passivizabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌpasɪvʌɪzəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpæsəˌvaɪzəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: see passivize v. and -ability suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: passivize v., -ability suffix.

Etymology: < passivize v. + -ability suffix. Compare slightly later passivizable adj.

Grammar.

The ability to undergo passivization; passivizable quality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > voice > [noun] > passive > conversion into > ability to undergo

passivizability1967

1967 N. Chomsky in R. A. Joacobs & P. S. Rosenbaum Readings Eng. Transformational Gram. (1970) 203 Passivizability is a property of verbs.

1991 R. M. W. Dixon New Approach to Eng. Gram. ix. 321 Kruisuiga..has an interesting discussion of the passivisability of both objects with verbs such as ‘ask’.

1999 J. Abe & H. Hoshi in S. L. E. Benmamoun Fragments viii. 206 The contrast in [example] 44 with respect to passivizability suggests that whereas speak to undergoes reanalysis, stand near does not.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passivizability
释义	passivizabilityn. Brit. /ˌpasɪvʌɪzəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpæsəˌvaɪzəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: see passivize v. and -ability suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: passivize v., -ability suffix. Etymology: < passivize v. + -ability suffix. Compare slightly later passivizable adj. Grammar. The ability to undergo passivization; passivizable quality. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > voice > [noun] > passive > conversion into > ability to undergo passivizability1967 1967 N. Chomsky in R. A. Joacobs & P. S. Rosenbaum Readings Eng. Transformational Gram. (1970) 203 Passivizability is a property of verbs. 1991 R. M. W. Dixon New Approach to Eng. Gram. ix. 321 Kruisuiga..has an interesting discussion of the passivisability of both objects with verbs such as ‘ask’. 1999 J. Abe & H. Hoshi in S. L. E. Benmamoun Fragments viii. 206 The contrast in [example] 44 with respect to passivizability suggests that whereas speak to undergoes reanalysis, stand near does not. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1967
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