unmountableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmaʊntəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmaʊn(t)əb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mountable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mount v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mount v. + -able suffix. Compare later mountable adj.

Not mountable; not capable of being mounted (in various senses); not capable of being ascended.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > climbing > that may be climbed > not

unclimbablec1540

unmountablec1550

unscalable1579

unascendable1615

insuperable1660

inscalablea1680

unascendible1801

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 77 That place stude betuix tua strait montanis inhabitabil and onmontabil.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 938 Hauing left the fennes of Meotis, and the vnmountable shores of the Blacke sea.

a1608 F. Vere Comm. (1657) 11 Being reared of a good height with earth, and then with gabions set therevpon of six foot high, made almost unmountable.

?1700 J. Shirley Londons Glory iv. sig. B3 Some were for running a shoar.., though to a certain hazard of their Lives upon those unmountable Rocks and Shoars.

1884 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Oct. 268 Stairs are beginning to become almost unmountable.

1902 Badminton Mag. Aug. 134 For ten years her mount was the famous ‘Toquade’, which..was unmountable by the best of horsemen.

2009 Guardian 7 May 11 The exhibition..was long thought unmountable because of the borrowing involved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmountable
释义	unmountableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmaʊntəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmaʊn(t)əb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mountable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mount v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mount v. + -able suffix. Compare later mountable adj. Not mountable; not capable of being mounted (in various senses); not capable of being ascended. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > climbing > that may be climbed > not unclimbablec1540 unmountablec1550 unscalable1579 unascendable1615 insuperable1660 inscalablea1680 unascendible1801 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 77 That place stude betuix tua strait montanis inhabitabil and onmontabil. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 938 Hauing left the fennes of Meotis, and the vnmountable shores of the Blacke sea. a1608 F. Vere Comm. (1657) 11 Being reared of a good height with earth, and then with gabions set therevpon of six foot high, made almost unmountable. ?1700 J. Shirley Londons Glory iv. sig. B3 Some were for running a shoar.., though to a certain hazard of their Lives upon those unmountable Rocks and Shoars. 1884 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Oct. 268 Stairs are beginning to become almost unmountable. 1902 Badminton Mag. Aug. 134 For ten years her mount was the famous ‘Toquade’, which..was unmountable by the best of horsemen. 2009 Guardian 7 May 11 The exhibition..was long thought unmountable because of the borrowing involved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1550
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