unshockableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃɒkəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈʃɑkəbəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, shockable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + shockable adj. Compare earlier unshocked adj.

Impossible to shock, horrify, or disgust; imperturbable.

ΚΠ

1888 E. E. Bigelow Beautiful Mrs. Thorndyke in Lippincott's Monthly Mag. June 756 She had seen so much of Continental laxness, told and heard so many scandalous stories, that she was a person practically unshockable.

1928 C. Bell Civilization vi. 173 At this time of day a civilized person, male or female, should be unshockable.

1980 ‘R. First’ & A. Scott Olive Schreiner iv. 132 The tenor of the history..was..cool and unshockable.

1985 Times 1 July 11/6 The unshockable modern parent spawned by the 1960s must be a particular anathema to Moral Backlashers.

2005 Independent on Sunday 6 Feb. 18/2 I've always thought of myself as unshockable but the first time I went to a swingers' party..I was stunned by it.

Derivatives

unshockaˈbility n.

ΚΠ

1919 F. Seay Outl. Study Old Test. Prophecy v. 70 ‘Unshockability’ as a horrible state of mind.

1967 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 May 472/4 The unshockability of the contemporary audience is the worst of the burdens that the free artist has to labour under.

2000 Daily Tel. 11 May 27/7 I am a chap who prides himself on his unshockability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unshockable
释义	unshockableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈʃɒkəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈʃɑkəbəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, shockable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + shockable adj. Compare earlier unshocked adj. Impossible to shock, horrify, or disgust; imperturbable. ΚΠ 1888 E. E. Bigelow Beautiful Mrs. Thorndyke in Lippincott's Monthly Mag. June 756 She had seen so much of Continental laxness, told and heard so many scandalous stories, that she was a person practically unshockable. 1928 C. Bell Civilization vi. 173 At this time of day a civilized person, male or female, should be unshockable. 1980 ‘R. First’ & A. Scott Olive Schreiner iv. 132 The tenor of the history..was..cool and unshockable. 1985 Times 1 July 11/6 The unshockable modern parent spawned by the 1960s must be a particular anathema to Moral Backlashers. 2005 Independent on Sunday 6 Feb. 18/2 I've always thought of myself as unshockable but the first time I went to a swingers' party..I was stunned by it. Derivatives unshockaˈbility n. ΚΠ 1919 F. Seay Outl. Study Old Test. Prophecy v. 70 ‘Unshockability’ as a horrible state of mind. 1967 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 May 472/4 The unshockability of the contemporary audience is the worst of the burdens that the free artist has to labour under. 2000 Daily Tel. 11 May 27/7 I am a chap who prides himself on his unshockability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1888
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