| 释义 |
† ˈdiffidency Obs.
[f. as prec.: see -ency.]
= diffidence; distrust, mistrust.
1604Edmonds Observ. Cæsar's Comm. 6 So doth diffidencie wait vpon indirect and perfidious designements. 1676Wycherley Pl. Dealer i. i, He has the courage of men in despair, yet the diffidency and caution of Cowards. 1694F. Bragge Disc. Parables xiii. 450 He..prays with great diffidency, and distrust of prevailing. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) III. i. 3 All diffidencies, like night-fogs before the sun, disperse at her approach. |