governable

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule.
    — Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape.

词形变化

more governable comparative most governable superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English govern
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 governable
From govern + -able.
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