tamable

tamable（拼寫變體tameable），英語形容詞，美式發音為/ˈteɪməbəl/，核心釋義為“可馴服的”或“可馴養的”。

該詞常見於遊戲等領域，例句如“Wolves are not tameable”（狼不可馴服）展現了其套用場景。在語義延伸中，亦可形容毛髮等非生物的可控性。

詞源可追溯至中古英語“tam”及古英語“tām”，與拉丁語“domare”（馴服）同源。其派生自動詞“tame”，拼寫變體“tameable”為同一詞根演化形式。

基本介紹

• 外文名：tamable
• 詞性：形容詞
• 英式發音：[ˈteɪməbəl]
• 釋義：可馴服的

基本含義

tamable（亦作tameable）是一個形容詞。其名詞形式為tamability，意為可馴服的性質或狀態。該詞最早記錄於1545-55年，由tame（馴服）加後綴-able（可…的）構成。

發展歷程

單詞“tamable”（亦作“tameable”）最早記錄於1545–55年，由詞根“tame”（馴服）加形容詞後綴“-able”構成。其詞源可追溯至中古英語，來自古英語“tām”，與古高地德語“zam”（馴服的）、拉丁語“domare”（馴服）、希臘語“damnanai”等同源。

發音

英式與美式發音均為 /ˈteɪ.mə.bəl/，發音音素分解為：/t/ as in town，/eɪ/ as in day，/m/ as in moon，/ə/ as in above，/b/ as in book，/əl/ as in label。

套用

同義詞與反義詞

tamable的同義詞包括convenient、feasible、workable、amendable、docile、easy、governable、obedient、submissive、tractable和 trained。反義詞為 unfeasible。

例句

They all sluice into the walking, breathing database that is Stephen Miller, theWhite Housewordsmith and behind-the-scenes power broker whose job is to harness the thoughts and ideas of the least tamable of presidents. (From Washington Post)

Moreover, instead of serving as a de facto penalty, the new first cut of fescue is tamable, as players are able to advance their shots with relative ease. (From Golf Digest)

If you can play here, any venue seems tamable. (From Golf Digest)

But Mr. Carlson wound up being entirely tamable, while the more diminutive Mr. Loughlin lived like a wild man until his tragic death. (From New York Times)

Bobcats, she notes, are only about twice the size of a housecat and are known to be quite tamable. (From Science Magazine)