perishableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɛrᵻʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəʃəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English perysabyl, 1600s– perishable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perish v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < perish v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French, French périssable (end of 14th cent.).

A. adj.

Liable to perish; subject to destruction, decay, or death. Of a foodstuff or other organic substance: naturally subject to rapid decay.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed > liable to decay

caduke1483

perishablec1484

caducea1513

caducal?1548

ruinable1654

fugitive1678

consumptive1724

unpreservable1787

caducous1863

c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 130 (MED) Resun be þe dysyr of gode fame dryuyth or sokyth owte [un]trwthe, and [un]trwthe is rote of alle perysabyl thyngis.

1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xl. 527 [He] hath..be-beasted himselfe by setting his Desires onely on Transitory and Perishable goods.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) 18 Silver, Gold, and Jewels,..are not perishable, nor so mutable as other Commodities.

1742 W. Law Appeal to All that Doubt ii. 118 In the Creation of this poor, gross, disorder'd, perishable, material Word, one of these two Things was done.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 283 Of all the productions of land, milk is perhaps the most perishable .

1810 E. Weeton Jrnl. Apr. (1969) I. 257 He will sometimes order such quantities of perishable household articles, that one half are sometimes wasted.

1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. iii. 39 The exhausted family sat down..to consume the perishable portions of the feast, that nothing might be lost.

1958 M. Roberts Gustavus Adolphus II. i. 43 Gustav Vasa..discharged his debt to Lübeck in goods, and sometimes in goods of a dangerously perishable nature: at least one instalment was paid in butter.

1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) xi. 137 Kola..was a delicate and highly perishable crop.

B. n.

1. In plural. Organic things, esp. foodstuffs, which are liable to decay or rot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > decay or decaying > liability to > that which is

perishables1742

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > perishable goods

softs1872

perishables1895

soft goods1908

1742 S. Richardson Corr. (1804) I. 83 The fall of the leaves fills the pools, the ponds, and the dikes..with particles, and animalcula, and perishables, of vegetable as well as animal nature.

1807 T. Moore Mem. (1853) I. 224 Recollections are too like the other perishables of this world.

1895 Spectator 26 Oct. 553/2 Perishables like fish and flowers.

1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 46/2 A freight made up of merchandise and perishables.

1992 Marine Engineers Rev. Nov. 31/3 Too low oxygen levels can prevent some perishables from ripening.

†a. A mortal, a human being. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [noun] > transience > transient thing or being

shadowa1272

breathc1275

cloudc1384

cherry-fair1393

transitorya1500

fume1531

forwhilea1557

flitter1623

ephemeran1643

daysman1658

transient1660

fugitive1683

transiency1728

ephemera1751

ephemeron1771

perishable1822

toadstool1823

evanescence1830

a sometime thing1935

1822 Ld. Byron Heaven & Earth i. i, in Liberal 1 166 Were I the Seraph, And he the perishable.

b. With the: that which is mortal or impermanent. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man II. iii. 111 My sole relation;..the victim of too much loving, too constant an attachment to the perishable and lost.

1843 J. Martineau Endeavours Christian Life I. i. 13 It is the Immortal against the Perishable.

1863 C. Swain Art & Fashion 74 [The aim of Art] is to feel our own humanity Enlarge with Science, to evolve out of The perishable the imperishable!

1991 R. B. Dobson (title) Preserving the perishable: contrasting communities in medieval England.

Derivatives

ˈperishably adv. in a perishable manner, by being perishable, so as to be liable to perish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adverb] > in decayed manner > in perishable manner

perishably1795

1795 J. Williams Legislative Biogr. 56 Ah! What is Fame,..A bubble perishably made, Of washerwomen's suds!

1891 Good Words Aug. 519 So strange it seems to me Beauty should perishably find its close.

1996 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Apr. t10 Competition in an increasingly crowded environment is tough, and profit margins can be perishably thin.

