单词 | contemperament |
释义 | † contemperamentn. Obsolete. A mixing or blending of elements, esp. in proportion or harmony; combination. Also: correlation; conformity. Cf. contemper v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > action or fact of mixing mingingOE mongling?c1225 mellinga1375 commixtiona1398 mixtiona1398 compounding1398 meddlinga1400 intermelling1413 mashing1440 medlure?a1475 commistion1495 contemperation1502 intermixtion?1520 mixing1525 mixture1530 mixting1532 minglinga1535 mingle1548 temperature1550 contemperament1565 commixture1567 intermingling1576 commixing1583 intermixture1592 mixc1595 minglement1602 interblending1605 contempering1609 intermeddling1611 contemperating1617 mistion1617 immixtion1653 immistion1658 alloy1672 intermixing1690 blendure1701 intermingledom1753 blending1795 comminglement1833 commingling1854 co-mingling1856 immixture1859 interminglement1873 interfuse1887 melding1939 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > by tempering or mixture attemperancec1374 temperance1398 temperancy1526 contemperance1605 contempering1609 temperation1615 contemperating1617 attemperation1620 contemperation1628 attemperament1631 attemperating1684 contemperament1713 1565 T. Harding tr. Theophylact in Confut. Apol. Church of Eng. f. 96 Now that God hath vnited vnto him selfe flesh after an vnspeakable contemperament [L. contemperationem; Gk. ἀνάκρασιν]. 1615 J. Stephens Satyrical Ess. 151 By a sweet contemperament of Tune and Ditty, hee entices others to goodnesse. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Staff. 44 The equal contemperament of Vertue and Vices, so evenly matched. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. viii. 165 There appears to be a Contemperament of their Motion with these Provisions. 1729 W. McGeorge 5 Serm. Celebration of Lord's Supper iii. 215 There should be a Mixture and Contemperament of godly Sorrow and spiritual Rejoicing. 1822 J. M. Ashmand tr. Proclus Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos iii. xvi. 148 The natural formation and contemperament appertaining to every species of the human race. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1565 |
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