单词 | ad aperturam libri |
释义 | ad aperturam libriadv. With reference to an act of translation, a sermon, or other activity based on a text: extemporaneously, without preparation or recourse to reference materials. Also: wherever the book may be opened, at any point in the text. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > in unplanned manner suddenly1340 of unwarninga1400 on, upon, rarely of, in (a) suddenty1469 casuallya1549 extemporea1556 of (upon) this sudden1572 extemporally1577 at (the or a) volley1578 on (or o') the volley1578 extrumpery1582 unpremeditately1607 extemporary1610 extempory1623 extemporarily1667 impromptu1669 ad aperturam libri1679 unpremeditatedly1694 impulsively1768 extemporaneously1791 promiscuously1791 spontaneously1799 on (also upon) the spur of the moment (or occasion, etc.)1801 spontaneous1810 promiscuous1826 improvisedly1851 off-handedly1876 at the first jet1878 off the cuff1927 off the top of one's head1939 off the wall1966 1679 in T. Bell Rec. Exercise of Alford (1897) 302 Having given proof..of his skill in Greek, by expounding a portion of the New Testament ad aperturam libri. 1797 Ld. Woodhouselee Ess. Princ. Transl. (ed. 2) xii. 270 On comparing his translation with the French, there is a discrepancy so absolute and universal, that there does not arise the smallest suspicion that he had ever seen that version. Let any passage be compared ad aperturam libri. 1829 Age 27 Dec. 413/1 It appears that the book chosen was Demosthenes, and the candidates were required to translate ad aperturam libri. 1892 T. Chase in Hist. Haverford Coll. 517 We heard nothing about ‘reading at sight’—(the master would have been more likely to say, ad aperturam libri). 1933 Classical Philol. 28 234 The investigator's inability to read Pindar aloud metrically ad aperturam libri, understanding and feeling what he reads. 1992 Sedimentary Geol. 81 157/1 The book is also profusely illustrated,..and ad aperturam libri, one can find clear black-and-white photographs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1679 |
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