释义 |
smitten, ppl. a.|ˈsmɪt(ə)n| [See smite v. A. 3 ε.] That has been smit; beaten, struck. Also absol. with down.
c1250Gen. & Ex. 3867 Ut of ðe smiten ston Ynoȝ hem sulde water gon. a1340Hampole Psalter cxlv. 7 Lord vprightys þe smytyn down. 1742Young Nt. Th. ix. 202 Sudden as the spark From smitten steel. 1859G. Meredith R. Feverel xxx, Her voice just vibrating..like a smitten vase. 1888H. James Reverberator II. v. 122 A violation of sanctities,..a burning of smitten faces. |