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单词 volible
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volibleadj.1

Etymology: < Latin volūbilis, < volvĕre volve v.: see -ible suffix.
Obsolete. rare.
Capable of turning or of being turned round.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > able to revolve or rotate
volible1382
voluble1589
revolvable?1812
rotatable1851
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. x. 13 He clepide the ilk wheelis volible, or turnynge about.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 279 This beast [sc. the hedgehog]..is called red, sharp, maryne, volible, and rough.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

volibleadj.2

Etymology: < Latin vol-, stem of volo I wish.
Obsolete. rare.
Capable of being wished or desired.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > that is to or may be wished for
to be wished1531
wishable1548
optable1569
wished1586
volible1675
1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. i. 76 As sensible good is apprehended by the Intellect, and made volible.
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