| 释义 |
manfulness|ˈmænfʊlnɪs|
[f. manful + -ness.]
The quality of being manful.
c1400Beryn 2693 But his grete wisdom, & his manfulness. 1546Bale Eng. Votaries i. (1548) 49 b, Daniel than Byshop of Wynchestre sent thys wenefride to rome wyth hys letters of commendacyon for hys manfulnesse there shewed. 1681R. Knox Hist. Ceylon 134 The Metal and Manfulness of these men. 1833H. Martineau Loom & Lugger i. v. 91 It took all my manfulness from me to see you so near the edge of the cliff. 1868Visct. Strangford Selections (1869) II. 336 Sir Samuel, as good a type of manfulness and power in speech and action as one would ever wish to see. |