| 释义 |
ransomable, a.|ˈrænsəməb(ə)l|
[f. prec. + -able.]
Capable of being ransomed.
c1611Chapman Iliad i. 22 To dissolve the ransomable chain Of my lov'd daughter's servitude. 1641Earl of Monmouth tr. Biondi's Civil Warres iv. 79 He made a scrutiny of the prisoners, he detained such as were ransomable. 1718Motteux Quix. (1733) II. 164 The King's Slaves, which are ransomable, are not obliged to go out to Works. |