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单词 odorable
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odorableadj.

Brit. /ˈəʊd(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˈoʊdərəb(ə)l/
Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin odorabilis ; odour n., -able suffix.
Etymology: Probably originally < post-classical Latin odorabilis perceptible by smell (4th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin odōrārī to smell, scent ( < odor odour n.) + -bilis -ble suffix; in later use apparently independently < odour n. + -able suffix. Compare Old French, Middle French, French odorable perfumed, sweet-smelling (c1250), perceptible to the sense of smell (1838).
Able to be smelled; perceptible to the sense of smell.In later use frequently as a pun on adorable.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective]
strongOE
savouringc1384
breatheda1398
flairinga1400
smellinga1400
odorifere?a1425
odorous?a1425
smellablec1449
odoranta1465
odoriferousc1487
odiferousa1500
odoureda1500
odiferant1509
redolent?a1513
reflairing1523
odoriferantc1550
scenting1577
odorable1589
breathful1593
fat1598
olent1607
smelled1617
odorific1685
tainted1704
odourful1889
osmic1912
1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. i. 53 The audible [is measured] by stirres, times and accents: the odorable by smelles of sundry temperaments.
1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies viii. 125 The directly visible or odorable Expirations of Bodies.
1851 Sci. Amer. 16 Aug. 378/1 If ever our odorable house of glass [sc. the Crystal Palace] becomes a strong, steaming, suffocating jardin d'hiver, it will be a capital thing for the apothecaries:..it will be the walk if not the dance of death to frequent it.
1945 T. Pierce (title of film) Odor-able Kitty.
2002 omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu 19 July (O.E.D. Archive) The adorable and odorable Venus who was wont to leave behind her an exquisite perfume.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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