英语词汇acceptable的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	acceptable
词源	acceptable adj. late 14c., from Old French acceptable "pleasant, agreeable," from Latin acceptabilis "worthy of acceptance," from acceptare "take or receive willingly" (see accept). Related: Acceptably. Entries linking to acceptable accept v. late 14c., "to take what is offered; admit and agree to (a proposal, etc.)," from Old French accepter (14c.) or directly from Latin acceptare "take or receive willingly," frequentative of accipere "receive, get without effort," from ad "to" (see ad-) + capere "to take" (from PIE root *kap- "to grasp"). Related: Accepted; accepting. unacceptable adj. late 15c., from un- (1) "not" + acceptable. Related: Unacceptably. updated on October 13, 2021
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acceptable adj.