| 释义 |
exerted, ppl. a.|ɛgˈzɜːtɪd|
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
†1. Thrust out; projecting; exserted. Obs.
1697Dryden æneid xi. 944 Resistless, through the War, Camilla rode..One side was bare for her exerted Brest. 1698Tyson in Phil. Trans. XX. 113 Eyes Black, small, vivid and exerted. 1756T. Amory J. Buncle (1770) I. xiii. 51 Its exerted clavicle has several volutions. 1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. iv. (1828) I. 121 With a very long exerted sting. 1823W. Scoresby Jrnl. North Whale Fishery 418 The front teeth of both jaws would appear to be exerted during the life of the animal.
2. Roused to effort; brought into vigorous action; strained.
1675M. Clifford Hum. Reason in Phenix (1708) II. 550 Men often move their Bodies, without any particular exerted Thought of doing so. 1701Rowe Amb. Step-moth. i. i, The utmost Power of my exerted Soul Preserves a being only for your service. 1715–20Pope Iliad xvii. 767 His exerted sight Pass'd this and that way, through the ranks of fight. Ibid. xvii. 833 Two mules..with exerted strength, Drag some vast beam.
Hence eˈxertedness, rare—1, the quality of being exerted or brought into vigorous action.
1681H. More Exp. Dan. iii. 74 The ethereal purity, exertedness, and activity of their [Angels'] nature. |