occasionableとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/

形容詞

occasionable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being occasioned or caused
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Keep thy Heart with all Diligence”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     this practice will fence us against immoderate displeasure occasionable by men's hard opinions

2. (archaic) occasional
   • 1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Inskeep & Bradford, […], →OCLC:

     Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]

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