seasonable

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
    — Nor is it seasonable to have to do with Hercules, whil'st he is enraged, and amongst the Furies, but when he is telling merry tales amongst the Meonion Damosels.
  2. Appropriate to the current season of the year.
    — The temperature outside was quite seasonable, neither warmer nor colder than I had expected.
  3. Ephemeral; lasting for just one season. obsolete
  4. In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed). obsolete
  5. Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber). obsolete

词形变化

more seasonable comparative most seasonable superlative

词汇关系

近义词
timesome transitory
反义词
unseasonable ill-timed untime evergreen perennial
衍生词
seasonableness seasonably

词源

Etymology tree
French a-
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.
Proto-Italic *serō
Latin serō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin satiōnem
Old French saison
French saison
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old French -ier
Middle French -er
French -er
French assaisonnerbor.
English season
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 seasonable
From season + -able.
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