| 释义 |
ejaculatory, a.|ɪˈdʒækjʊlətərɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ory.]
1.
†a. Adapted for ejecting (a missile, or the like).
b. Phys. That is concerned in the ejection of semen, etc.
1655Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 322 The bullet's falling on the ejaculatory spring. 1666J. Smith Old Age (ed. 2) 117 Seminary vessels both preparatory, and ejaculatory. 1751Chambers Cycl., Ejaculatory..ducts, or canals, arising from the vesiculæ seminales. 1860Sir H. Thompson Dis. Prostate (1868) 7 Two slight lines of depression..indicate the tracks of the ejaculatory ducts. 1861Hulme tr. Moquin-Tandon ii. i. 47 The excretory canal of the gland, called Ejaculatory Duct.
†2. Inclined to ejaculate; given to abrupt, impulsive expression. Obs.
1644Quarles Barnabas & B. To Rdr., This small Essay (the epitome of his ejaculatory soul).
3. Of the nature of or resembling an ejaculation or sudden utterance. (Originally of prayers: see ejaculation 4 b; now in wider sense.)
1644Sir E. Dering Prop. Sacr. C iij b, In hymns and Psalms ejaculatory passages..are warranted. 1698W. Chilcot Evil Thoughts vi. (1851) 65 Not only in ejaculatory, but in our set prayers. 1748Smollett Rod. Rand. lxv. (1804) 472 Strap..venting ejaculatory petitions to Heaven for our safety. 1851Longfellow Gold. Leg. Convent of Hirschau, To breathe an ejaculatory prayer.
4. quasi-n. = ejaculation 4 b. rare.
1883Harper's Mag. Mar. 575/1 ‘Indeed, I have reason to know it,’ was the severe ejaculatory. |