unpassableadj.adv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɑːsəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpasəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpæsəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s vnpassable, 1600s– unpassable; also Scottish pre-1700 vnpassable.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passable adj. Compare unpassible adj.²

1. That cannot be passed through or travelled across; = impassable adj. 1. Formerly also as adv. (obsolete rare). Cf. unpassible adj.²Particularly common in 17th and 18th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be

ungoingable1482

unpassablea1525

unpassageable1592

passless1603

irrepassable1608

unpassible1646

untravellable1652

impracticable1653

impermeable1662

unvoyageable1667

impassable1697

landlocked1770

impervious1774

intraversable1803

unrideable1827

intransitable1838

untraversable1856

uncrossable1882

a1525 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I. 306 Hercules pilleris and Sibillis strichtis merche betuix the twa polis Articus and Arteriticus vnpassable to schip men.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 316 The riuer..is vnpassable for any shallow it hath.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 390 The North side..beeing vnpassable steepe.

1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 500 Waters..very deep and unpassable.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 306 A Grove of Trees,..so thick, that it was unpassable.

1796 J. Moser Hermit of Caucasus I. 192 The caverns were rendered slippery, and nearly unpassable.

1833 Monthly Rev. June 275/1 There was a deep soil, and roads altogether unpassable for any sort of vehicle.

1879 G. Gill Geogr. & Hist. Brit. Colonies 68 In summer months they are often unpassable, whilst in winter they dwindle down into mere rivulets.

1948 B. Ambedkar Untouchables iv. 54 There was a deep, if not unpassable, gulf between these two classes.

2001 P. K. Davis Besieged 165/2 One mistaken assumption: that the river upstream from Quebec was unpassable to British shipping.

†2. Incapable of being transcended or exceeded; unsurpassable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique

unilicheOE

makelessc1225

unevenlyc1230

peerlessc1330

alonea1382

uncomparablea1382

unoverpassablea1382

solea1398

incomparable1412

sans-peer1426

nonpareilc1450

invincible1509

matchless1530

inimitable1531

unmatchable1544

unmatched1548

unpassable1563

alonely1567

inequivalent1568

mateless1570

unparagonized1578

only1581

fellowlessa1586

unimitablea1586

compareless1590

incompared1590

immatchless1595

unequalized1596

nonsuch1598

paragonless1599

immatchable1601

unparalleled1601

uncompeered1602

unpeered1602

imparalleled1604

unpeerable1604

unrivalled1607

uncompanioned1608

unexampled1610

unsurmountable1611

unsurpassable1611

unparagoned1612

patternless1613

unpatterned1617

unique1618

unparallelable1621

parallelless1622

unmatchless1623

single1633

unexemplifieda1634

unsampleda1638

unequalled1639

imparallel1641

unparallel1645

unseconded1646

unexemplary1649

unaccessional1651

unequalable1659

uncome-at-able1694

rivalless1735

untouched1735

unexcelleda1800

unexceeded1813

sans-pareilly1818

unsurpassed1818

unrivallable1823

unapproachable1834

untranscendeda1849

insuperable1849

unbrothered1853

unapproached1856

insurpassable1859

untouchable1867

hors concours1884

1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye ii. sig. m.iv For earthly ye receiue heauenly, for fading, lasting, for vaine, true, & vnpassable ioyes.

1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 236 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity The Scotists..say farther, that the degree of Christ's grace was unpassable even by Gods absolute power.

1680 J. Oldham in Earl of Rochester et al. Poems 126 'Tis I..Who must new Worlds, in Vice descry, And fix the Pillars, of unpassable Iniquity.

3. Of money: that cannot be circulated; not current or valid as currency.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [adjective] > capable of circulation > not

unpassable1664

impassable1865

1664 in Aberdeen Notes & Queries (1910) 3 109/2 Ther was some unpassable money in the poors box.

1696 J. Cary Ess. Coyn 10 The Trade of England was apparently slackened since the Small Money was made unpassable.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. xviii. 292 A considerable quantity..of false and unpassable money.

1784 in Jrnl. House of Delegates Virginia (1828) 93 Which bills were produced to your committee, examined, punched and rendered unpassable.

1820 in Documentary Hist. Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium (1898) 554 That, including $8 of unpassable money, a balance of $448.28 is found in the Treasury to the credit of the Synod.

1922 Sat. Evening Post 11 Mar. 26/2 ‘If I can't pass this, you'll have to take it back, Mr. Gregg,’ she had said coldly, quite as though he were in the habit of giving her unpassable money.

2014 New Jersey Law Jrnl. 24 Mar. ii. 49/4 Finding incomplete bills to be notes that could be considered unpassable, the Third Circuit..holds that incomplete bills are counterfeit items.

Derivatives

unˈpassableness n. now rare impassability.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability

impassibilitya1340

proofc1485

immunity?1567

unpassableness1645

impassiblenessa1656

invulnerableness1655

unwoundableness1661

invulnerability1775

fastness1864

society > travel > [noun] > ability to be travelled through or over > inability

unpassableness1645

impracticablenessa1715

impassableness1727

impracticability1766

impassability1772

imperviability1821

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > condition of being impassable

unpassableness1645

impassability1772

1645 J. Vicars Gods Arke 183 The Scots could not engage their Army without great disadvantage, and through the unpassablenes of the hedges and ditches betwixt them.

1716 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected I. viii. 505 This Province being separated from Bactria by the River Oxus, which was large and deep, Bessus's chief confidence was in the unpassableness of it.

