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单词 courageous
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courageousadj.

Brit. /kəˈreɪdʒəs/, U.S. /kəˈreɪdʒəs/
Forms: Middle English corageus, coraious(e, (i = j), Middle English koraious, curaiows, coragous, corrageous, Middle English–1500s corageous(e, Middle English–1500s curagious, curragious, coragiouse, coragyous, Middle English–1600s coragious, 1500s couragiouse, 1500s–1700s couragious, Middle English– courageous.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman corageous, Old French corajus, -os, corageus, later courageux, < corage , courage courage n.: see -ous suffix. Compare Italian coraggioso.
1. Having courage, full of courage; brave, fearless, valiant.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > [adjective]
courageous1297
heartya1375
leoninec1386
heartlya1450
well-stomached1478
couraged?1529
noble couraged1561
heartsome1567
Roman1577
generous1596
nerved1615
noble-spiriteda1617
noble-hearted1684
courageable1689
lion-hearted1708
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 359 Harald, a man wyþ grete herte corageus ynou.
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 3318 So coraious a contenaunce þat kud kniȝt hadde.
c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 438 Hym dredeþ noþyng of Olyuer..For he was strong & coraious.
c1440 Generydes 2093 A myghti prince in armys corageus.
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxiv. 203 The prince of Wales..was coragious, and cruell as a lyon.
1611 Bible (King James) Josh. i. 7 Bee thou strong, and very courageous . View more context for this quotation
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iv. 145 He was..of a sanguinicall complexion, and a couragious stomache.
1749 T. Smollett Regicide v. v. 70 Couragious Thane, Receive this Dagger.
1885 F. Temple Relations Relig. & Sci. i. 4 Among religious men we ought to expect to find..the most courageous of men of science.
2. Desirous, eager (to do something). Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective]
yernc893
oflisteOE
courageousc1290
eager?a1300
greedya1300
keena1375
affectuousa1400
lickerousc1405
appetentc1420
affectual1483
gasping1517
zealous1531
avidious1534
avidous1542
affectivec1550
anxious1570
lickerish1579
solicitous1628
mantling1657
ambitioning1683
urgent1753
avid1769
agasp1800
concernable1886
yearnful1889
yevery1896
c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 479/607 To witen hire stat euerechdel he was wel coraious.
a1400–50 Alexander 1892 Made vs corageous and kene ȝoure clere gold to wyn.
c1400 Rom. Rose 4416 Whanne..traitours..To noyen me be so coragious.
3. Full of virile force; lively, lusty, vigorous.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective]
sprindeOE
livelyOE
kaskc1300
wightc1300
courageousc1386
wighty14..
wieldya1413
ablec1440
tall of hand1530
sappy1558
energical1565
energetical1585
greenya1586
stout1600
strenuous1602
forceful?1624
actuous1626
vigorous1638
vivid1638
high-spirited1653
hearty1665
actuose1677
living1699
full-blooded1707
executive1708
rugged1731
sousing1735
energic1740
bouncing1743
two-fisted1774
energetic1782
zestful1797
rollicking1801
through-ganging1814
throughgoing1814
slashing1828
high-powered1829
high pressure1834
rip-roaring1834
red-blooded1836
ripsnorting1846
zesty1853
dynamic1856
throbbing1864
goey1875
torpedoic1893
kinky1903
zippy1903
go-at-it1904
punchy1907
up-and-at-'em1909
driving1916
vibranta1929
kinetic1931
zinging1931
high-octane1936
zingy1938
slam-bang1939
balls-to-the-wall1967
balls-out1968
ass-kicking1977
hi-octane1977
c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 511 His conpleccion is so corageous that he may nat forbere.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxvjv The erle of Marche beyng lusty, and in the floure of his coragious yought [= youth].
1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 116v They feede them [sc. stallions] lustely, to make them more coragious, for the lustier they bee, the better Coultes they bring.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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