amazingn.

Brit.

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see amaze v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amaze v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < amaze v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of causing amazement.In early use frequently in to the amazing of (someone).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [noun]

amazing1530

metagrobolism1693

bothering1774

bepuzzlement1806

mystification1816

mystifying1818

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act of causing wonder

amazing1530

mazing1583

overwhelm1596

stun1727

zapping1972

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement iii. f.xvii^v Amasynge, stupefaction.

1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. a.ii^v But a dulling and amazing of the senses.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 156 To the amasing of the young singer.

a1617 S. Hieron Wks. (1620) I. 16 To the appalling and amasing of a Christian.

1703 H. Hingeston Mahir Godel 19 How Drunk are abundance at such times, and what horrid Oaths pass then, to the Amazing of any sensible Soul?

1837 A. G. Tribute of Gratitude from Humbled Sinner 78 There be dark and deep passages in Scripture for the exercise, yea for the humbling, yea for the amazing of the sharpest sighted readers.

1909 Cosmopolitan Mar. 466/2 These fairy convolutions [sc. ears]..are a Cretan labyrinth for the amazing of the fancy that the heart may lie drawn after.

1999 H. A. McKay in A. Brenner & J. W. van Henten Recycling Biblical Figures ii. 188 This woman, however, can initiate nothing important—save perhaps the amazing of the disciples.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

amazingadj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see amaze v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amaze v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < amaze v. + -ing suffix². With use as adverb compare earlier amazingly adv.

A. adj.

†1. Causing bewilderment or stupefaction; confusing; terrifying, dreadful. Obsolete.In quot. ?c1425: = stupefactive adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing stupefaction

amazing?c1425

stupefying1585

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 221 The causes..refreyninge [of hemorrhage]..some ben amasynge or dulling [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. stupefactiuez; L. stupefacientes].

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 81 Let thy blowes..Fall like amazing thunder on the caske Of thy aduerse pernitious enemy.

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (cvii. 23–30 Paraphr.) 545 They meet with terrible amazing tempests.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. III. 542 The amazing Prospects of an angry God and a gaping Hell.

1797 Theol. Mag. 2 207 He had the most amazing dread of those overwhelming sufferings which were before him.

1870 Mrs. H. Wood G. Canterbury's Will xv. 120/2 Caroline awoke with the amazing terror; and for half an hour she literally shook as she lay, her head damp with sweat.

2. Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing, astounding. Later also in weakened sense: very impressive; excellent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective]

wonderlyc893

wonderfula1100

wondera1175

wondersa1300

marvellousc1330

marvela1400

marvelly?a1400

mirablec1429

admirablec1450

marvellablec1450

mirific1490

wondrous1509

extonious1548

portentious1549

miraculous1569

geason1572

mirificalc1572

astounding1590

amazing1593

wonderedc1595

admiring1598

prodigious1600

astonishable1603

fabulous1609

wondered-at?1611

necromantic1627

stupendous1640

nigromantic1645

mirandous1652

surprising1665

mirabundous1694

astonishinga1704

wondersome1774

sublime1813

nasty1834

kill-me-quite1842

breathtaking1843

breath-catching1865

miracle-working1867

mouth opening1867

stupefying1870

gee whiz1889

scorching1890

doozy1903

sensational1909

eye-popping1918

wunnerful1924

crashing1931

staggering1934

eyewatering1950

mind-boggling1955

Ozymandian1961

knock-out1966

mind-blowing1966

motherfucking1973

boggling1975

gobsmacking1981

tubular1982

1593 G. Harvey New Let. Notable Contents sig. A4^v What colours of astonishing Rhetorique, or rauishing Poetry, more deeply engrained, then some of his amazing deuises?

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida i. sig. C She comes: Creations puritie, admir'd. Ador'd, amazing raritie, she comes.

1704 J. Trapp Abra-Mule v. i. 1981 Such amazing Generosity Exceeds Belief.

1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 38 So exceedingly remote from either truth or verisimilitude is the author's amazing assertion.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 335 Great as has been the change in the rural life of England since the Revolution, the change..in the cities is still more amazing.

