| 释义 |
abduce, v. arch.|æbˈdjuːs|
[ad. L. abdūc-ĕre to lead away; f. ab off, away + dūc-ĕre to lead. Now generally replaced by abduct.]
1. To lead or draw away by act or persuasion; to abduct.
1537State Papers Hen. VIII, I. 557 From the whych opinion I colde not abduce them with all my endevor. 1863N. & Q. 3rd Ser. III. 284 Sir Henry Hayes, a gallant Corcagian knight, abduced a Quaker damsel.
†2. To draw away, as by an abducent or abductor muscle. Obs.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. xx. 156 If we abduce the eye into either corner, the object will not duplicate. |