to a capacity, and a susceptiblenesse of the working thereof. suˈsceptibly adv. in a susceptible manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adverb] quicklyOE tenderlya1400 tender1424 feelingly1706 susceptibly1785 sensitively1824 tinderly1825 soulfully1841 uncynically1895 1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life II. 111 I heard a voice uttering somewhat aloud; but what it was I could not distinguish, from being so susceptibly interested in my part. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1605 |
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