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单词 unadaptable
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unadaptableadj.

Brit. /ˌʌnəˈdaptəbl/, U.S. /ˌənəˈdæptəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, adaptable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + adaptable adj.
(un- prefix1 1b.)
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > not versatile
unadaptable1882
the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [adjective] > not
unadaptable1882
1882 A. Gray in Electic Mag. XXXV. 738 Natural Selection continually took away the unadaptable, to give room and opportunity to the better-adapted.
1886 Athenæum 17 Apr. 530/2 ‘Tom Jones’ is, in fact, unadaptable [as a play].
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