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单词 unamenable
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unamenableadj.

Brit. /ˌʌnəˈmiːnəbl/, U.S. /ˌənəˈminəb(ə)l/, /ˌənəˈmɛnəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, amenable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + amenable adj.
(un- prefix1 1b.)
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1771 E. Long Trial of Carter's Dog in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 209 Laws to which he was unamenable.
1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iv. vii. 599 Superior and unamenable power.
1868 Visct. Strangford Sel. Writings (1869) II. 251 Tibet, Afghanistan, and all Indian frontier countries are classed in the same category as unamenable to civilised laws.
1877 H. Taylor Autobiogr. (1885) I. 139 The good easy Chancellor of the Exchequer was overruled by the stout and unamenable Secretary.
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