effable

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Able to be spoken of; able to be expressed. archaic,uncommon
    — And leave me unto mine, if they be dreams, That take such shapes before me, that I see them; These effable and ineffable impressions Of the mysterious world, that come to me From the elements of Fire and Earth and Water, And the all-nourishing Ether!
  2. Fuckable; sexually attractive. euphemistic,slang
    — Ted: It's… I… I… I can't explain it. Natalie: Try! Ted: It's… ineffable. Natalie: I'm not effable?

词形变化

more effable comparative most effable superlative more effable comparative most effable superlative

词源

词源 1
From Latin effābilis (effor (“to utter”) + -able).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English eff
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English effable
From eff (“fuck”) + -able.
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