释义 |
pierceable, a.|ˈpɪəsəb(ə)l| [f. pierce v. + -able.] That may be pierced; penetrable.
1552Huloet, Perceable or penetrable, or whyche may be perced, penetra[bi]lis. 1590Spenser F.Q. i. i. 7 Loftie trees..Not perceable with power of any starr. 1615Daniel Hymen's Tri. iv. iii. 58 The woman..hauing veynes of nature, could not bee But peircible. 1859Lewes in Cornh. Mag. I. 72 Between the segments of the insect's armour, a soft and pierceable spot is found. |