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单词 willable
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willableadj.

Brit. /ˈwɪləbl/, U.S. /ˈwɪləb(ə)l/
Forms: late Middle English wyllabyll, late Middle English wyllable, 1700s– willable.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: will v.1, will v.2, -able suffix.
Etymology: < will v.1 or will v.2 + -able suffix.
rare.
1. That is to be desired; desirable. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] > that is to be willed
willablec1450
c1450 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) f. 3v Þe hyȝest wyllabyll [a1425 Harl. 674 wilnable, a1500 Harl. 2373 wyllable] þing [L. vellibile], þe whych is god.
2. Capable of being willed; that can be willed to exist, to happen, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > [adjective] > effected by the will > capable of being
willable1769
1769 J. Gill Body Doctrinal Divinity I. i. xi. 134 He wills not all things willable, if the word may be allowed, or that might be willed.
1880 J. Caird Introd. Philos. Relig. ix. 292 All truth is knowable as my knowledge, all good willable as my will.
2006 Frontiers Philos. in China 1 112 Both reasonable action and willable choice are all intentional actions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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