| 单词 | delight-taking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdelight-taking delight-taking n. rare after 17th cent. the action or practice of taking pleasure (in something or someone). ΚΠ 1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. v. xii. 471 This euill riseth from the heart which is stuffed with sundrie corruptions, (as distrust, too great delight-taking in the world, rashnesse, desire of getting, feare of losing, &c.). 1678 C. Pora Sovereign Balson ii. iii. i. 551 Having the grace to be free from complacency or delight-taking in evil thoughts, and the care..to cast them out of your mind, so soon as you percieve them, or reflect upon what you are thinking, fear not, you are pure. 1999 Dædalus Winter 157 Any pursuit can be carried on in a liberal spirit, from accountancy to ontology... From this wide perspective the mark of liberality is simply disinterested delight-taking. < as lemmas |
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