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单词 unexcitable
释义

unexcitableadj.

Brit. /ˌʌnᵻkˈsʌɪtəbl/, /ˌʌnɛkˈsʌɪtəbl/, U.S. /ˌənᵻkˈsaɪdəb(ə)l/, /ˌənɛkˈsaɪdəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, excitable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + excitable adj. Compare earlier inexcitable adj.
(un- prefix1 1b.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]
slowc1384
imperturbablea1475
sober-minded1534
well-staid1550
settled1557
sober1564
steady1602
unprovokable1646
good-tempered1685
inirritable1794
well-adjusted1809
unvolatile1823
inexcitable1828
unrufflable1828
churchwardenly1830
unruffable1837
unexcitable1839
unrousable1842
well-tempered1852
middle-aged1853
unsqueamish1893
unflappable1958
1839 Ld. Clarendon in Maxwell Life & Lett. (1913) I. 155 I am of a mature age, unexcitable temperament.
1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 297 He did the work simply as a means of living, and he liked it because it was dry and unexcitable.
1895 Outing 26 432/1 During this battle royal, the other fish had darted away, and..only the unexcitable sturgeon was to be seen.

Derivatives

unexcitaˈbility n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [noun]
imperturbability1725
inirritability1793
imperturbableness1831
inexcitability1864
unexcitability1882
athambia1956
unflappability1959
1882 W. James Let. 13 Nov. (1920) I. 215 The traditional German professor in its highest sense..an absolute unexcitability of manner.
1885 E. G. Parry Suakin ix. 215 The extreme unexcitability of temperament of these people.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adj.1839
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