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单词 appetible
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appetibleadj.n.

/ˈapɪtɪb(ə)l/
Etymology: < Latin appetībilis desirable, < appetĕre : see appete v. and -ble suffix.
A. adj.
1. Having appetite or affinity; attractive. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective]
appetible1471
inclinary1628
inclinational1821
tendential1847
1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 1 Kynd to kynde hath appetyble inclynacyon.
2. Worthy of being sought after, desirable.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable
yearninglyOE
desiderablea1340
desirablea1382
desirefulc1384
dainteousc1386
fairc1410
desirous1430
expetible1569
lustful?1610
appetible1622
desiderate1640
honeysuckle1660
deligible1680
wantable1886
1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 307 Such Graces are Appetible in their owne nature.
1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. vi. 77 The appetible object, which moveth the appetite.
1847 Blackwood's Mag. 61 589 The appetible fruit.
B. n.
An object of desire. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > object of desire
willeOE
desire1340
appetitec1386
flight1530
optative1605
catch1609
desiderate1640
desirable1645
desideratuma1651
eligible1656
appetible1715
lookout1795
desideration1836
ooh-ah1957
1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 216 Sufficient to draw forth, and determine the Actings of it [sc. the Will], unless there interpose some stronger Appetibile.
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