retractableadj.¹

Brit.

/rᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈtræktəb(ə)l/,

/riˈtræktəb(ə)l/

Forms: see retract v.² and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retract v.², -able suffix.

Etymology: < retract v.² + -able suffix. Compare slightly earlier unretractable adj.¹ In sense 2 probably after tractable adj. Compare post-classical Latin retractabilis tractable, manageable (13th cent. in a British source), French rétractable (12th cent. in Anglo-Norman in an isolated attestation as retractable; subsequently from 1661), Spanish retractable (1437 or earlier).

1. Of a statement, contract, etc.: that may be retracted, rescinded, or disavowed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [adjective] > of nature of recantation > that may be retracted

retractablec1626

c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 65 That the sentence..be nocht reducabill nor retractabill.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1957) III. 214 Not in faint and retractable speeches, but in fiery tongues.

1674 J. Howe Treat. Delighting in God ii. 272 His influence is retractable, and when it is retracted, you ought in this case to reckon it signifies a resentment of your undutiful and regardless carriage towards him.

1771 F. Angelo-Tremamondo Unto Lords Council & Session 3 Expressions of intentions de futuro, can of themselves fix no obligation on the pronouncer of such expressions; they are retractable at pleasure.

1855 C. Robinson Pract. Courts of Justice Eng. & U.S. II. Index 738/1 Neither party bound, but proposal retractable, till accepted.

1941 G. Schuster & G. Wint India & Democracy viii. 142 The provinces had had no powers other than those devolved, no rights which were not retractable.

1990 Harvard Law Rev. 103 859 Marriage itself was not retractable at the time of Lord Hale.

†2. Perhaps: governable, tractable. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective]

argha1000

slowOE

unwillyc1200

sweera1300

unfain1338

loathc1374

dangerousc1386

eschewc1386

squeamous1387

obstinate?a1439

unpresta1500

ill-willing?1520

evil-willing1525

untowards1525

untowarda1530

unwilling1533

strange1548

ill-willed1549

dainty1553

relucting1553

squeamish?1553

nicea1560

loathful1561

coyish1566

coy1576

unhearty1583

costive1594

unready1595

tarrowinga1598

undisposed1597

involuntary1598

backward1600

retrograde1602

unpregnant1604

scrupulous1608

unprone1611

refractory1614

behindhanda1616

nilling1620

backwards1627

shya1628

retractable1632

reluctant1638

loughta1641

tendera1641

unapt1640

uninclinable1640

unbeteaming1642

boggling1645

averse1646

indisposed1646

aversant1657

incomposed1660

disinclined1703

unobliging1707

unconsenting1713

uninclined1729

tenacious1766

disinclinable1769

ill-disposed1771

unaffectioned1788

scruplesomec1800

back-handed1817

sweert1817

tharf1828

backward in coming forward1830

unvoluntary1834

misinclined1837

squeamy1838

balky1847

retractive1869

grudging1874

tharfish1876

unwishful1876

safety first1917

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 426 I set Pen to Paper, drawing from the distaffe of the Retractable Muses, a Poeticall Pamphelet.

1672 J. Howe Vanity Mortal Life 96 To keep our passions under a strict rein, and steddy command, that they be easily retractable, and taught to obey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

retractableadj.²n.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈtræktəb(ə)l/,

/riˈtræktəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retract v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < retract v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare retractible adj.

A. adj.²

1. Of a part (of an animal body or an object): able to be drawn in or retracted, retractile.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulling back > pulled back > able to be

retractable1769

retractible1808

1769 J. Cook Voy. round World i. i Very sharp talons, which resemble those of a cat, and, like them, were retractable into a sheath of skin.

1832 London Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 1 392/2 A simple section will occasion hæmorrhage, because the parts [sc. the testicles] are not so retractable as in animals.

1880 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 249/2 The coil E is drawn upwards by the pull of a retractable spring.

1920 Flight 12 96/2 As a result of the unfortunate accident..Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., were unable to show their ‘Viking’ flying boat with retractable land undercarriage.

1953 H. Mellanby Animal Life in Fresh Water (ed. 5) xii. 254 The lophophore is retractable, and if the animal is disturbed it is withdrawn into the protective covering.

2009 Independent (Nexis) 22 Apr. 52 On the day when the All England Club showed off its new retractable roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court, the sun beat down.

2. Of an object, esp. a pen: allowing the retraction of a component part.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulling back > pulled back > having a retractable part

retractable1947

retractible1947

1947 Billboard 19 July 95/1 (advt.) Retractable ball point pens.

1949 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 7 June 5 (advt.) Includes a Fountain Pen, Ball Point Pen, and a Fineline retractable pencil.

1986 Times 21 Oct. 3/8 Only one pen..was safe. The safest design is the retractable type.

2009 M. Goodman Hold Love Strong i. 4 The last time my mother and he spoke they fought over a retractable Bic pen.

B. n.

Something that retracts or that has a retractable component.

ΚΠ

1945 Rotarian June 43 Fledglings visit Pulaski's new airfield..and learn about ‘retractables’ from Lt. Col. WT Smith, Army Flight Instructor.

1967 Ebony Jan. 55 (advt.) So Cougar has fixed-position concealed headlamps (won't jiggle like ‘retractables’).

1992 Pilot July 38/1 The only pilots who don't understand how easy it is to land gear-up are those who have never flown a retractable. (Even a C-5A, which has 28 wheels to forget, was once inadvertently landed on its immense belly.)

