preventableadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈvɛntəbl/, U.S.

/priˈvɛn(t)əb(ə)l/,

/prəˈvɛn(t)əb(ə)l/

Forms: see prevent v. and -able suffix.

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

Etymology: < prevent v. + -able suffix. Compare slightly earlier unpreventable adj.

That may be prevented; avoidable.Now used chiefly of diseases, injuries, or deaths.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > prevented or checked > able to be

preventable1602

preventible1637

1602 W. Temple Antiquodlibet iv. 119 Such whereof good intelligence may bee had, are preuentable.

1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xl The Ignorance of the End is far more preventable..than of the Meanes.

1705 J. Woodward Earnest Perswasive to Serious Observance of Lord's-day 2 We must answer to God for any Prophanation of the Lord's Day, discernable and preventable by us.

1798 C. B. Brown Wieland xi. 136 I remembered that this evil was still preventable.

1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) II. 315 Lord Shaftesbury told you just now that there were 100,000 preventable deaths in England every year.

1879 J. Lubbock Addresses, Polit. & Educ. viii. 147 This immense loss..due to preventable causes.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 802/1 In the Russo-Japanese War, the immunity of the troops from all forms of preventable disease surpassed all previous experience.

1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 14 Mar. 625/1 In the chain of events leading up to a poisoning, it is obvious that such poisonings are totally preventable.

2005 Woman & Home July 111/2 An unbelievable 80 per cent of all cases of malignant melanoma are preventable by taking a few simple precautions when you're out in the sun.

Derivatives

preventaˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > capability of being prevented

preventability1851

preventibility1890

1851 Times 10 Dec. 3/2 If we turn to the examination of chronic ailments producing deaths, we may quickly recognize many indications of their preventability.

1883 Nature 19 Apr. 574/2 Knowledge of the Causation or Preventability of some important Disease.

1954 Sci. Monthly Apr. 264/2 Therapy is stressed as most of the diseases discussed do not fall within the range of preventability.

1991 C. Victor Health & Health Care in Later Life (BNC) 48 All these sources of cancer mortality include an element of preventability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preventable
释义	preventableadj. Brit. /prᵻˈvɛntəbl/, U.S. /priˈvɛn(t)əb(ə)l/, /prəˈvɛn(t)əb(ə)l/ Forms: see prevent v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prevent v., -able suffix. Etymology: < prevent v. + -able suffix. Compare slightly earlier unpreventable adj. That may be prevented; avoidable.Now used chiefly of diseases, injuries, or deaths. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > prevented or checked > able to be preventable1602 preventible1637 1602 W. Temple Antiquodlibet iv. 119 Such whereof good intelligence may bee had, are preuentable. 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xl The Ignorance of the End is far more preventable..than of the Meanes. 1705 J. Woodward Earnest Perswasive to Serious Observance of Lord's-day 2 We must answer to God for any Prophanation of the Lord's Day, discernable and preventable by us. 1798 C. B. Brown Wieland xi. 136 I remembered that this evil was still preventable. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) II. 315 Lord Shaftesbury told you just now that there were 100,000 preventable deaths in England every year. 1879 J. Lubbock Addresses, Polit. & Educ. viii. 147 This immense loss..due to preventable causes. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 802/1 In the Russo-Japanese War, the immunity of the troops from all forms of preventable disease surpassed all previous experience. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 14 Mar. 625/1 In the chain of events leading up to a poisoning, it is obvious that such poisonings are totally preventable. 2005 Woman & Home July 111/2 An unbelievable 80 per cent of all cases of malignant melanoma are preventable by taking a few simple precautions when you're out in the sun. Derivatives preventaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > capability of being prevented preventability1851 preventibility1890 1851 Times 10 Dec. 3/2 If we turn to the examination of chronic ailments producing deaths, we may quickly recognize many indications of their preventability. 1883 Nature 19 Apr. 574/2 Knowledge of the Causation or Preventability of some important Disease. 1954 Sci. Monthly Apr. 264/2 Therapy is stressed as most of the diseases discussed do not fall within the range of preventability. 1991 C. Victor Health & Health Care in Later Life (BNC) 48 All these sources of cancer mortality include an element of preventability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1602
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