educableadj.

Brit.

/ˈɛdjᵿkəbl/,

/ˈɛdʒᵿkəbl/, U.S.

/ˈɛdʒəkəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ēducāre , -ble suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin ēducāre educate v. + -ble suffix. With sense 2 compare French éducable (1831) and slightly later educatable adj.

1. That has been or may be acquired through education; learned as a result of education. rare.

ΚΠ

1680 S. Crisp in S. Tuke Mem. Life (1824) 299 That all such may take heed that they rest not in a bare educable form of the Truth, without having regard to their inward travail of the soul.

1984 High Schools & Changing Workplace (U.S. National Acad. Sci.) App. B 37 Educable skills as numerical computation,..vocabulary, attention to detail, [etc.].

2. Able to be educated (in various senses of the verb); capable of learning through education; (also) designating children with learning difficulties who are able to develop through education. Cf. educatable adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > teachable

disciplinablec1454

appliant1483

docile1483

teachable1483

towardly1528

docible1549

schoolable1594

instructable1603

disciplinala1628

instructible1645

educable1834

educationable1852

educatable1868

1834 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. Sept. 122 The laws are made for the benefit of all the educable youth of the country.

1879 A. Bain Educ. as Sci. iii. 24 In old age, when we cease to be educable in any fresh endowment.

1886 Sat. Rev. 1 May 590/1 Tories will prove educable.

1912 J. H. Robinson New Hist. iv. 107 Certain of the higher animals, especially the apes, are remarkably educable.

1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 11/3 (advt.) Ideally adapted to the individual training of a select group of educable boys and girls requiring special instruction.

1971 H. E. Blodgett Mentally Retarded Children ii. 9 Of the approximately 3 percent of the population commonly classified as retarded, about 2.5 percent are mildly retarded (educable).

2010 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 22 Apr. a16 Because children are not dominated by sexualized thinking..they are..most highly educable in..areas crucial to cultural self-realization: reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic.

Compounds

educable age n. the age or age range of children normally in education, school age; cf. educational age n. (a) at educational adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. viii. 178 Of educable age.

1922 E. E. Davis & C. T. Gray Stud. Rural Schools Wichita County 8 Children of educable age moved in faster than school needs could be met.

1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 Oct. 1 There are any number of young people arriving from Kosovo. Some are of educable age.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	educable
释义	educableadj. Brit. /ˈɛdjᵿkəbl/, /ˈɛdʒᵿkəbl/, U.S. /ˈɛdʒəkəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ēducāre , -ble suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ēducāre educate v. + -ble suffix. With sense 2 compare French éducable (1831) and slightly later educatable adj. 1. That has been or may be acquired through education; learned as a result of education. rare. ΚΠ 1680 S. Crisp in S. Tuke Mem. Life (1824) 299 That all such may take heed that they rest not in a bare educable form of the Truth, without having regard to their inward travail of the soul. 1984 High Schools & Changing Workplace (U.S. National Acad. Sci.) App. B 37 Educable skills as numerical computation,..vocabulary, attention to detail, [etc.]. 2. Able to be educated (in various senses of the verb); capable of learning through education; (also) designating children with learning difficulties who are able to develop through education. Cf. educatable adj. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > teachable disciplinablec1454 appliant1483 docile1483 teachable1483 towardly1528 docible1549 schoolable1594 instructable1603 disciplinala1628 instructible1645 educable1834 educationable1852 educatable1868 1834 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. Sept. 122 The laws are made for the benefit of all the educable youth of the country. 1879 A. Bain Educ. as Sci. iii. 24 In old age, when we cease to be educable in any fresh endowment. 1886 Sat. Rev. 1 May 590/1 Tories will prove educable. 1912 J. H. Robinson New Hist. iv. 107 Certain of the higher animals, especially the apes, are remarkably educable. 1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 11/3 (advt.) Ideally adapted to the individual training of a select group of educable boys and girls requiring special instruction. 1971 H. E. Blodgett Mentally Retarded Children ii. 9 Of the approximately 3 percent of the population commonly classified as retarded, about 2.5 percent are mildly retarded (educable). 2010 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 22 Apr. a16 Because children are not dominated by sexualized thinking..they are..most highly educable in..areas crucial to cultural self-realization: reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic. Compounds educable age n. the age or age range of children normally in education, school age; cf. educational age n. (a) at educational adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. viii. 178 Of educable age. 1922 E. E. Davis & C. T. Gray Stud. Rural Schools Wichita County 8 Children of educable age moved in faster than school needs could be met. 1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 Oct. 1 There are any number of young people arriving from Kosovo. Some are of educable age. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1680
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