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单词 appraisable
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appraisableadj.

Brit. /əˈpreɪzəbl/, U.S. /əˈpreɪzəb(ə)l/
Forms: 1600s– appraisable, 1800s appraiseable (rare).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: appraise v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < appraise v. + -able suffix.
Capable of having a value fixed or estimated; (also) capable of being assessed with regard to worth or quality.
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1693 H. Shreeves tr. Polybius Hist. I. ii. 286 They came to a Resolution..that thereupon an Estimate and Valuation was made of all that was appraisable throughout the Attick Territory.
1834 Law Libr. 6 231 The landlord may proceed to the appraisement and sale, except in the case of growing crops, which are not appraisable until after they be ripe and severed.
1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 24 Sept. But there they are, merchantable and appraiseable.
1880 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 Mar. 474/1 The action of the remedy, if at all favourable, is easily appraisable.
1921 C. Langdon in tr. Dante Divine Comedy III. p. xlvii A drop of water does not have to be the whole ocean to be liquid, nor are spiritual qualities quantitatively appraisable.
1953 B. B. Kendrick & A. M. Arnett South looks at its Past i. 55 With the exception of one stone mason, no slave over sixty was given any appraisable value.
1990 E. J. Kane in G. G. Kaufman Restructuring Amer. Financial Syst. viii. 118 Committee statements have tracked the growing size of appraisable losses in the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
2011 R. Audi Democratic Authority & Separation Church & State iv. 123 Such attitudes themselves are morally appraisable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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