单词 | conservable |
释义 | conservableadj. Capable of being conserved (in various senses); preservable; (also) †that is able to preserve (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserved or undestroyed > preserved from decay, loss, or destruction > capable of being preserved conservable1592 servable1623 preservable1647 keepable1891 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 80 My heart..is become..the dwelling place and conseruable mansion house [It. conseruabile domicilio], of her sweete picture. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii Which may be kept, conseruable. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 123 in Justice Vindicated Mankinde being onely conservable in Society. 1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Conservable, easy to be kept. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. at Spongiadæ The gelatinous part (though perhaps conservable, if due care be used) is not probably capable of being examined so as to furnish distinctive and recognisable characters. 1869 C. F. Winslow Force & Nature xl. 396 We discover the nature of the laws through which all forces become conservable and convertible, and the correlatives and equivalents of each other. 1938 Times 15 Aug. 7/2 A deficiency of natural teeth may be accepted, provided that any natural teeth present are sound or readily conservable. 1955 C. M. Stern tr. A. P. Suñer Classics of Biol. i. 14 Chemical energy is the most concentrated and most conservable of all the forms of energy available. 2005 J. H. Membrez tr. M. Mazoyer & L. Roudart Hist. World Agric. i. ii. 41 Particularly privileged places, rich in conservable plant products (seeds, dried fruits) or in continually replenished animal products. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592 |
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