unexpectableadj.

Forms: see un- prefix¹, expect v., and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, expect v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + expect v. +-able suffix. Compare slightly later expectable adj.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unexˈpectable.

(un- prefix¹ 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > not to be expected

unexpectable1598

inexpectable1626

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 9 Brought through manifold daungers, and vnto vnexpectable euents.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §4. 289 The difficulty of obtayning that we desire..rendreth the thing desperate and consequently vnexpectable.

1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. v. 30 The concatenation of like Successions..seems to make the end of sinning almost unexpectable.

1749 J. Byrom Let. 20 May in Private Jrnl. & Lit. Remains (1857) II. ii. 489 Your brother's journey to Smithills was indeed unexpectable.

1825 J. Bentham Indications Respecting Ld. Eldon 27 One of the most unexpectable of all incidents.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 260 Our kind friend kept bringing out one unexpected and wholly unexpectable thing after another.

1892 Graphic 16 Apr. 478/1 Where the unexpected, or rather unexpectable, occurred.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unexpectable
释义	unexpectableadj. Forms: see un- prefix¹, expect v., and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, expect v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + expect v. +-able suffix. Compare slightly later expectable adj.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unexˈpectable. (un- prefix¹ 1b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > not to be expected unexpectable1598 inexpectable1626 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 9 Brought through manifold daungers, and vnto vnexpectable euents. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §4. 289 The difficulty of obtayning that we desire..rendreth the thing desperate and consequently vnexpectable. 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. v. 30 The concatenation of like Successions..seems to make the end of sinning almost unexpectable. 1749 J. Byrom Let. 20 May in Private Jrnl. & Lit. Remains (1857) II. ii. 489 Your brother's journey to Smithills was indeed unexpectable. 1825 J. Bentham Indications Respecting Ld. Eldon 27 One of the most unexpectable of all incidents. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 260 Our kind friend kept bringing out one unexpected and wholly unexpectable thing after another. 1892 Graphic 16 Apr. 478/1 Where the unexpected, or rather unexpectable, occurred. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1598
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