| 释义 |
▪ I. crucifying, vbl. n.|ˈkruːsɪfaɪɪŋ|
[f. crucify + -ing1.]
The action of the verb crucify; crucifixion (for which it was the earlier equivalent).
c1320R. Brunne Medit. 693 My crucyfyyng suffyseþ for alle mankynne. c1450Lonelich Grail xlv. 104 Forto hym it sufficeth no thing Of my ferste Crwcyfyeng. 1607Hieron Wks. I. 273 The crucifying of our affections, which the scripture speaketh of. 1653Hammond On N.T. John xix. 17 Christs carrying his crosse was a part of the Roman custome of crucifying.
▪ II. ˈcrucifying, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That crucifies, tortures, excruciates: see the vb.
1648W. Carter Light in Darkness, Which is a crucifying thing to sinful flesh. 1694Westmacott Script. Herb. (1695) 17 This crucifying Malady. a1711Ken Serm. Wks. (1838) 131 With a crucifying..remembrance of her crucified Saviour. 1792R. Cumberland Calvary (1803) II. 50 Their crucifying clamor. 1934S. Spender Vienna ii. 19 And made invisible by crucifying suns Day after day. 1962Listener 22 Nov. 885/3 We talked of a trend in twentieth-century music that is not fortifying but crucifying. 1964Times 10 Dec. 18/3 The crucifying bottlenecks at the docks.
Hence † ˈcrucifyingly adv., excruciatingly.
1826Blackw. Mag. XX. 20 Of all visitations..the most crucifyingly horrible. |