placableadj.

Brit.

/ˈplakəbl/, U.S.

/ˈplækəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English– placable, 1500s placabill (Scottish).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French placable; Latin plācābilis.

Etymology: < Middle French placable capable of being appeased (a1356; French (rare) placable ), appeasing (1511) and its etymon classical Latin plācābilis capable of being appeased, forgiving, in post-classical Latin also pleasing, agreeable (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < plācāre placate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Catalan (rare) †placable (1460), Spanish placable (a1460 or earlier; now usually aplacable ), Italian placabile (a1340). Compare earlier pleasable adj. N.E.D. (1907) also gives the pronunciation (plēⁱ·kăb'l) /ˈpleɪkəb(ə)l/.

†1. Pleasing, agreeable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

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c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 730 Marie was body and sawle to Godd perfitely placable.

c1540 A. Borde Bk. for to Lerne A.iij^v It may be placable to the iyes of all men to se.

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth ii. sig. B.iii Also it may be placable to the eyes of all men to se & to beholde.

a. Of a person: capable of being appeased or pacified; easily placated; mild, gentle, forgiving.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adjective]

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a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. ix. 208 Sycill land, Quhar as the plentuus fat altar dyd stand Of the placabill goddis, Palycy hecht.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. O3^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) To thy enemies..thou art placable: to thy friends, inexorable.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 151 Since I saught By Prayer th' offended Deitie to appease,..Methought I saw him placable and mild.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 166 My Pamela is very placable.

1819 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 15 Sept. (1884) I Tories are placable people.

1854 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. III. i. 6 Though irritable, he was also placable, and at heart was truly loyal.

1909 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Daily Press 26 Oct. 1/6 If we are by nature placable and polite, we must not take advice to be arbitrary even in the best cause.

1998 A. Quinton Hume 7 He was genial and kindly, good tempered and good company, an excellent friend and a placable enemy.

b. Of a mood, thing, etc.: characteristic of someone placable or easily appeased; associated with placability.

ΚΠ

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. lx. 7 They shal be offered upon my placable altar.

1685 P. Fowke tr. Phocion in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives IV. 406 Those Kings, whose anger, however great, was yet generous and placable.

1798 M. Wollstonecraft Maria ii. xii He..often boasted of his placable temper, and readiness to forgive injuries.

1891 New Era (Humeston, Iowa) 14 Jan. 4/1 The subject then dropped, and it was not resumed until several rather strange things had come to pass, and Bolsover was in a more placable mood.

1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. vii. 738 Thus they parted on good terms, Herr Settembrini having given the conversation this placable turn.

2001 Times (Nexis) 22 Jan. The West Bromwich Albion manager..exchanged angry words with Warnock during the game, but was in a more placable mood afterwards.

†3. Peaceable, quiet. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > calm (of weather, climate, or the elements)

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1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. viii. iii. 391/2 Being at length..surfeited with glory,..hee resolued on a more placable course of life.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 207 The civil wars..soon drew off the minds of men from the placable innovators of language.

1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. I. 259 The wind blew in momentary gusts, and then became more placable.

1876 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque in Cornhill Mag. 34 175 Painters may work out of doors; and the fresh air, the deliberate seasons, and the ‘tranquillizing influence’ of the green earth..keep them cool, placable, and prosaic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	placable
释义	placableadj. Brit. /ˈplakəbl/, U.S. /ˈplækəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English– placable, 1500s placabill (Scottish). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French placable; Latin plācābilis. Etymology: < Middle French placable capable of being appeased (a1356; French (rare) placable ), appeasing (1511) and its etymon classical Latin plācābilis capable of being appeased, forgiving, in post-classical Latin also pleasing, agreeable (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < plācāre placate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Catalan (rare) †placable (1460), Spanish placable (a1460 or earlier; now usually aplacable ), Italian placabile (a1340). Compare earlier pleasable adj. N.E.D. (1907) also gives the pronunciation (plēⁱ·kăb'l) /ˈpleɪkəb(ə)l/. †1. Pleasing, agreeable. Obsolete. 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Borde Bk. for to Lerne A.iij^v It may be placable to the iyes of all men to se. 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth ii. sig. B.iii Also it may be placable to the eyes of all men to se & to beholde. 2. a. Of a person: capable of being appeased or pacified; easily placated; mild, gentle, forgiving. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adjective] stillc825 tamec888 nesheOE mildeOE softOE lithea1000 daftc1000 methefulOE sefteOE meekc1175 benign1377 pleasablea1382 mytha1400 tendera1400 unfelona1400 mansuetea1425 meeta1425 gentlec1450 moy1487 placablea1522 facile1539 effeminate1594 silver1596 mildya1603 unmalicious1605 uncruel1611 maliceless1614 tender-hefteda1616 unpersecutive1664 baby-milda1845 rose water1855 turtlish1855 unvindictive1857 soft-boiled1859 tenderful1901 soft-lining1967 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. ix. 208 Sycill land, Quhar as the plentuus fat altar dyd stand Of the placabill goddis, Palycy hecht. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. O3^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) To thy enemies..thou art placable: to thy friends, inexorable. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 151 Since I saught By Prayer th' offended Deitie to appease,..Methought I saw him placable and mild. View more context for this quotation 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 166 My Pamela is very placable. 1819 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 15 Sept. (1884) I Tories are placable people. 1854 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. III. i. 6 Though irritable, he was also placable, and at heart was truly loyal. 1909 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Daily Press 26 Oct. 1/6 If we are by nature placable and polite, we must not take advice to be arbitrary even in the best cause. 1998 A. Quinton Hume 7 He was genial and kindly, good tempered and good company, an excellent friend and a placable enemy. b. Of a mood, thing, etc.: characteristic of someone placable or easily appeased; associated with placability. ΚΠ 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. lx. 7 They shal be offered upon my placable altar. 1685 P. Fowke tr. Phocion in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives IV. 406 Those Kings, whose anger, however great, was yet generous and placable. 1798 M. Wollstonecraft Maria ii. xii He..often boasted of his placable temper, and readiness to forgive injuries. 1891 New Era (Humeston, Iowa) 14 Jan. 4/1 The subject then dropped, and it was not resumed until several rather strange things had come to pass, and Bolsover was in a more placable mood. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. vii. 738 Thus they parted on good terms, Herr Settembrini having given the conversation this placable turn. 2001 Times (Nexis) 22 Jan. The West Bromwich Albion manager..exchanged angry words with Warnock during the game, but was in a more placable mood afterwards. †3. Peaceable, quiet. Obsolete. 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Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque in Cornhill Mag. 34 175 Painters may work out of doors; and the fresh air, the deliberate seasons, and the ‘tranquillizing influence’ of the green earth..keep them cool, placable, and prosaic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1429
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