catchableadj.

Brit.

/ˈkatʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈkɛtʃəb(ə)l/,

/ˈkætʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: catch v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < catch v. + -able suffix.

Capable of being caught; liable to be caught.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > seizing > catching or capture > [adjective] > caught or captured > cannot be caught > can be caught

catchablea1695

capturable1865

captable-

a1695 Marquis of Halifax Char. Charles II (1750) 122 The Eagerness of a Knave maketh him often as catchable, as Ignorance maketh a Fool.

1842 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 88 Daring to come nigh his cattle with a hack horse, who might have the glanders, or any other catchable disorder.

1885 W. Rye Hist. Norfolk xiv. 265 The fishing is very good indeed, lots of perch and rudd being catchable..by the veriest novice elsewhere accustomed to failure.

1908 J. Grinnell Biota of San Bernardino Mountains 151 Gophers are mammals catchable at any time of day or night.

1969 Observer 16 Nov. 24/3 The leaders of the First Division are eminently catchable.

2000 N.Y. Times 6 Aug. viii. 5/4 Receiver Laveranues Coles..dropped two very catchable balls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catchable
释义	catchableadj. Brit. /ˈkatʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈkɛtʃəb(ə)l/, /ˈkætʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: catch v., -able suffix. Etymology: < catch v. + -able suffix. Capable of being caught; liable to be caught. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > catching or capture > [adjective] > caught or captured > cannot be caught > can be caught catchablea1695 capturable1865 captable- a1695 Marquis of Halifax Char. Charles II (1750) 122 The Eagerness of a Knave maketh him often as catchable, as Ignorance maketh a Fool. 1842 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 88 Daring to come nigh his cattle with a hack horse, who might have the glanders, or any other catchable disorder. 1885 W. Rye Hist. Norfolk xiv. 265 The fishing is very good indeed, lots of perch and rudd being catchable..by the veriest novice elsewhere accustomed to failure. 1908 J. Grinnell Biota of San Bernardino Mountains 151 Gophers are mammals catchable at any time of day or night. 1969 Observer 16 Nov. 24/3 The leaders of the First Division are eminently catchable. 2000 N.Y. Times 6 Aug. viii. 5/4 Receiver Laveranues Coles..dropped two very catchable balls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1695
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