1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) vi. 127 He was a breathtaking figure, tall and of an amazing dignity and comeliness.

1971 S. Howatch Penmarric i. ii. 29 She had had the truly amazing insolence to write to this man.

2010 Your Cat Feb. 35/1 You've probably tried freeze-dried strawberries in your breakfast cereal; the flavour is amazing.

B. adv.

In an amazing manner, amazingly. Originally modifying adjectives and adverbs (now archaic and rare); in recent use chiefly modifying verbs (U.S. colloquial).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb]

wonderlyc897

sellya1000

wonderc1175

wonderfullya1300

marvellouslya1382

marvellousa1400

marvelly?a1400

wonderful14..

wonderslyc1489

to marvelc1500

wondersc1528

wondrously1535

prodigiously1541

wondrous1557

admirably1570

admiredly1598

to a miracle?1614

marls1615

amazingly1650

miridically1652

mirificously1657

surprisingly1661

to wonder1661

astonishingly1668

prodigious1694

strikingly1752

amazing1760

à merveille1762

astoundingly1826

mirifically1873

breathtakingly1887

eye-poppingly1959

mind-bogglingly1973

staggeringly1976

mind-blowingly1977

1760 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) 66 Indeed the country here is most amazing fine.

1785 R. Hunter Jrnl. 13 July in Quebec to Carolina (1943) (modernized text) iii. 102 It requires an amazing strong back to support the violent pelt it gives you.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 54 All of whom laughed, and took it in amazing good part.

1882 Harper's Mag Nov. 925/2 She was amazin' neat, kept the house as tidy as a pin.

1917 Windsor Mag. Feb. 364/1 In fact Polwarn's..gooseberries often took a prize at the flower show, and his black currants did amazing well also.

1988 P. O'Brian Let. of Marque iii. 72 I have never heard of a private ship doing so amazing well in one short cruise: nor in a long one, neither.

