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-ible
suff.(后缀)
  1. Variant of -able
    -able的变体
-ible

suffix forming adjectives

a variant of -able

Derived Forms

-ibly suffix forming adverbs
-ibility suffix forming nouns

-ible

Word Origin
1
variant of -able, occurring in words borrowed from Latin (credible; horrible; visible), or modeled on the Latin type (reducible).
Origin
< Latin -ibil(is) or -ībil(is), equivalent to -i- or -ī- thematic vowel + -bilis -ble

Related Words

  • feasible
  • ostensible
  • -able
  • -ibility
  • -ibly
  • accessible
-iblevariant of -able, occurring in words taken from the Latin, as in credible, horrible, legible, visible, or modelled on the Latin type as addible (for addable), reducible.
[Middle English -ible, from Old French, from Latin -ibilis, variant of -bilis after consonant stems. See -ble]
-ible
see -able
-ible
/əbl/  
suffix
forming adjectives [构成形容词]
1.
able to be
表示“能(被)…的”:

audible

defensible.

2.
suitable for being
表示“适合(被)…的”:

reversible

edible.

3.
causing
表示“引起…的”:

terrible

horrible.

4.
having the quality to
表示“有…性的”:

descendible

passible.

词源
from French -ible or Latin -ibilis.
-iblethe form of the suffix -ble, representing L. -ĭbilis, formed from Latin consonantal stems (verbal or participial) and some e-stems, and -ībilis from i-stems; as leg-ible, poss-ible, vis-ible, flex-ible, permiss-ible, terr-ible, aud-ible. Often displaced by -able in words that have come through French, or that are looked upon as formed immediately on an Eng. verb. as refer-able, ten-able, readmitt-able, convert-able, divid-able.
-ible
suffix forming adjectives from verbs, borrowed in Middle English from Old French -ible and directly from Latin -ibilis; see -able.
-able, -ible
-ible /ɪb(ə)l/ suffix.
ORIGIN: from Latin -ibilis adjectival suffix, the form taken by the suffix -bilis (see -ble) when added to Latin consonantal stems (verbal or ppl) and some e- and i- stems.
Forming adjectives with the senses ‘able to be, suitable for being’, as audible, compressible, edible, and (formerly) ‘able to, causing’, as horrible, passible, terrible. Freq. displaced by -able in words that have come through French, or that are looked on as formed directly on an English verb.
-ible
suffix added to verbs to form adjectives. that can be _____ed; able to be _____ed: Divisible = that can be divided. Perfectible = that can be perfected. Reducible = that can be reduced.
[< Latin -ibilis, -ībilis, a suffix forming adjectives from verbs with infinitives in -ēre, -ere, -īre, being one form of the suffix -bilis]
UsageSee -able for usage note.
-ible
— see -able

-ible 1
  • -able (productive)
  • Suffix

    1. An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning:
      1. able to be
      2. relevant or suitable to, in accordance with
      3. expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense
        convertible

    Etymology

    From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -ibilis.

    Usage notes

  • The form -able is used in the same sense and is pronounced the same.
  • Generally not productive in English – most words ending in -ible are borrowed from Latin, or Old or Middle French, while -able is more common for producing new words. Examples of production in English include collectible.
  • In general, forms derived from Latin verbs of the second, third, and fourth conjugations take -ible, as well as a few words whose roots end in a soft c or g. All other words take -able, particularly words from the Latin first conjugation, words that evolved through French, and words from Anglo-Saxon.
  • Fowler, in his English Usage, recommended using -ible for simplicity in spelling with any verb whose root ends in a soft c or g (such as changible vs. changeable), but this recommendation has generally not been followed.
  • Adjectives ending in -ible are occasionally nominalized, as in dirigible, foible, submersible. The adjective sense may become obsolete, as in foible.
  • A few words end in “ible” but are not related to this suffix, instead being of different origin, generally a similar Latin suffix. Examples include crucible and mandible. See Etymology 2, below, for details.
  • Derived terms

