单词 | applicable |
释义 | applicableadj. 1. Capable of being applied or put to use (apply v. I.); (also) having reference to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable to be applied appliablec1429 applicable?1548 pliable1596 applicatory1597 appropriable1646 applicate1798 ?1548 D. Lindsay Tragical Death Dauid Beaton sig. E.vv I haue ofte, and diuerse tymes reade ouer the Bible, & yet suche a terme founde I neuer, nor yet any place of scripture applicable thereunto. 1614 G. Chapman Free & Offenceles Justif. sig. *3 By which authority my selfe..singled out (as in some parts harmelesly, and gracefully applicable to the occasion) The Nuptials of Perseus and Andromeda. 1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated i. 23 Art..as it is applicable to some material subject cannot be taught without experience. 1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum viii. 97 Your Argument ought to be applicable to the weighing of Bodies in a pair of Scales. 1711 B. Allen Nat. Hist. Mineral-waters Great Brit. 89 There are many useful Deductions to be made from what hath been delivered, applicable to particular Cases. 1776 A. Bicknell Hist. Lady Anne Neville I. 231 This Observation seems to be peculiarly applicable to Henry the Sixth. 1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. §2. 115 That portion of the produce of industry extrinsic to man, which may be made applicable to his support. 1855 J. Stephens (title) A primer for young children applicable to the Indian language, as spoken by the Mee-lee-ceet tribe in New Brunswick. 1913 Bull. Illinois State Lab. Nat. Hist. 9 x. 498 We will distinguish..three stages of impurity, by use of the following terms applicable both to the waters themselves and to the characteristic organisms. 1949 Times 3 Jan. 7/6 There is no evidence that Holland's critics have produced a practical, constructive and immediately applicable alternative. 2006 Environmental Health Perspectives 114 a114 Many..use..guidelines that were produced for stable, noncrisis situations, and that might therefore be less applicable in emergency settings. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] freeeOE well-willingOE readyc1175 fainc1275 buxoma1300 prestc1300 liefc1325 rifec1390 willyc1390 baina1400 willinga1400 listyc1440 towardc1440 appliable1449 pronea1450 wilfulc1460 prompt?a1475 content1477 towardly1513 contenteda1525 towards1525 fond1529 comingc1576 unrefusinga1586 open-armed1594 voluntary1598 gainsome1629 easy1653 unreluctant1654 nothing loath1667 applicable1702 irreluctanta1706 unhesitating1753 unloath1861 prone-minded1869 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > compliant ablec1384 obedientc1400 supplec1405 accordinga1425 plianta1425 serviablea1425 appliable1449 bowablec1449 applicant?c1500 pliablea1513 applying?1529 flexible?1531 maniablea1604 correspondenta1616 compliable1641 compliant1642 complaisant1647 flexile1651 complacential1658 complying1668 commode1674 complaisential1689 applicable1702 complacent1790 unprotesting1792 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 6 The habit and temper of mens minds..being..very applicable to the Publick ends. 1755 G. B. Dodington Diary 6 Aug. (1784) 356 He was not quick, but with those he was acquainted, applicable and intelligent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] goodeOE rightOE queemlOE belonglOE behovingc1175 limplyc1200 tidefula1300 avenantc1300 mackc1330 worthy1340 hemea1350 convenientc1374 seemlya1375 shapelyc1374 ablea1382 cordant1382 meetc1385 accordable1386 accordinga1387 appurtenantc1386 pertinentc1390 accordanta1393 likea1393 setea1400 throa1400 agreeablec1425 habilec1425 suitly1426 competentc1430 suiting1431 fitc1440 proportionablec1443 justc1450 congruent?a1475 cordinga1475 congruec1475 afferant1480 belonging1483 cordable1485 hovable1508 attainanta1513 accommodate1525 agreeing1533 respondent1533 opportunate?1541 appropriate1544 commode1549 familiar1553 apt1563 pliant1565 liable1570 sortly1570 competible1586 sortable1586 fitty1589 accommodable1592 congruable1603 affining1606 feated1606 suity1607 reputable1611 suited1613 idoneousa1615 matchable1614 suitablea1616 congruous1631 fitten1642 responsal1647 appropriated1651 adapt1658 mack-like1672 squared1698 homogeneous1708 applicable1711 unforeign1718 fitted1736 congenial1738 assorted1790 accommodatable1874 OK1925 1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 59 Regular Curves, suitable and applicable to form any Ship's Body transverse-ways. 1773 F. Norton Let. 13 Feb. in F. Mason John Norton & Sons (1968) 303 My Fathers new ship..is named the London which was very Applicable. 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism iv. 117 The applicable quality of the worship and polity which he consigned to his followers. 1851 Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. 76/2 The few water-leaves which adorn it..being applicable and unobtrusive. Compounds applicable mathematics n. the part of mathematics that can be applied to topics outside the subject of mathematics itself; applied mathematics. ΚΠ 1912 A. Schultze Teaching of Math. in Secondary Schools iv. 64 The tendency of modern investigations has been to split mathematics—geometry as well as algebra—into two parts, viz. the applicable mathematics and the rigorous formal mathematics. 1976 Adv. Math. 19 279 Applied mathematicians must be educated with a broad knowledge of applicable mathematics and an extensive exposure to the application of mathematics. 2001 SIAM Rev. 43 171 Each student is expected to demonstrate a graduate-level proficiency..in applicable mathematics. This has traditionally included functional analysis, PDEs, and mathematical physics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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