| 释义 |
ˈruthfulness rare.
[-ness.]
1. Sorrowfulness, grief. = ruefulness 2.
1596Lodge Marg. Amer. 118 Neither Fawniaes words, nor the hope she had to revisit her beloved, could rid her of ruthfulnesse.
2. Compassionateness. = ruefulness 1.
1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 191 Boundless good will and ruthfulness in sparing some from everlasting burnings. 1730Bailey (folio), Ruthfulness, compassionateness. |