1838 J. G. Bantjes Jrnl. in D. C. F. Moodie Hist. Battles Southern Afr. (1888) I. xl. 559 The general conversation..was about the unpassableness of the road which they had got to go to overtake the Kafirs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpassable
释义	unpassableadj.adv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɑːsəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈpasəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpæsəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s vnpassable, 1600s– unpassable; also Scottish pre-1700 vnpassable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passable adj. Compare unpassible adj.² 1. That cannot be passed through or travelled across; = impassable adj. 1. Formerly also as adv. (obsolete rare). Cf. unpassible adj.²Particularly common in 17th and 18th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be ungoingable1482 unpassablea1525 unpassageable1592 passless1603 irrepassable1608 unpassible1646 untravellable1652 impracticable1653 impermeable1662 unvoyageable1667 impassable1697 landlocked1770 impervious1774 intraversable1803 unrideable1827 intransitable1838 untraversable1856 uncrossable1882 a1525 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I. 306 Hercules pilleris and Sibillis strichtis merche betuix the twa polis Articus and Arteriticus vnpassable to schip men. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 316 The riuer..is vnpassable for any shallow it hath. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 390 The North side..beeing vnpassable steepe. 1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 500 Waters..very deep and unpassable. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 306 A Grove of Trees,..so thick, that it was unpassable. 1796 J. Moser Hermit of Caucasus I. 192 The caverns were rendered slippery, and nearly unpassable. 1833 Monthly Rev. June 275/1 There was a deep soil, and roads altogether unpassable for any sort of vehicle. 1879 G. Gill Geogr. & Hist. Brit. Colonies 68 In summer months they are often unpassable, whilst in winter they dwindle down into mere rivulets. 1948 B. Ambedkar Untouchables iv. 54 There was a deep, if not unpassable, gulf between these two classes. 2001 P. K. Davis Besieged 165/2 One mistaken assumption: that the river upstream from Quebec was unpassable to British shipping. †2. Incapable of being transcended or exceeded; unsurpassable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique unilicheOE makelessc1225 unevenlyc1230 peerlessc1330 alonea1382 uncomparablea1382 unoverpassablea1382 solea1398 incomparable1412 sans-peer1426 nonpareilc1450 invincible1509 matchless1530 inimitable1531 unmatchable1544 unmatched1548 unpassable1563 alonely1567 inequivalent1568 mateless1570 unparagonized1578 only1581 fellowlessa1586 unimitablea1586 compareless1590 incompared1590 immatchless1595 unequalized1596 nonsuch1598 paragonless1599 immatchable1601 unparalleled1601 uncompeered1602 unpeered1602 imparalleled1604 unpeerable1604 unrivalled1607 uncompanioned1608 unexampled1610 unsurmountable1611 unsurpassable1611 unparagoned1612 patternless1613 unpatterned1617 unique1618 unparallelable1621 parallelless1622 unmatchless1623 single1633 unexemplifieda1634 unsampleda1638 unequalled1639 imparallel1641 unparallel1645 unseconded1646 unexemplary1649 unaccessional1651 unequalable1659 uncome-at-able1694 rivalless1735 untouched1735 unexcelleda1800 unexceeded1813 sans-pareilly1818 unsurpassed1818 unrivallable1823 unapproachable1834 untranscendeda1849 insuperable1849 unbrothered1853 unapproached1856 insurpassable1859 untouchable1867 hors concours1884 1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye ii. sig. m.iv For earthly ye receiue heauenly, for fading, lasting, for vaine, true, & vnpassable ioyes. 1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 236 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity The Scotists..say farther, that the degree of Christ's grace was unpassable even by Gods absolute power. 1680 J. Oldham in Earl of Rochester et al. Poems 126 'Tis I..Who must new Worlds, in Vice descry, And fix the Pillars, of unpassable Iniquity. 3. Of money: that cannot be circulated; not current or valid as currency. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [adjective] > capable of circulation > not unpassable1664 impassable1865 1664 in Aberdeen Notes & Queries (1910) 3 109/2 Ther was some unpassable money in the poors box. 1696 J. Cary Ess. Coyn 10 The Trade of England was apparently slackened since the Small Money was made unpassable. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. xviii. 292 A considerable quantity..of false and unpassable money. 1784 in Jrnl. House of Delegates Virginia (1828) 93 Which bills were produced to your committee, examined, punched and rendered unpassable. 1820 in Documentary Hist. Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium (1898) 554 That, including $8 of unpassable money, a balance of $448.28 is found in the Treasury to the credit of the Synod. 1922 Sat. Evening Post 11 Mar. 26/2 ‘If I can't pass this, you'll have to take it back, Mr. Gregg,’ she had said coldly, quite as though he were in the habit of giving her unpassable money. 2014 New Jersey Law Jrnl. 24 Mar. ii. 49/4 Finding incomplete bills to be notes that could be considered unpassable, the Third Circuit..holds that incomplete bills are counterfeit items. Derivatives unˈpassableness n. now rare impassability. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability impassibilitya1340 proofc1485 immunity?1567 unpassableness1645 impassiblenessa1656 invulnerableness1655 unwoundableness1661 invulnerability1775 fastness1864 society > travel > [noun] > ability to be travelled through or over > inability unpassableness1645 impracticablenessa1715 impassableness1727 impracticability1766 impassability1772 imperviability1821 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > condition of being impassable unpassableness1645 impassability1772 1645 J. Vicars Gods Arke 183 The Scots could not engage their Army without great disadvantage, and through the unpassablenes of the hedges and ditches betwixt them. 1716 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected I. viii. 505 This Province being separated from Bactria by the River Oxus, which was large and deep, Bessus's chief confidence was in the unpassableness of it. 1838 J. G. Bantjes Jrnl. in D. C. F. Moodie Hist. Battles Southern Afr. (1888) I. xl. 559 The general conversation..was about the unpassableness of the road which they had got to go to overtake the Kafirs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.a1525
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