adaptableadj.

Brit.

/əˈdaptəbl/, U.S.

/əˈdæptəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < adapt v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin adaptabilis (1538 or earlier).

1. Capable of being applied or used in different conditions or contexts; capable of being modified, altered, or amended, esp. so as to be put to a new use or serve a new purpose.Before the 20th cent., esp. in use with to, typically with the implication that thing in question is inherently suitable, fitting, or conformable to the specified condition or purpose.

a. attributive or in predicative use without construction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > [adjective]

supple1593

accommodating1642

well-natured?1649

adaptable1692

accommodant1693

accommodative1776

adaptative1815

adaptive1863

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > having several uses

flexible1643

versatile1656

polychrestical1657

pliant1665

flexile1744

general-purpose1851

polychrestic1889

multi-use1912

multi-purpose1920

adaptable1929

multifunction1934

multifunctional1934

multi-utility1985

1692 W. Bulstrode Ess. Transmigration 102 The attracting and intangling adaptable Atoms, by their Fellow-Atoms; by which they grow up into the same Nature.

1778 Remembrancer 6 139/1 Renewed or ratified equally in the article I. of the preliminary treaty of the limits in as much as they could be adaptable.

1821 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 2 267 Spheres of all figures are the least adaptable, and the most efficient to resist a union.

1893 Brit. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 36 938 They are more adaptable, a very long tooth can be cut down to any length.

1922 P. Gates Jigs, Tools & Fixtures v. 53 The fixture can be made adaptable, so that in the case of horizontal machines..[it] could be arranged on angle plate.

1929 Needlecraft Apr. 17/1 As a decoration for the center of a traycloth, the ‘little house’ motif is delightfully adaptable, for it accommodates itself with equal success to either a round, oval or rectangular shape.

1971 Power Farming Mar. 69/2 5 ft convertible hay or silage flail mower, straw chopper and haulm pulveriser. Easily adaptable, multi-position wheels.

2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 172/2 Flexible thin-film and organic-plastic solar panels are extremely rugged and adaptable.

b. In predicative or appositional use with to, for.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective]

to (the) purposea1387

pertinentc1390

appliablec1429

relevantc1540

appliant1548

incident1557

relative1579

home1607

effectual1608

ad rem1680

adaptable1718

to the point1817

pointful1898

1718 Pharmacopœia Radcliffeana (ed. 3) 11 We shall know what particular Alcaly or Acid is adaptable to the present Circumstances.

1734 J. Kirkby tr. I. Barrow Usefulness Math. Learning xxiii. 424 Only adaptable to the Proportionalities of Commensurables.

1765 Public Advertiser 14 Mar. (advt.) The most complete of any Book yet extant, and quite adaptable to the present Taste.

1798 A. Geddes New Year's Gift 10 The Text was not fully adaptable to my present purpose.

1800 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 10 317 The very metre employed..is no less adaptable to the other Gothic dialects than to the German.

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 1 Principles, which are adaptable to all the changing conditions of human progress.

1887 Marine Engineer Feb. 375/1 These bars are equally adaptable for land or marine boilers.

1919 E. Scott All about Latest Dances 75 Certain steps and movements already in practice may be more or less adaptable to ‘jazzed’ music.

1940 Sci. Monthly Dec. 531/2 This material is particularly adaptable for certain parts, such as the mushroom heads of pistons and electrode stems.

1999 Vision Newspaper (Univ. York) 8 Mar. 14/2 [Students] will be offered places in a newly furbished Vanbrugh block of ensuite flats fitted with telephone links adaptable for modems.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 Mar. 84/3 Suckling pig is quite adaptable to the home oven.

2. Able to adjust to new conditions or situations, or to changes in one's environment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [adjective]

adaptable1800

adaptative1815

adaptive1863

alloplastic1924

tailored1942

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [adjective] > able to be

accommodable1592

fittable1611

accommodative1622

adjustable1768

adjustivec1796

adaptable1800

adaptive1863

1800 T. Churchill tr. J. G. Herder Outl. Philos. Hist. Man i. iv. 11 Of all these changeable, modifiable, adaptable creatures, man is the most adaptable.

1865 C. E. L. Riddell George Geith II. vi. 58 Before marriage men are not so adaptable as women.

1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 438 Plants..are not less adaptable in their way than animals.

1944 Burlington Mag. Jan. 13/2 He was sufficiently adaptable to learn..some later developments of the High Renaissance.

1976 K. Reddick Horses 22 Hardy, strong, and, above all, adaptable, it was put to all kinds of farm work and used as a tradesman's pony, pit pony, and pack animal.

1991 J. Burton Animals at Home 15 Brown rats are very adaptable. They can run, jump, climb, and swim. They are not at all fussy feeders.

