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单词 get-overable
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get-overableadj.

Brit. /ɡɛtˈəʊvərəbl/, U.S. /ˌɡɛdˈoʊvərəbəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: to get over —— at get v. Phrasal verbs 2, -able suffix; to get over at get v. Phrasal verbs 1, -able suffix.
Etymology: Partly < to get over —— at get v. Phrasal verbs 2 + -able suffix, and partly < to get over at get v. Phrasal verbs 1 + -able suffix.
rare.
That can be got over; that can be won over.
ΚΠ
1844 Northern Star & Leeds Gen. Advertiser 11 May 4/4 He promised to devour Mr. Roberts last week—to wither him,—with an un-get-over-able exposure of his conduct.]
1855 ‘Q. K. P. Doesticks’ Doesticks, what he Says x. 76 He who would find a get-over-able-without-getting-your-shoes-full-of-mud street in this metropolis, would wear his life out in a fruitless exploration.
1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts 26 A belted earl may be..get-overable by flattery; just as every other human being is.
1994 Ploughshares 20 47 The first round of chemo was bad, but, again, in the realm of the get-overable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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