Eve-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈiːvlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈivˌlaɪk/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Eve , -like suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Eve, the first woman in biblical accounts of creation (see Eve n.¹) + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In a manner characteristic or reminiscent of the biblical figure of Eve (see Eve n.¹ 1a).

ΚΠ

1651 J. Horn Caveat to All True Christians iv. 171 [Dangerous principles]..will..[entice] thee..to aspire, Eve-like to that better and higher condition.

1741 S. Keimer Caribbeana I. 111 I'll not, Eve-like, give such a Treat.

1783 Bacchanalian Songster 72 Eve-like she blushes, and flies to my arms!

1853 Leicester Chron. 29 Oct. Another boy got into the garden, and, Eve-like, plucked some of the ‘Forbidden Fruit’.

1902 Windsor Mag. July 214/1 Eve-like, she looked and longed.

1963 Midcontinent Amer. Stud. Jrnl. 4 11 Eve-like, she yields to the flesh.

2017 Telegram & Gaz. (Mass.) (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Entertainment Life section) 12 Whether you do what you're told is ‘good’ for you or whether you submit Eve-like to temptation, you end up in the same place.

B. adj.

Characteristic or reminiscent of the biblical figure of Eve (see Eve n.¹ 1a).

ΚΠ

1653 A. Moore Bread for Poor 5 The Eve-like help which they imagine their Commons are to their Enclosures, betrayeth all into the hands of beggery.

a1711 T. Ken Psyche ii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 213 To all the Daughters of laps'd Eve, Eve-like Concupiscences cleave.

1796 Precious Relics ii. vii. 39 To destroy these toad-eaters so vile, And punish well their Eve-like curiosity.

1844 G. W. Kendall Narr. Texan Santa Fé Exped. I. xv. 318 The Anglo-Saxon traveller..feels not a little astonished at the Eve-like and scanty garments.

1845 Bustle cv. 57 You cannot soberly defend..such Eve-like tricks as these!

1975 S. Perelman Vinegar Puss 32 Her sheer Eve-like rosy perfection..wrung my withers.

2007 E. Drayson King & Whore viii. 218 She is an Eve-like figure who evilly tempts Roderick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eve-like
释义	Eve-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈiːvlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈivˌlaɪk/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Eve , -like suffix. Etymology: < the name of Eve, the first woman in biblical accounts of creation (see Eve n.¹) + -like suffix. A. adv. In a manner characteristic or reminiscent of the biblical figure of Eve (see Eve n.¹ 1a). ΚΠ 1651 J. Horn Caveat to All True Christians iv. 171 [Dangerous principles]..will..[entice] thee..to aspire, Eve-like to that better and higher condition. 1741 S. Keimer Caribbeana I. 111 I'll not, Eve-like, give such a Treat. 1783 Bacchanalian Songster 72 Eve-like she blushes, and flies to my arms! 1853 Leicester Chron. 29 Oct. Another boy got into the garden, and, Eve-like, plucked some of the ‘Forbidden Fruit’. 1902 Windsor Mag. July 214/1 Eve-like, she looked and longed. 1963 Midcontinent Amer. Stud. Jrnl. 4 11 Eve-like, she yields to the flesh. 2017 Telegram & Gaz. (Mass.) (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Entertainment Life section) 12 Whether you do what you're told is ‘good’ for you or whether you submit Eve-like to temptation, you end up in the same place. B. adj. Characteristic or reminiscent of the biblical figure of Eve (see Eve n.¹ 1a). ΚΠ 1653 A. Moore Bread for Poor 5 The Eve-like help which they imagine their Commons are to their Enclosures, betrayeth all into the hands of beggery. a1711 T. Ken Psyche ii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 213 To all the Daughters of laps'd Eve, Eve-like Concupiscences cleave. 1796 Precious Relics ii. vii. 39 To destroy these toad-eaters so vile, And punish well their Eve-like curiosity. 1844 G. W. Kendall Narr. Texan Santa Fé Exped. I. xv. 318 The Anglo-Saxon traveller..feels not a little astonished at the Eve-like and scanty garments. 1845 Bustle cv. 57 You cannot soberly defend..such Eve-like tricks as these! 1975 S. Perelman Vinegar Puss 32 Her sheer Eve-like rosy perfection..wrung my withers. 2007 E. Drayson King & Whore viii. 218 She is an Eve-like figure who evilly tempts Roderick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1651
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