| 释义 |
† ˈessency Obs.
[ad. L. essentia: see essence.]
= essence in various senses. fifth essency = quintessence.
1460–70Bk. Quintessence i. 11 The science in þe extraccioun of þe 5 essencie from blood, and fleisch, and eggis. 1570Levins Manip. 96 Essencie, essentia. 1647H. More Song of Soul ii. iii. iii. xii, One steddy Good, centre of essencies. 1648Royalist's Def. 114 The essency of a House of Parliament doth not consist meerly in the legall assembling of the Members. |