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单词 alienable
释义

alienable

adjective

alien·​able ˈāl-yə-nə-bəl How to pronounce alienable (audio)
ˈā-lē-ə-nə-
: transferable to another's ownership
alienability
ˌāl-yə-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce alienable (audio)
ˌā-lē-ə-nə-
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the interpretation promoted by Pompeo, however, women’s rights or L.G.B.T. rights are somehow additional to basic human rights—ad-hoc rights, alienable rights. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 July 2019 And values and alienable rights in our Constitution. Fox News, 10 July 2018 That military service is alienable, through restrictions on membership necessary for our military to fulfill its purpose, automatically rules it out as a right. Philip H. Devoe, National Review, 3 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French aliénable, going back to Middle French, from aliener "to transfer (a property, right, etc.) to another's ownership" + -able -able — more at alien entry 3

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

alienable

adjective

alien·​able ˈāl-yə-nə-bəl, ˈā-lē-ə- How to pronounce alienable (audio)
: that may be changed over to another's ownership
an alienable interest in property
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