unperformableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈfɔːməbl/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈfɔrməb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and performable adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + performable adj.

Not performable; esp. impossible to perform or accomplish successfully.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective]

impossible1340

unfeasible1527

infeasible1533

unablec1540

unperformable1583

unpracticeable1588

unfeasable1628

uneffectible1646

unpracticable1650

unoperable1652

unaccomplishable1675

imprestable1683

imperformable1693

impracticable1696

unexecutable1794

ineffectible1806

inexecutable1833

unworkable1839

impractical1865

undoable1865

impos.1924

1583 A. Fleming Table Doctr. in A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie sig. Qqqqq5^v/1 The vowe of pouertie vndertaken of Friers being a vowe vnperformable.

1650 Plea for Non-Subscribers 64 Putting upon their Creditors an unperformable condition.

1675 O. Walker Paraphr. Epist. St. Paul 7 An unperformable supposition.

1760 J. Ferguson Decisions Court of Session 1752–56 73 This obligation might, by the intervention of a mid impediment, become unperformable.

1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 238 The unperformable obligation actually taken upon themselves by the Sponsors.

1891 N. H. Dole Score Famous Composers 464 The judges..pronounced his compositions unperformable.

1944 Amer. Anthropologist 46 445 It is customary to substitute representational patterns for actional patterns with the result that certain actional patterns are rendered unperformable.

2014 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 18 Feb. c2 Only 20 years ago, La Traviata was nearly unperformable due to a lack of true Verdi sopranos able to meet the vocal and dramatic demands of the central role.

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

单词	unperformable
释义	unperformableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈfɔːməbl/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈfɔrməb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and performable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, performable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + performable adj. Not performable; esp. impossible to perform or accomplish successfully. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective] impossible1340 unfeasible1527 infeasible1533 unablec1540 unperformable1583 unpracticeable1588 unfeasable1628 uneffectible1646 unpracticable1650 unoperable1652 unaccomplishable1675 imprestable1683 imperformable1693 impracticable1696 unexecutable1794 ineffectible1806 inexecutable1833 unworkable1839 impractical1865 undoable1865 impos.1924 1583 A. Fleming Table Doctr. in A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie sig. Qqqqq5^v/1 The vowe of pouertie vndertaken of Friers being a vowe vnperformable. 1650 Plea for Non-Subscribers 64 Putting upon their Creditors an unperformable condition. 1675 O. Walker Paraphr. Epist. St. Paul 7 An unperformable supposition. 1760 J. Ferguson Decisions Court of Session 1752–56 73 This obligation might, by the intervention of a mid impediment, become unperformable. 1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 238 The unperformable obligation actually taken upon themselves by the Sponsors. 1891 N. H. Dole Score Famous Composers 464 The judges..pronounced his compositions unperformable. 1944 Amer. Anthropologist 46 445 It is customary to substitute representational patterns for actional patterns with the result that certain actional patterns are rendered unperformable. 2014 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 18 Feb. c2 Only 20 years ago, La Traviata was nearly unperformable due to a lack of true Verdi sopranos able to meet the vocal and dramatic demands of the central role. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1583
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