单词 | acknowledgeable |
释义 | acknowledgeableadj. Capable of being admitted or acknowledged (in various senses); recognizable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] goodOE substantial1419 soundc1440 allowablec1443 stronga1475 stable1481 infallible1526 sore1530 sincere1536 acknowledged1548 of…validity1581 firm1600 acknowledgeable1630 valiant1632 infallid1635 valid1651 copper-bottomed1890 1630 E. Cary tr. J. D. Du Perron Reply to Answeare of King ii. i. 127 The wante of Generall Councells, could not make the Church to be lesse acknowledgeable [Fr. recognoissable], in the last daies, then she was in the first. 1669 tr. J. Porrée Hist. Antient Ceremonies (new ed.) 143 That the..greatness of his infinite Majesty might become the more obvious and acknowledgeable. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. 129 Of all painters, [Turner] seemed to obtain least acknowledgeable resemblance to nature. 1989 Raritan Summer 5 He contrasts the shameful passion of the fetishist with the wholly acknowledgeable pleasures of the avant-garde collector buying art. 2004 Washington Times (Nexis) 22 Aug. b5 Their request for acknowledgeable scientific evidence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1630 |
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