Antaeus-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/anˈtiːəslʌɪk/,

/anˈtʌɪəslʌɪk/, U.S.

/ænˈtiəsˌlaɪk/,

/ænˈtaɪəsˌlaɪk/

Forms: 1600s– Antaeus-like, 1600s– Anteus-like.

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

Etymology: < Antaeus (classical Latin Antaeus, ancient Greek Ἀνταῖος), the name of a giant, son of Poseidon and Earth, who compelled all comers to wrestle with him, and gained renewed strength from contact with the ground + -like suffix.

Resembling or reminiscent of the mythical giant Antaeus; spec. gaining strength from the earth. Also as adv.

ΚΠ

1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. To Rdr. Much like a second Antæus, gathering greater strength & more forces stil at every turn.]

1614 R. Brathwait Poets Willow 4 Tymallus was the next, who for his strength Antæus like, regaind the highest prise.

1680 B. Nanfan Ess. Divine & Moral iv. 147 The more they trample on us, the higher we rise: Antæus like, we gather strength by our fall.

1755 London Mag. 24 App. 610/2 A many headed monster, that multiplies by the blood of their fellow-citizens, and Anteus-like, gains strength by its fall.

1791 S. Codrington in H. Downman Poems to Thespia (new ed.) 194 While rising still superior over all, Antæus like, more vigorous from his fall.

c1838 W. H. Murray in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1969) IV. 168 Antaeus-like, each overthrow but renews my ardour.

1896 W. Caldwell Schopenhauer's Syst. i. 20 Hegel's real Antæus-like strength lies in the ground of history.

1938 W. B. Yeats New Poems 37 All that we did, all that we said or sang Must come from contact with the soul, from that contact everything Antaeus-like grew strong.

1976 J. Nohrnberg Analogy of Faerie Queene iii. 298 He cannot be defeated until Arthur himself has remembered Maleger's Antaeus-like origins.

2007 Poetry Ireland Rev. 90 26 There is the obvious symbol of them [sc. birds] inhabiting the zone between earth and heaven, of being Antaeus-like, etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antaeus-like
释义	Antaeus-likeadj.adv. Brit. /anˈtiːəslʌɪk/, /anˈtʌɪəslʌɪk/, U.S. /ænˈtiəsˌlaɪk/, /ænˈtaɪəsˌlaɪk/ Forms: 1600s– Antaeus-like, 1600s– Anteus-like. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Antaeus , -like suffix. Etymology: < Antaeus (classical Latin Antaeus, ancient Greek Ἀνταῖος), the name of a giant, son of Poseidon and Earth, who compelled all comers to wrestle with him, and gained renewed strength from contact with the ground + -like suffix. Resembling or reminiscent of the mythical giant Antaeus; spec. gaining strength from the earth. Also as adv. ΚΠ 1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. To Rdr. Much like a second Antæus, gathering greater strength & more forces stil at every turn.] 1614 R. Brathwait Poets Willow 4 Tymallus was the next, who for his strength Antæus like, regaind the highest prise. 1680 B. Nanfan Ess. Divine & Moral iv. 147 The more they trample on us, the higher we rise: Antæus like, we gather strength by our fall. 1755 London Mag. 24 App. 610/2 A many headed monster, that multiplies by the blood of their fellow-citizens, and Anteus-like, gains strength by its fall. 1791 S. Codrington in H. Downman Poems to Thespia (new ed.) 194 While rising still superior over all, Antæus like, more vigorous from his fall. c1838 W. H. Murray in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1969) IV. 168 Antaeus-like, each overthrow but renews my ardour. 1896 W. Caldwell Schopenhauer's Syst. i. 20 Hegel's real Antæus-like strength lies in the ground of history. 1938 W. B. Yeats New Poems 37 All that we did, all that we said or sang Must come from contact with the soul, from that contact everything Antaeus-like grew strong. 1976 J. Nohrnberg Analogy of Faerie Queene iii. 298 He cannot be defeated until Arthur himself has remembered Maleger's Antaeus-like origins. 2007 Poetry Ireland Rev. 90 26 There is the obvious symbol of them [sc. birds] inhabiting the zone between earth and heaven, of being Antaeus-like, etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1614
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