survivableadj.

/səˈvʌɪvəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < survive v. + -able suffix.

1. Capable of surviving.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > viable

lifelike1600

vital1608

liveable1611

subsistable?1636

vivacious1660

viable1828

survivable1879

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] > unquenchable, unabating

unquenchablea1500

unslockenablec1520

quenchless1557

unsuppressed1626

unsurmountable1725

unabatinga1774

unabatable1778

survivable1879

bateless1886

1879 19th Cent. Oct. 597 Conditions upon which..[we] can continue to live and to leave a survivable posterity.

1973 Washington Post 13 Jan. a23/3 The only survivable..nuclear deterrent forces.

1982 Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 5/1 The sinking of the destroyer Sheffield, 3,500 tons, and of the Atlantic Conveyor, 14,946 tons, by Exocet missiles was seen by some as evidence ‘that large surface ships are not survivable, or at least not in a cost effective manner’.

2. Capable of being survived (esp. of an accident); not fatal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [adjective] > able to be survived

survivable1961

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1967 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 38/3 The attitude to safety in survivable accidents, while officially condoned, is indefensible.

1981 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Oct. 963/1 The suggestion that a nuclear war may be survivable.

1982 Observer 14 Mar. 5/1 The report..published by the United States Transportation Safety Board in Washington..defines a ‘survivable’ accident as one in which the forces exerted on passengers do not exceed the limits of human tolerance and in which the aircraft structure remains substantially intact.

Derivatives

survivaˈbility n. capability of surviving; now esp., ability to survive military attack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > power of enduring

survivability18..

vitality1848

society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > ability to survive attack

survivability1964

18.. N.Y. Reports XCIX. 260 (Cent. Dict.) It must be held that these rules still determine the survivability of actions for tort.

1964 Financial Times (Defence Survey) 23 Mar. 21/4 The solid fuel missile..which, when widely dispersed in underground silos.., offers reasonable survivability against any first strike.

1972 Sci. Amer. July 14/2 Methods of anti-submarine warfare that might eventually threaten the survivability of missile-launching submarines.

1976 Sci. Amer. July 64/1 (advt.) Computer-aided design is used to model..helicopter ‘survivability’ under the most turbulent conditions.

1980 D. Bloodworth Trapdoor xi. 62 This..Airborne Command Post is designed to improve communications and so increase survivability in case of sudden nuclear attack.

1981 Times 28 Feb. 15/3 I suggest that..the overriding problem is the flammability of aircraft fuel. If we can reduce this, many of the survivability problems will diminish.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	survivable
释义	survivableadj. /səˈvʌɪvəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < survive v. + -able suffix. 1. Capable of surviving. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > viable lifelike1600 vital1608 liveable1611 subsistable?1636 vivacious1660 viable1828 survivable1879 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] > unquenchable, unabating unquenchablea1500 unslockenablec1520 quenchless1557 unsuppressed1626 unsurmountable1725 unabatinga1774 unabatable1778 survivable1879 bateless1886 1879 19th Cent. Oct. 597 Conditions upon which..[we] can continue to live and to leave a survivable posterity. 1973 Washington Post 13 Jan. a23/3 The only survivable..nuclear deterrent forces. 1982 Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 5/1 The sinking of the destroyer Sheffield, 3,500 tons, and of the Atlantic Conveyor, 14,946 tons, by Exocet missiles was seen by some as evidence ‘that large surface ships are not survivable, or at least not in a cost effective manner’. 2. Capable of being survived (esp. of an accident); not fatal. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [adjective] > able to be survived survivable1961 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1967 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 38/3 The attitude to safety in survivable accidents, while officially condoned, is indefensible. 1981 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Oct. 963/1 The suggestion that a nuclear war may be survivable. 1982 Observer 14 Mar. 5/1 The report..published by the United States Transportation Safety Board in Washington..defines a ‘survivable’ accident as one in which the forces exerted on passengers do not exceed the limits of human tolerance and in which the aircraft structure remains substantially intact. Derivatives survivaˈbility n. capability of surviving; now esp., ability to survive military attack. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > power of enduring survivability18.. vitality1848 society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > ability to survive attack survivability1964 18.. N.Y. Reports XCIX. 260 (Cent. Dict.) It must be held that these rules still determine the survivability of actions for tort. 1964 Financial Times (Defence Survey) 23 Mar. 21/4 The solid fuel missile..which, when widely dispersed in underground silos.., offers reasonable survivability against any first strike. 1972 Sci. Amer. July 14/2 Methods of anti-submarine warfare that might eventually threaten the survivability of missile-launching submarines. 1976 Sci. Amer. July 64/1 (advt.) Computer-aided design is used to model..helicopter ‘survivability’ under the most turbulent conditions. 1980 D. Bloodworth Trapdoor xi. 62 This..Airborne Command Post is designed to improve communications and so increase survivability in case of sudden nuclear attack. 1981 Times 28 Feb. 15/3 I suggest that..the overriding problem is the flammability of aircraft fuel. If we can reduce this, many of the survivability problems will diminish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.18..
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