| 释义 |
cereˈmoniousness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
Ceremonious quality; addiction to ceremonies; strict observance of formalities.
1583Golding Calvin on Deut. xlviii. 286 This consisteth not in bare ceremoniousnesse but it lyeth altogether in the heart. 1666Pepys Diary 11 July, The Ceremoniousnesse of the King of Spayne. 1783W. F. Martyn Geog. Mag. II. 177 The general characteristics of the Hamburghers are complaisance, ceremoniousness, and frugality. 1843Borrow Bible in Sp. xlviii. (1872) 278 With much stiffness and ceremoniousness. 1884Manch. Exam. 7 June 4/6 The excessive ceremoniousness and warmth of the reception. |