单词 | volible |
释义 | † volibleadj.1 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 Obsolete. rare. Capable of being wished or desired. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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