| 释义 |
hearted, ppl. a.|ˈhɑːtɪd|
[f. heart n. and v.: see -ed1, -ed2.]
1. Having a heart; esp. in parasynthetic comb., as faint-hearted, hard-hearted, etc., q.v.
c1205[see hard-hearted]. a1225Ancr. R. 118 Mine leoue sustren..lokeð þet ȝe beon..swete & swote iheorted. a1529Skelton Col. Cloute 169 They are good men Much herted like an hen. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 1176/1 Which answer of so noble an hearted princesse..mooued a maruellous shout. c1825Beddoes Torrismond i. iii, If this man should be Vain, selfish, light, or hearted with a stone. 1860Delamer Kitch. Gard. 56 In cutting a hearted cabbage.
†2. Sagacious, wise, prudent; = hearty a. 2.
1388Wyclif Job xxxiv. 10 Therfor ȝe men hertid [gloss. that is, vndirstondinge] here ȝe me.
†3. Full of heart, spirited, courageous. Obs.
1538Leland Itin. V. 26 Coltes..better fed then harted or apt for War. 1595Southwell St. Peter's Compl. 7 O coward troups, far better arm'd then harted.
4. Having the shape of a heart; cordate.
1834J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 199 The steeple head-dress, which succeeded the horned or hearted shape. a1864Landor (Webster), With hearted spear-head.
5. Fixed or established in the heart.
1604Shakes. Oth. iii. iii. 448 Yield vp (O Loue) thy Crowne, and hearted Throne To tyrannous Hate. 1850Talfourd Lett. Lamb vii. 67 A deep and hearted feeling of jealousy.
Hence -heartedly, -heartedness in comb.
1583[see hardheartedness]. 1585T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. i. xix. 23 So fainte heartedlie to surrender themselves. 1884J. Parker Apost. Life III. 93, I ask for great-heartedness—all but infinite heartedness, that will listen to all kinds of people. |