2011 H. J. Hampton Marina Girl xix. 180 ‘Things are going good with Peter?’..‘Sure, things are going amazing.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amazing
释义	amazingn. Brit. /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see amaze v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amaze v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < amaze v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of causing amazement.In early use frequently in to the amazing of (someone). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [noun] amazing1530 metagrobolism1693 bothering1774 bepuzzlement1806 mystification1816 mystifying1818 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act of causing wonder amazing1530 mazing1583 overwhelm1596 stun1727 zapping1972 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement iii. f.xvii^v Amasynge, stupefaction. 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. a.ii^v But a dulling and amazing of the senses. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 156 To the amasing of the young singer. a1617 S. Hieron Wks. (1620) I. 16 To the appalling and amasing of a Christian. 1703 H. Hingeston Mahir Godel 19 How Drunk are abundance at such times, and what horrid Oaths pass then, to the Amazing of any sensible Soul? 1837 A. G. Tribute of Gratitude from Humbled Sinner 78 There be dark and deep passages in Scripture for the exercise, yea for the humbling, yea for the amazing of the sharpest sighted readers. 1909 Cosmopolitan Mar. 466/2 These fairy convolutions [sc. ears]..are a Cretan labyrinth for the amazing of the fancy that the heart may lie drawn after. 1999 H. A. McKay in A. Brenner & J. W. van Henten Recycling Biblical Figures ii. 188 This woman, however, can initiate nothing important—save perhaps the amazing of the disciples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). amazingadj.adv. Brit. /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see amaze v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amaze v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < amaze v. + -ing suffix². With use as adverb compare earlier amazingly adv. A. adj. †1. Causing bewilderment or stupefaction; confusing; terrifying, dreadful. Obsolete.In quot. ?c1425: = stupefactive adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing stupefaction amazing?c1425 stupefying1585 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 221 The causes..refreyninge [of hemorrhage]..some ben amasynge or dulling [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. stupefactiuez; L. stupefacientes]. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 81 Let thy blowes..Fall like amazing thunder on the caske Of thy aduerse pernitious enemy. View more context for this quotation 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (cvii. 23–30 Paraphr.) 545 They meet with terrible amazing tempests. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. III. 542 The amazing Prospects of an angry God and a gaping Hell. 1797 Theol. Mag. 2 207 He had the most amazing dread of those overwhelming sufferings which were before him. 1870 Mrs. H. Wood G. Canterbury's Will xv. 120/2 Caroline awoke with the amazing terror; and for half an hour she literally shook as she lay, her head damp with sweat. 2. Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing, astounding. Later also in weakened sense: very impressive; excellent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] wonderlyc893 wonderfula1100 wondera1175 wondersa1300 marvellousc1330 marvela1400 marvelly?a1400 mirablec1429 admirablec1450 marvellablec1450 mirific1490 wondrous1509 extonious1548 portentious1549 miraculous1569 geason1572 mirificalc1572 astounding1590 amazing1593 wonderedc1595 admiring1598 prodigious1600 astonishable1603 fabulous1609 wondered-at?1611 necromantic1627 stupendous1640 nigromantic1645 mirandous1652 surprising1665 mirabundous1694 astonishinga1704 wondersome1774 sublime1813 nasty1834 kill-me-quite1842 breathtaking1843 breath-catching1865 miracle-working1867 mouth opening1867 stupefying1870 gee whiz1889 scorching1890 doozy1903 sensational1909 eye-popping1918 wunnerful1924 crashing1931 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 mind-boggling1955 Ozymandian1961 knock-out1966 mind-blowing1966 motherfucking1973 boggling1975 gobsmacking1981 tubular1982 1593 G. Harvey New Let. Notable Contents sig. A4^v What colours of astonishing Rhetorique, or rauishing Poetry, more deeply engrained, then some of his amazing deuises? 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida i. sig. C She comes: Creations puritie, admir'd. Ador'd, amazing raritie, she comes. 1704 J. Trapp Abra-Mule v. i. 1981 Such amazing Generosity Exceeds Belief. 1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 38 So exceedingly remote from either truth or verisimilitude is the author's amazing assertion. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 335 Great as has been the change in the rural life of England since the Revolution, the change..in the cities is still more amazing. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) vi. 127 He was a breathtaking figure, tall and of an amazing dignity and comeliness. 1971 S. Howatch Penmarric i. ii. 29 She had had the truly amazing insolence to write to this man. 2010 Your Cat Feb. 35/1 You've probably tried freeze-dried strawberries in your breakfast cereal; the flavour is amazing. B. adv. In an amazing manner, amazingly. Originally modifying adjectives and adverbs (now archaic and rare); in recent use chiefly modifying verbs (U.S. colloquial). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb] wonderlyc897 sellya1000 wonderc1175 wonderfullya1300 marvellouslya1382 marvellousa1400 marvelly?a1400 wonderful14.. wonderslyc1489 to marvelc1500 wondersc1528 wondrously1535 prodigiously1541 wondrous1557 admirably1570 admiredly1598 to a miracle?1614 marls1615 amazingly1650 miridically1652 mirificously1657 surprisingly1661 to wonder1661 astonishingly1668 prodigious1694 strikingly1752 amazing1760 à merveille1762 astoundingly1826 mirifically1873 breathtakingly1887 eye-poppingly1959 mind-bogglingly1973 staggeringly1976 mind-blowingly1977 1760 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) 66 Indeed the country here is most amazing fine. 1785 R. Hunter Jrnl. 13 July in Quebec to Carolina (1943) (modernized text) iii. 102 It requires an amazing strong back to support the violent pelt it gives you. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 54 All of whom laughed, and took it in amazing good part. 1882 Harper's Mag Nov. 925/2 She was amazin' neat, kept the house as tidy as a pin. 1917 Windsor Mag. Feb. 364/1 In fact Polwarn's..gooseberries often took a prize at the flower show, and his black currants did amazing well also. 1988 P. O'Brian Let. of Marque iii. 72 I have never heard of a private ship doing so amazing well in one short cruise: nor in a long one, neither. 2011 H. J. Hampton Marina Girl xix. 180 ‘Things are going good with Peter?’..‘Sure, things are going amazing.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1530adj.adv.?c1425
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