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单词 plunderable
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plunderableadj.

Brit. /ˈplʌnd(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˈplənd(ə)rəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plunder v.2, -able suffix.
Etymology: < plunder v.2 + -able suffix.
That can be plundered or subjected to spoliation.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective] > despoiled > able to be
depredable1640
plunderable1660
pillageable1875
1660 T. Pierce New Discoverer Discover'd vi. 149 The weakest, and the most plunderable, will ever pass for the vicious.
1825 J. Bentham Indications Respecting Ld. Eldon 26 As plunderable matter increases, so will plunderage.
1857 W. C. Prime Boat Life in Egypt & Nubia 99 Such parties are usually best stocked with plunderable articles.
1960 Mod. Philol. 57 283/2 Wealthy, plunderable American Millie Theale and impoverished, predatory European Kate Croy.
2002 Evening Standard (Nexis) 25 July 47 It ingests plots, characters, styles and gags from every plunderable box-office hit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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