单词 | espier |
释义 | espiern. One who espies or spies out; †a spy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy > a spy or scout spy13.. espierc1384 espialc1386 especiala1500 espya1500 watchmanc1515 escout1560 espioun1636 emissary1663 telegraph1825 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > beholder or spectator showerOE beholderc1374 lookera1382 espiouressc1430 considererc1449 overseerc1450 regarder1525 surveyor1558 viewer1565 spectatora1586 regardant1590 aspector1603 supervisor1610 eyer1611 spectatrix1611 spectatress1632 speculator1647 contemplator1658 attender1665 espier1860 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Heb. xi. 31 She [sc. Raab] takynge, or receyuynge, the aspiers with pees. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) ii. xii. 79 A cherl, shrewede, prowd, and daungerous..hath maad him an espyour of weyes. 1587 J. Harmar tr. T. de Bèze Serm. 175 (T.) Ye crafty espiers of the necessity of your poor brethren. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 58 Ephraim..would himself be a seer, an espier of future events. 1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. xvii. 165 Not an inhabited house appeared to the espier. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.c1384 |
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