certifiableadj.

/ˈsəːtɪˌfʌɪəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < certify v. + -able suffix.

a. Capable of being certified.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective]

terminable1423

affirmable1611

confirmable1646

ascertainable1783

settleable1837

certifiable1846

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xviii. 646 Ordinary and certifiable history.

1859 J. S. Mill Diss. & Disc. II. 543 To arrive at so considerable an amount of positive and certifiable results.

b. = notifiable adj. U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > types > [adjective] > notifiable or quarantinable

quarantinable1863

certifiable1911

1911 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. 159/2 Certifiable, that can and should be certified, noting certain infectious diseases, the occurrence of which must, by law, be reported to the health authorities.

c. Of a person: so deranged as to be certifiably insane; of mental disease: of such a type as to warrant certification.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > affected with > certified or certifiable

certified1883

certifiable1912

1912 B. Hollander First Signs of Insanity i. i. 33 The difference between this stage and certifiable insanity is a quantitative difference, a difference of degree only.

1931 ‘F. Iles’ Malice Aforethought xiii. 268 ‘I've always said she was mad,’ exulted Dr. Bickleigh. ‘Not certifiable, unfortunately; but certainly over the border-line.’

1939 H. G. Wells Holy Terror ii. iii. 194 If half this stuff about him is true, he's certifiable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	certifiable
释义	certifiableadj. /ˈsəːtɪˌfʌɪəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < certify v. + -able suffix. a. Capable of being certified. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective] terminable1423 affirmable1611 confirmable1646 ascertainable1783 settleable1837 certifiable1846 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xviii. 646 Ordinary and certifiable history. 1859 J. S. Mill Diss. & Disc. II. 543 To arrive at so considerable an amount of positive and certifiable results. b. = notifiable adj. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > types > [adjective] > notifiable or quarantinable quarantinable1863 certifiable1911 1911 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. 159/2 Certifiable, that can and should be certified, noting certain infectious diseases, the occurrence of which must, by law, be reported to the health authorities. c. Of a person: so deranged as to be certifiably insane; of mental disease: of such a type as to warrant certification. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > affected with > certified or certifiable certified1883 certifiable1912 1912 B. Hollander First Signs of Insanity i. i. 33 The difference between this stage and certifiable insanity is a quantitative difference, a difference of degree only. 1931 ‘F. Iles’ Malice Aforethought xiii. 268 ‘I've always said she was mad,’ exulted Dr. Bickleigh. ‘Not certifiable, unfortunately; but certainly over the border-line.’ 1939 H. G. Wells Holy Terror ii. iii. 194 If half this stuff about him is true, he's certifiable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1846
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