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retractable (adj.)
[retractable 词源字典]
"capable of being drawn in," 1769; see
retract
+
-able
. Meaning "capable of being disowned" is recorded from 1610s. Also sometimes spelled
retractible
.
[retractable etymology, retractable origin, 英语词源]