单词 | emote |
释义 | emotev. Originally U.S. 1. intransitive. To express (excessive) emotion, esp. in a play, film, or other entertainment. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > manifest itself [verb (intransitive)] > manifest emotion cheer1577 emote1900 1900 [implied in: ‘B. Mynderse’ Four Years Nine vii. 123 ‘And, oh, Donald,’ he cried in a sudden bust of emoting, ‘did you mind the pritty little red slippers she had on?’ (at emoting n.)]. 1910 W. P. Eaton At New Theatre & Others 103 Miss Nethersole must have her chances to ‘emote’. 1917 R. C. Megrue & C. Hackett It pays to Advertise iii. 103 And you let me sit there and emote all over the place. 1931 Observer 26 July 15 ‘What were your emotions when you looked down..on to the Sea of Galilee?,’ I asked Mr [G. B.] Shaw. ‘I did not emote,’ he replied a trifle reproachfully. 1970 Amateur Photographer 11 Mar. 35/1 The female sitter had to emote in some way, either by dressing up or by gazing with drooping head into a bowl of flowers. 1989 Empire Sept. 28/2 Nobody gets to emote more than a ham on the witness stand. 2001 A. Solomon Noonday Demon (2002) iii. 106 I often wish that I could emote fully in the psychiatrist's office. 2. transitive. To express or communicate (an emotion, quality, etc.), esp. dramatically. Also (sometimes with direct speech as object): to say, utter, or perform in a dramatic or emotional manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > manifest or exhibit (emotions) [verb (transitive)] canOE demeanc1400 pourc1451 expand1656 vend1682 demonstrate1800 emote1927 uncap1980 1927 A. W. L. Fawcett Films, Facts & Forecasts xv. 142 In these surroundings the players must ‘emote’ all they know. 1964 J. A. M. Meerloo Hidden Communion iii. 71 Sameness ‘touches’, ‘emotes’ and ‘commotes’ sameness. 1980 Listener 20 Mar. 367/2 His face, emoting bemused joy and bewildered terror, is rarely off the screen. 1982 S. Brett Murder Unprompted ix. 92 ‘I'm so worried about Lesley-Jane,’ she emoted. 2000 Richmond (Va.) Times Disp. (Nexis) 5 Apr. d6 His strongest attribute is that voice—a deep, powerful instrument that emoted every lyric with heartfelt passion. 2007 N.Y. Mag. 9 Apr. 48/2 You don't want a hospital run by neurotics emoting stress all the time. You can't project urgency. Derivatives eˈmoter n. a person who emotes. ΚΠ 1924 Iowa City Press Citizen 24 Nov. 4/4 Among them Pola Negri, the emotional emoter. 1947 Hollywood Q. 3 162/2 An emotion without an emoter..does not exist. 2007 Spectator (Nexis) 17 Nov. 54 I'm not considered an emoter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1900 |
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