单词 | feverless |
释义 | feverlessadj. Without fever or the symptoms of fever. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > cool cooleOE fresh?a1425 cooly1566 feverless1662 1662 J. Cooke Mellificium Chirurg. (new ed.) 300 It must be from windy vapors, and Feverlesse; and then, a Fever discussing the wind, it ceaseth. 1819 J. Keats in W. M. Rossetti Life 161 Claret..fills one's mouth with a gushing freshness—then goes down cool and feverless. 1881 Boston Daily Advertiser 21 July 1/1 Yesterday he was virtually feverless, while his temperature and respiration were normal. 1940 Sci. News Let. 9 Mar. 147/2 Dr. Francis has experimented with nasal secretions from 31 patients in the first day or two of acute feverless common colds. 1972 Amer. Poetry Rev. Nov. 25 I feel better. Feverless and fervent. 2015 L. Laborie Enlightening Enthusiasm vi. 210 Enthusiasts suffered from religious melancholy, a feverless delirium typically characterised by passion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1662 |
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