| 释义 |
† aˈbusage Obs.
[f. abuse v. + -age.]
Abuse, misuse, perversion; defilement. Revived in Partridge's title (quot. 1942).
1548Geste Preuee Masse 133 He commaunded only y⊇ ryght usage and not y⊇ abusage..of y⊇ premisses..He doth..detest y⊇ abusers with there abusage of hys commaunded service. 1617Wither Fidelia in Juven. 1633, 453 But grant I had been guilty of abusage, Of thee I'm sure I ne'er deserved such usage. 1649W. Blith Eng. Impr. (1653) 192 Many good Ploughs are utterly spoyled in the usage or abusage.
1942E. Partridge (title) Usage and Abusage. A guide to good English. |