  • -ibly
  • accessible
  • admissible
  • alible
  • apprehensible
  • audible
  • collectible
  • combustible
  • comestible
  • compatible
  • comprehensible
  • compressible
  • concupiscible
  • contemptible
  • convertible
  • corrigible
  • corruptible
  • credible
  • deductible
  • defeasible
  • defensible
  • destructible
  • diffusible
  • digestible
  • dirigible
  • discernible
  • distensible
  • divisible
  • edible
  • eligible
  • emulsible
  • expansible
  • extensible
  • fallible
  • feasible
  • flexible
  • foible
  • forcible
  • frangible
  • fungible
  • fusible
  • gullible
  • horrible
  • illegible
  • immersible
  • immiscible
  • impartible
  • impassible
  • imperceptible
  • impermissible
  • implausible
  • impossible
  • impressible
  • inaccessible
  • inadmissible
  • inaudible
  • incoercible
  • incombustible
  • incompatible
  • incomprehensible
  • incompressible
  • incontrovertible
  • inconvertible
  • inconvincible
  • incorrigible
  • incorruptible
  • incredible
  • indefeasible
  • indefectible
  • indefensible
  • indelible
  • indestructible
  • indigestible
  • indiscernible
  • indivisible
  • inedible
  • ineligible
  • inexhaustible
  • inexpressible
  • inextensible
  • infallible
  • infeasible
  • inflexible
  • infrangible
  • infusible
  • insensible
  • insuppressible
  • insusceptible
  • intangible
  • intelligible
  • invincible
  • invisible
  • irascible
  • irreducible
  • irrefrangible
  • irremissible
  • irrepressible
  • irresistible
  • irresponsible
  • irreversible
  • legible
  • miscible
  • negligible
  • nondeductible
  • omissible
  • ostensible
  • partible
  • passible
  • perceptible
  • perfectible
  • permissible
  • persuasible
  • plausible
  • plug-compatible
  • possible
  • prescriptible
  • putrescible
  • refrangible
  • remissible
  • reprehensible
  • resistible
  • responsible
  • reversible
  • risible
  • runcible spoon
  • self-compatible
  • self-incompatible
  • semiflexible
  • semisubmersible
  • sensible
  • submergible
  • submersible
  • suggestible
  • supersensible
  • susceptible
  • tangible
  • tax-deductible
  • terrible
  • transmissible
  • unintelligible
  • unsusceptible
  • vendible
  • vincible
  • visible
  • See also

  • able
  • Category:English unproductive suffixes
  • -ible 2

    Suffix

    1. An instrumental suffix; forms nouns representing:
      1. a tool or instrument.
        crucible
        mandible
        thurible
      2. a place or location
        vestible

    Etymology

    From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -i- + -bulum (“instrumental suffix”) or -bula (“instrumental suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Related to Latin suffixes -brum (candelabrum) and -bra (vertebra).

    Usage notes

    This use of -ible and its related form -able are not productive in English. Confusion may arise from mistaking nouns ending with these suffixes as being forms derived from the adjectival suffixes mentioned in Etymology 1 above.

    Derived terms

  • crucible
  • mandible
  • thurible
  • vestible, vestibule
  • 后缀:-ible [形容词后缀]

    表示“可...的”、“能,,,”、“易...的”或具有某种性质的

    sensible 可感觉的

    recptible 可接受的

    resistible 可抵抗的

    corruptible 易腐败的

    flexible 易弯曲的

    convertible 可变换的

    conductible 能(被)传导的

    producible 可生产的

    extensible 可伸展的

    perfectible 可完成的

    digestible 可消化的

    accessible 可接近的


    词根词缀:-ible

    【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; can be done, worthy of being, able to be, tending to, capacity for

    【同源单词】audible, biocompatible, cognoscible, compatible, condensable, contemptible

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