trainableadj.

Brit.

/ˈtreɪnəbl/, U.S.

/ˈtreɪnəbəl/

Forms: see train v.¹ and -able suffix.

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

Etymology: < train v.¹ + -able suffix.

1. Capable of learning from instruction and practice; amenable to teaching or training.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > trainable

trainablec1550

drillable1889

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [adjective] > tamed or trained > tameable or trainable

trainablec1550

tameable1552

reclaimable1583

schoolable1594

domable1623

domesticable1806

c1550 (title) An Enterlude called Lusty Iuuentus, lyuely describing the frailtie of youth: of natur prone to vyce: by grace and good counsayll traynable to vertue.

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits iii. 30 Amongst horses..some there are more trainable than the rest.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxix. xl. 1049 This man was by nature so trainable and pliant to all alike, that [etc.].

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 255 They whose sensuall part of the soule is made trainable and obedient, tame, and well schooled by the discipline of reason.

1829 W. P. Scargill Tales of my Time II. 243 He would incur the hazard of taking into his house a person of your age, who might not be found easily trainable.

1869 Daily News 20 Aug. If there were skilled labour, or even trainable labour, to carry it on.

1872 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera (1896) I. xxii. 442 The horse, the noblest, because trainablest, of wild creatures.

1914 G. B. Mangold Probl. Child Welfare iii. ii. 217 The trainable groups should be educated as far as their capacity allows.

1965 J. P. Conrad Crime & its Correction (1970) iii. 86 The scarcity of staff trained or trainable to perform the services required by the new law adds to the difficulty of creating a new tradition.

2007 Dog World July 49/2 Its amiable, trainable nature, plus its exuberance, practically ensures its success.

2. Horticulture. Able to be grown in a desired shape or direction.

ΚΠ

1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening ix. 149 For hedges about a garden,..the laurel, yew, and holly are the principal evergreens;..the last as trainable by judicious pruning to an impregnable and beautiful fence.

1847 G. W. Johnson Cucumber Gardener's Monthly Vol. 11 Has many tendrils, which renders it easily trainable upon sticks or other treillage.

1906 M. O. Wright Garden, you & I xvi. 330 It grows in great strings fourteen or fifteen feet in length and seems as trainable as smilax or the asparagus vine.

1997 T. Martin Indoor Gardens vi. 75 Pot three or four cuttings (it's best to start with young, trainable plants) in a triangular or diamond configuration.

2004 M. Sullivan Trees of San Francisco 55 Although trainable as a tree, the Australian tea is by nature a shrub.

3. Able to be directed, pointed, or aimed.

ΚΠ

1799 Brit. Mil. Libr. Feb. 204/2 Cannon..are used of a smaller calliber than formerly, being found..more serviceable, and more easily trainable.

1902 W. L. Clowes Four Mod. Naval Campaigns iv. 218 The 15-inch pneumatic gun..was trainable right ahead and on both bows.

1958 Pop. Mech. Dec. 220/1 The skipper can see television pictures transmitted from the engineering gauge board and from a trainable camera on the mast.

2010 S. J. Wolfson Romantic Interactions iv. 119 Such indictment was all too trainable on the passion principle of poetry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trainable
释义	trainableadj. Brit. /ˈtreɪnəbl/, U.S. /ˈtreɪnəbəl/ Forms: see train v.¹ and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: train v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < train v.¹ + -able suffix. 1. Capable of learning from instruction and practice; amenable to teaching or training. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > trainable trainablec1550 drillable1889 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [adjective] > tamed or trained > tameable or trainable trainablec1550 tameable1552 reclaimable1583 schoolable1594 domable1623 domesticable1806 c1550 (title) An Enterlude called Lusty Iuuentus, lyuely describing the frailtie of youth: of natur prone to vyce: by grace and good counsayll traynable to vertue. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits iii. 30 Amongst horses..some there are more trainable than the rest. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxix. xl. 1049 This man was by nature so trainable and pliant to all alike, that [etc.]. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 255 They whose sensuall part of the soule is made trainable and obedient, tame, and well schooled by the discipline of reason. 1829 W. P. Scargill Tales of my Time II. 243 He would incur the hazard of taking into his house a person of your age, who might not be found easily trainable. 1869 Daily News 20 Aug. If there were skilled labour, or even trainable labour, to carry it on. 1872 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera (1896) I. xxii. 442 The horse, the noblest, because trainablest, of wild creatures. 1914 G. B. Mangold Probl. Child Welfare iii. ii. 217 The trainable groups should be educated as far as their capacity allows. 1965 J. P. Conrad Crime & its Correction (1970) iii. 86 The scarcity of staff trained or trainable to perform the services required by the new law adds to the difficulty of creating a new tradition. 2007 Dog World July 49/2 Its amiable, trainable nature, plus its exuberance, practically ensures its success. 2. Horticulture. Able to be grown in a desired shape or direction. ΚΠ 1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening ix. 149 For hedges about a garden,..the laurel, yew, and holly are the principal evergreens;..the last as trainable by judicious pruning to an impregnable and beautiful fence. 1847 G. W. Johnson Cucumber Gardener's Monthly Vol. 11 Has many tendrils, which renders it easily trainable upon sticks or other treillage. 1906 M. O. Wright Garden, you & I xvi. 330 It grows in great strings fourteen or fifteen feet in length and seems as trainable as smilax or the asparagus vine. 1997 T. Martin Indoor Gardens vi. 75 Pot three or four cuttings (it's best to start with young, trainable plants) in a triangular or diamond configuration. 2004 M. Sullivan Trees of San Francisco 55 Although trainable as a tree, the Australian tea is by nature a shrub. 3. Able to be directed, pointed, or aimed. ΚΠ 1799 Brit. Mil. Libr. Feb. 204/2 Cannon..are used of a smaller calliber than formerly, being found..more serviceable, and more easily trainable. 1902 W. L. Clowes Four Mod. Naval Campaigns iv. 218 The 15-inch pneumatic gun..was trainable right ahead and on both bows. 1958 Pop. Mech. Dec. 220/1 The skipper can see television pictures transmitted from the engineering gauge board and from a trainable camera on the mast. 2010 S. J. Wolfson Romantic Interactions iv. 119 Such indictment was all too trainable on the passion principle of poetry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1550
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