| 释义 |
ˈruddiness
[f. ruddy a. + -ness.]
The quality of being ruddy; ruddy hue; ruddy or healthy complexion.
1541R. Hyrde tr. Vives' Instr. Chr. Wom. i. ix. 23 b, They taught to peynt the blacke of eies, and ruddynes of chekes. 1565Cooper Thesaurus s.v. Purpureus, Purple colour; blacke mixed with a certaine ruddinesse. c1610Women Saints 160 That ruddines onelie liked her, which shame⁓fastnes and bashfullnes produced. 1663Boyle Usef. Exp. Nat. Philos. ii. App. 317 A face whose ruddiness argued a perfect recovery. 1775Harris Philos. Arrangem. Wks. (1841) 363 He that increases in bulk, commonly increases with ruddiness. 1836J. Grant Random Recoll. Ho. Lords ix. 197 His complexion is fair, mingled with a good deal of ruddiness. 1860Tyndall Glac. i. xxi. 146 As the sun sank lower the ruddiness of his light augmented. |