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

单词	perishable
释义	perishableadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɛrᵻʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəʃəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English perysabyl, 1600s– perishable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perish v., -able suffix. Etymology: < perish v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French, French périssable (end of 14th cent.). A. adj. Liable to perish; subject to destruction, decay, or death. Of a foodstuff or other organic substance: naturally subject to rapid decay. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed > liable to decay caduke1483 perishablec1484 caducea1513 caducal?1548 ruinable1654 fugitive1678 consumptive1724 unpreservable1787 caducous1863 c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 130 (MED) Resun be þe dysyr of gode fame dryuyth or sokyth owte [un]trwthe, and [un]trwthe is rote of alle perysabyl thyngis. 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xl. 527 [He] hath..be-beasted himselfe by setting his Desires onely on Transitory and Perishable goods. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) 18 Silver, Gold, and Jewels,..are not perishable, nor so mutable as other Commodities. 1742 W. Law Appeal to All that Doubt ii. 118 In the Creation of this poor, gross, disorder'd, perishable, material Word, one of these two Things was done. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 283 Of all the productions of land, milk is perhaps the most perishable . View more context for this quotation 1810 E. Weeton Jrnl. Apr. (1969) I. 257 He will sometimes order such quantities of perishable household articles, that one half are sometimes wasted. 1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. iii. 39 The exhausted family sat down..to consume the perishable portions of the feast, that nothing might be lost. 1958 M. Roberts Gustavus Adolphus II. i. 43 Gustav Vasa..discharged his debt to Lübeck in goods, and sometimes in goods of a dangerously perishable nature: at least one instalment was paid in butter. 1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) xi. 137 Kola..was a delicate and highly perishable crop. B. n. 1. In plural. Organic things, esp. foodstuffs, which are liable to decay or rot. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > decay or decaying > liability to > that which is perishables1742 society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > perishable goods softs1872 perishables1895 soft goods1908 1742 S. Richardson Corr. (1804) I. 83 The fall of the leaves fills the pools, the ponds, and the dikes..with particles, and animalcula, and perishables, of vegetable as well as animal nature. 1807 T. Moore Mem. (1853) I. 224 Recollections are too like the other perishables of this world. 1895 Spectator 26 Oct. 553/2 Perishables like fish and flowers. 1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 46/2 A freight made up of merchandise and perishables. 1992 Marine Engineers Rev. Nov. 31/3 Too low oxygen levels can prevent some perishables from ripening. 2. †a. A mortal, a human being. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [noun] > transience > transient thing or being shadowa1272 breathc1275 cloudc1384 cherry-fair1393 transitorya1500 fume1531 forwhilea1557 flitter1623 ephemeran1643 daysman1658 transient1660 fugitive1683 transiency1728 ephemera1751 ephemeron1771 perishable1822 toadstool1823 evanescence1830 a sometime thing1935 1822 Ld. Byron Heaven & Earth i. i, in Liberal 1 166 Were I the Seraph, And he the perishable. b. With the: that which is mortal or impermanent. Now rare. ΚΠ 1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man II. iii. 111 My sole relation;..the victim of too much loving, too constant an attachment to the perishable and lost. 1843 J. Martineau Endeavours Christian Life I. i. 13 It is the Immortal against the Perishable. 1863 C. Swain Art & Fashion 74 [The aim of Art] is to feel our own humanity Enlarge with Science, to evolve out of The perishable the imperishable! 1991 R. B. Dobson (title) Preserving the perishable: contrasting communities in medieval England. Derivatives ˈperishably adv. in a perishable manner, by being perishable, so as to be liable to perish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adverb] > in decayed manner > in perishable manner perishably1795 1795 J. Williams Legislative Biogr. 56 Ah! What is Fame,..A bubble perishably made, Of washerwomen's suds! 1891 Good Words Aug. 519 So strange it seems to me Beauty should perishably find its close. 1996 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Apr. t10 Competition in an increasingly crowded environment is tough, and profit margins can be perishably thin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1484
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