amendableadj.

Brit.

/əˈmɛndəbl/, U.S.

/əˈmɛndəb(ə)l/

Forms: see amend v. and -able suffix.

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

Etymology: < amend v. + -able suffix. With sense 2 compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French (rare) amendable correctable, capable of amendment (14th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman, a1440 in continental French; French amendable is subsequently attested in this sense from the 19th cent.). With sense 3 compare French amendable liable to a fine or punishment (1305 or earlier in Anglo-Norman; 1369 in Middle French as amandable ). Compare also classical Latin ēmendābilis emendable adj. in its post-classical Latin sense ‘involving a fine or compensation’ (from late 11th cent. in British sources). In the 12th cent., emendabilis is used in the Quadripartitus to translate Old English bōtwyrþe (of an offence) that can be compensated for by the payment of bōt ( < boot n.¹ + wurthe adj.; compare boot n.¹ 9), including in the clause from the Laws of Edgar which ultimately underlies quot. 1999 at sense 3.

†1. Capable of amending something; having a beneficial effect, improving. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective]

remediousa1450

amendablea1500

amending1551

reparative1582

corrigible1602

corrective1603

remediate1608

remedial1612

amendful1639

reparatory1648

curative1658

relevant1676

correcting1692

correctory1758

redeeming1827

rectificatory1851

rectificative1863

a1500 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (1852) 54 (MED) That til oure lif is ful profitable, And to oure soule amendable.

2. Capable of amendment; that may be improved, corrected, or altered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > put right or amended > able to be

remediable?a1425

corrigible1483

amendablea1500

recoverable1585

curable1592

sanable1623

rectifiable1629

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xvii. 25 The medis of rightwismen, the pynes of dampnabil men, the fallyngis of amendabil men.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. iv. 121 We finde in our English writers many wordes and speaches amendable.

1674 Certain Considerations Peace & Good Will 27 Liturgies..are amendable, alterable, upon just occasions.

1740 Prov. for Poor 15 Roads not amendable by Act of Parliament.

1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. G ij a/2 The faults and mistakes of clerks are in many cases amendable.

1883 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 699/2 The Constitution..is amendable only through political spasms, and by an implied impeachment of the patriots who formed it.

1975 Aviation Week 8 Sept. 28 American, Northwest and Trans World flight attendants were continuing to work under terms of old contracts that have become amendable.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Nov. iva. 22/1 The cruel comments that used to pass back and forth in class via folded notes..now appear, instantly amendable, in electronic postings.

3. That may be compensated or made amends for. rare.On quot. 1999 see the etymological note.

ΚΠ

1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 261 Before whom sometimes causes criminall and amendable by amercements or mulcts were heard.

1941 W. Seagle Quest for Law ii. 29 In modern society murder is the major crime against the individual, but primitive peoples treated it as a private, amendable wrong.

1999 M. Lapidge Blackwell Encycl. Anglo-Saxon Eng. (2001) 182/2 King Edgar prescribed that it [sc. the wergild] was the most any man should have to pay for an amendable offence.

Derivatives

aˈmendableness n.

ΚΠ

1655 C. Herle Wisdomes Tripos ii. vi. 103 Consider whether there be not in the same thing somewhat worthy of Love; possibly the usefulness, the amendableness of it, (at least) the Makers wisdom and bounty in it, deserves Love.

1868 Rep. Supreme Court Alabama 40 407 The question arises, as to the amendableness of a defect of such a character.

1913 Nation 12 June 585/1 The wind has been taken out of its sails by the simple demonstration that has been given of the actual fact concerning the present amendableness of the Constitution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amendable
释义	amendableadj. Brit. /əˈmɛndəbl/, U.S. /əˈmɛndəb(ə)l/ Forms: see amend v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amend v., -able suffix. Etymology: < amend v. + -able suffix. With sense 2 compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French (rare) amendable correctable, capable of amendment (14th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman, a1440 in continental French; French amendable is subsequently attested in this sense from the 19th cent.). With sense 3 compare French amendable liable to a fine or punishment (1305 or earlier in Anglo-Norman; 1369 in Middle French as amandable ). Compare also classical Latin ēmendābilis emendable adj. in its post-classical Latin sense ‘involving a fine or compensation’ (from late 11th cent. in British sources). In the 12th cent., emendabilis is used in the Quadripartitus to translate Old English bōtwyrþe (of an offence) that can be compensated for by the payment of bōt ( < boot n.¹ + wurthe adj.; compare boot n.¹ 9), including in the clause from the Laws of Edgar which ultimately underlies quot. 1999 at sense 3. †1. Capable of amending something; having a beneficial effect, improving. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] remediousa1450 amendablea1500 amending1551 reparative1582 corrigible1602 corrective1603 remediate1608 remedial1612 amendful1639 reparatory1648 curative1658 relevant1676 correcting1692 correctory1758 redeeming1827 rectificatory1851 rectificative1863 a1500 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (1852) 54 (MED) That til oure lif is ful profitable, And to oure soule amendable. 2. Capable of amendment; that may be improved, corrected, or altered. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > put right or amended > able to be remediable?a1425 corrigible1483 amendablea1500 recoverable1585 curable1592 sanable1623 rectifiable1629 a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xvii. 25 The medis of rightwismen, the pynes of dampnabil men, the fallyngis of amendabil men. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. iv. 121 We finde in our English writers many wordes and speaches amendable. 1674 Certain Considerations Peace & Good Will 27 Liturgies..are amendable, alterable, upon just occasions. 1740 Prov. for Poor 15 Roads not amendable by Act of Parliament. 1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. G ij a/2 The faults and mistakes of clerks are in many cases amendable. 1883 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 699/2 The Constitution..is amendable only through political spasms, and by an implied impeachment of the patriots who formed it. 1975 Aviation Week 8 Sept. 28 American, Northwest and Trans World flight attendants were continuing to work under terms of old contracts that have become amendable. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Nov. iva. 22/1 The cruel comments that used to pass back and forth in class via folded notes..now appear, instantly amendable, in electronic postings. 3. That may be compensated or made amends for. rare.On quot. 1999 see the etymological note. ΚΠ 1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 261 Before whom sometimes causes criminall and amendable by amercements or mulcts were heard. 1941 W. Seagle Quest for Law ii. 29 In modern society murder is the major crime against the individual, but primitive peoples treated it as a private, amendable wrong. 1999 M. Lapidge Blackwell Encycl. Anglo-Saxon Eng. (2001) 182/2 King Edgar prescribed that it [sc. the wergild] was the most any man should have to pay for an amendable offence. Derivatives aˈmendableness n. ΚΠ 1655 C. Herle Wisdomes Tripos ii. vi. 103 Consider whether there be not in the same thing somewhat worthy of Love; possibly the usefulness, the amendableness of it, (at least) the Makers wisdom and bounty in it, deserves Love. 1868 Rep. Supreme Court Alabama 40 407 The question arises, as to the amendableness of a defect of such a character. 1913 Nation 12 June 585/1 The wind has been taken out of its sails by the simple demonstration that has been given of the actual fact concerning the present amendableness of the Constitution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1500
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