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单词 unacquirable
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unacquirableadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, acquirable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + acquirable adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unaˈcquirable.
(un- prefix1 1b.)
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the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > unobtainable
ungettable1554
unprocurable1607
unpurchasable1611
unacquirable1640
unobtainable1653
inobtainablea1718
1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xiii. 121 Sinners, conceiving happinesse as unacquirable by them, do grow to the Hating of it.
1882 G. MacDonald Weighed & Wanting II. vi. 53 An unacquirable gift, not necessarily associated with anything noble.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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