2008 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 9 Aug. 31 The line includes accent minis, fine point retractables, highlighters and fine tip markers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retractable
释义	retractableadj.¹ Brit. /rᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S. /rəˈtræktəb(ə)l/, /riˈtræktəb(ə)l/ Forms: see retract v.² and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retract v.², -able suffix. Etymology: < retract v.² + -able suffix. Compare slightly earlier unretractable adj.¹ In sense 2 probably after tractable adj. Compare post-classical Latin retractabilis tractable, manageable (13th cent. in a British source), French rétractable (12th cent. in Anglo-Norman in an isolated attestation as retractable; subsequently from 1661), Spanish retractable (1437 or earlier). 1. Of a statement, contract, etc.: that may be retracted, rescinded, or disavowed. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [adjective] > of nature of recantation > that may be retracted retractablec1626 c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 65 That the sentence..be nocht reducabill nor retractabill. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1957) III. 214 Not in faint and retractable speeches, but in fiery tongues. 1674 J. Howe Treat. Delighting in God ii. 272 His influence is retractable, and when it is retracted, you ought in this case to reckon it signifies a resentment of your undutiful and regardless carriage towards him. 1771 F. Angelo-Tremamondo Unto Lords Council & Session 3 Expressions of intentions de futuro, can of themselves fix no obligation on the pronouncer of such expressions; they are retractable at pleasure. 1855 C. Robinson Pract. Courts of Justice Eng. & U.S. II. Index 738/1 Neither party bound, but proposal retractable, till accepted. 1941 G. Schuster & G. Wint India & Democracy viii. 142 The provinces had had no powers other than those devolved, no rights which were not retractable. 1990 Harvard Law Rev. 103 859 Marriage itself was not retractable at the time of Lord Hale. †2. Perhaps: governable, tractable. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective] argha1000 slowOE unwillyc1200 sweera1300 unfain1338 loathc1374 dangerousc1386 eschewc1386 squeamous1387 obstinate?a1439 unpresta1500 ill-willing?1520 evil-willing1525 untowards1525 untowarda1530 unwilling1533 strange1548 ill-willed1549 dainty1553 relucting1553 squeamish?1553 nicea1560 loathful1561 coyish1566 coy1576 unhearty1583 costive1594 unready1595 tarrowinga1598 undisposed1597 involuntary1598 backward1600 retrograde1602 unpregnant1604 scrupulous1608 unprone1611 refractory1614 behindhanda1616 nilling1620 backwards1627 shya1628 retractable1632 reluctant1638 loughta1641 tendera1641 unapt1640 uninclinable1640 unbeteaming1642 boggling1645 averse1646 indisposed1646 aversant1657 incomposed1660 disinclined1703 unobliging1707 unconsenting1713 uninclined1729 tenacious1766 disinclinable1769 ill-disposed1771 unaffectioned1788 scruplesomec1800 back-handed1817 sweert1817 tharf1828 backward in coming forward1830 unvoluntary1834 misinclined1837 squeamy1838 balky1847 retractive1869 grudging1874 tharfish1876 unwishful1876 safety first1917 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 426 I set Pen to Paper, drawing from the distaffe of the Retractable Muses, a Poeticall Pamphelet. 1672 J. Howe Vanity Mortal Life 96 To keep our passions under a strict rein, and steddy command, that they be easily retractable, and taught to obey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). retractableadj.²n. Brit. /rᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S. /rəˈtræktəb(ə)l/, /riˈtræktəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retract v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < retract v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare retractible adj. A. adj.² 1. Of a part (of an animal body or an object): able to be drawn in or retracted, retractile. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulling back > pulled back > able to be retractable1769 retractible1808 1769 J. Cook Voy. round World i. i Very sharp talons, which resemble those of a cat, and, like them, were retractable into a sheath of skin. 1832 London Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 1 392/2 A simple section will occasion hæmorrhage, because the parts [sc. the testicles] are not so retractable as in animals. 1880 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 249/2 The coil E is drawn upwards by the pull of a retractable spring. 1920 Flight 12 96/2 As a result of the unfortunate accident..Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., were unable to show their ‘Viking’ flying boat with retractable land undercarriage. 1953 H. Mellanby Animal Life in Fresh Water (ed. 5) xii. 254 The lophophore is retractable, and if the animal is disturbed it is withdrawn into the protective covering. 2009 Independent (Nexis) 22 Apr. 52 On the day when the All England Club showed off its new retractable roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court, the sun beat down. 2. Of an object, esp. a pen: allowing the retraction of a component part. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulling back > pulled back > having a retractable part retractable1947 retractible1947 1947 Billboard 19 July 95/1 (advt.) Retractable ball point pens. 1949 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 7 June 5 (advt.) Includes a Fountain Pen, Ball Point Pen, and a Fineline retractable pencil. 1986 Times 21 Oct. 3/8 Only one pen..was safe. The safest design is the retractable type. 2009 M. Goodman Hold Love Strong i. 4 The last time my mother and he spoke they fought over a retractable Bic pen. B. n. Something that retracts or that has a retractable component. ΚΠ 1945 Rotarian June 43 Fledglings visit Pulaski's new airfield..and learn about ‘retractables’ from Lt. Col. WT Smith, Army Flight Instructor. 1967 Ebony Jan. 55 (advt.) So Cougar has fixed-position concealed headlamps (won't jiggle like ‘retractables’). 1992 Pilot July 38/1 The only pilots who don't understand how easy it is to land gear-up are those who have never flown a retractable. (Even a C-5A, which has 28 wheels to forget, was once inadvertently landed on its immense belly.) 2008 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 9 Aug. 31 The line includes accent minis, fine point retractables, highlighters and fine tip markers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹c1626adj.²n.1769
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