2008 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Feb. 169/3 You take on the culture of the place where you live. So I'm very adaptable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adaptable
释义	adaptableadj. Brit. /əˈdaptəbl/, U.S. /əˈdæptəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adapt v., -able suffix. Etymology: < adapt v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin adaptabilis (1538 or earlier). 1. Capable of being applied or used in different conditions or contexts; capable of being modified, altered, or amended, esp. so as to be put to a new use or serve a new purpose.Before the 20th cent., esp. in use with to, typically with the implication that thing in question is inherently suitable, fitting, or conformable to the specified condition or purpose. a. attributive or in predicative use without construction. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > [adjective] supple1593 accommodating1642 well-natured?1649 adaptable1692 accommodant1693 accommodative1776 adaptative1815 adaptive1863 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > having several uses flexible1643 versatile1656 polychrestical1657 pliant1665 flexile1744 general-purpose1851 polychrestic1889 multi-use1912 multi-purpose1920 adaptable1929 multifunction1934 multifunctional1934 multi-utility1985 1692 W. Bulstrode Ess. Transmigration 102 The attracting and intangling adaptable Atoms, by their Fellow-Atoms; by which they grow up into the same Nature. 1778 Remembrancer 6 139/1 Renewed or ratified equally in the article I. of the preliminary treaty of the limits in as much as they could be adaptable. 1821 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 2 267 Spheres of all figures are the least adaptable, and the most efficient to resist a union. 1893 Brit. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 36 938 They are more adaptable, a very long tooth can be cut down to any length. 1922 P. Gates Jigs, Tools & Fixtures v. 53 The fixture can be made adaptable, so that in the case of horizontal machines..[it] could be arranged on angle plate. 1929 Needlecraft Apr. 17/1 As a decoration for the center of a traycloth, the ‘little house’ motif is delightfully adaptable, for it accommodates itself with equal success to either a round, oval or rectangular shape. 1971 Power Farming Mar. 69/2 5 ft convertible hay or silage flail mower, straw chopper and haulm pulveriser. Easily adaptable, multi-position wheels. 2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 172/2 Flexible thin-film and organic-plastic solar panels are extremely rugged and adaptable. b. In predicative or appositional use with to, for. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] to (the) purposea1387 pertinentc1390 appliablec1429 relevantc1540 appliant1548 incident1557 relative1579 home1607 effectual1608 ad rem1680 adaptable1718 to the point1817 pointful1898 1718 Pharmacopœia Radcliffeana (ed. 3) 11 We shall know what particular Alcaly or Acid is adaptable to the present Circumstances. 1734 J. Kirkby tr. I. Barrow Usefulness Math. Learning xxiii. 424 Only adaptable to the Proportionalities of Commensurables. 1765 Public Advertiser 14 Mar. (advt.) The most complete of any Book yet extant, and quite adaptable to the present Taste. 1798 A. Geddes New Year's Gift 10 The Text was not fully adaptable to my present purpose. 1800 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 10 317 The very metre employed..is no less adaptable to the other Gothic dialects than to the German. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 1 Principles, which are adaptable to all the changing conditions of human progress. 1887 Marine Engineer Feb. 375/1 These bars are equally adaptable for land or marine boilers. 1919 E. Scott All about Latest Dances 75 Certain steps and movements already in practice may be more or less adaptable to ‘jazzed’ music. 1940 Sci. Monthly Dec. 531/2 This material is particularly adaptable for certain parts, such as the mushroom heads of pistons and electrode stems. 1999 Vision Newspaper (Univ. York) 8 Mar. 14/2 [Students] will be offered places in a newly furbished Vanbrugh block of ensuite flats fitted with telephone links adaptable for modems. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 Mar. 84/3 Suckling pig is quite adaptable to the home oven. 2. Able to adjust to new conditions or situations, or to changes in one's environment. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [adjective] adaptable1800 adaptative1815 adaptive1863 alloplastic1924 tailored1942 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [adjective] > able to be accommodable1592 fittable1611 accommodative1622 adjustable1768 adjustivec1796 adaptable1800 adaptive1863 1800 T. Churchill tr. J. G. Herder Outl. Philos. Hist. Man i. iv. 11 Of all these changeable, modifiable, adaptable creatures, man is the most adaptable. 1865 C. E. L. Riddell George Geith II. vi. 58 Before marriage men are not so adaptable as women. 1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 438 Plants..are not less adaptable in their way than animals. 1944 Burlington Mag. Jan. 13/2 He was sufficiently adaptable to learn..some later developments of the High Renaissance. 1976 K. Reddick Horses 22 Hardy, strong, and, above all, adaptable, it was put to all kinds of farm work and used as a tradesman's pony, pit pony, and pack animal. 1991 J. Burton Animals at Home 15 Brown rats are very adaptable. They can run, jump, climb, and swim. They are not at all fussy feeders. 2008 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Feb. 169/3 You take on the culture of the place where you live. So I'm very adaptable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1692
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