单词 | fulfilment |
释义 | fulfilmentfulfillmentn. 1. a. The action or an act or process of fulfilling something; accomplishment, performance, completion. Usually with of.See also wish-fulfilment n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] enda1300 chevisancec1330 applyinga1382 perfectiona1382 pointc1385 finishmentc1400 accomplishingc1405 complement1419 consummationa1425 effecta1425 performinga1425 accomplishment1425 fining?1448 complishing1449 complishment1454 achevisauncec1475 achievement1477 perfectinga1513 cheving?1518 furniture1529 achievance1531 exploiture1531 exploiting1538 perimplishment1554 consummating1555 finishing?1563 chevance1570 coronation1582 crowning1586 adimpletion1624 fulfilment1624 complusmenta1628 completure1642 completement1652 transaction1655 patration1656 perfunction1656 completion1657 completing1727 ultimation1791 finality1833 perfectuation1859 fruition1885 1624 A. Logie Cum Bono Deo 31 Our Adversaries..draw straight whatsoever promise is made to the whole bodie of the Church..and require the accomplishment and fulfillment of the same, in everie particular Church. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 161 I will not now supererogate in magnifying the fulfilment of the Readers expectation, by the performance of more then I promised. 1700 C. Mather in R. Calef More Wonders Invisible World i. 11 I have not been insensible of a greater danger attending me in this fulfilment of my Ministry. 1777 H. Blair Serm. I. v. 141 With what entire confidence ought we to wait for the fulfilment of all his other promises, in their due time. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. i. iii. 42 These are consequences and fulfilments of the laws of nature. 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. ii. 12 She..while exacting a fulfilment of all prescribed duties from her nuns, endeavoured to make their seclusion pleasant. 1891 Law Rep.: Weekly Notes 25 Apr. 76/2 The fulfilment of the condition literally became impossible. 1910 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 161 The earthquake was the beginning of the fulfillment of the prophecy. 1938 T. Abel Why Hitler came into Power iii. 67 Such a leader is one supposedly endowed with ‘special grace’..for the fulfilment of a given mission. 2009 R. Dasgupta Solo 200 But he did not live to see the fulfilment of his plans. b. The completion and dispatch of a customer's order. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1819 Sheffield Independent 1 Dec. The speedy execution and satisfactory fulfilment of all Orders that may be entrusted to their care. 1878 Boston Sunday Globe 27 Jan. 2/2 Now there are probably fifty machines owned by Boston people, while a large number are awaiting the fulfilment of orders. 1941 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 21 May 4/1 The necessity of subletting contracts in order to speed fulfilment of munitions orders. 1975 Chem. Week (Nexis) 6 Aug. 33 The needs of regulation education..go far beyond the shipping and plant personnel most intimately connected with order fulfillment. 2000 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 June 25 The three fulfilment depots in London and Bristol will be closed on June 25. 2. Satisfaction or happiness as a result of fully developing one's potential or realizing one's aspirations; self-fulfilment. ΚΠ 1904 L. W. Sprague Syllabus Course Lect. Social Forces in Victorian Novel (Amer. Soc. Extension of University Teaching) iii. 8 Its cry for deeper personal fulfillment, and for more vital human relationship. 1921 N. Micklem & H. Morgan Christ & Caesar iv. 110 Two persons in fellowship reach a personal fulfilment which neither could attain in isolation nor by a process of mere mathematical addition. 1937 M. D. Luhan Edge of Taos Desert xiv. 135 It was a strong ecstasy, with such joy in it for some that they found complete fulfillment in its experience. 1967 A. L. Rowse Diary 2 July (2003) 413 For their fulfilment in life they need a partner; we don't. 2013 Teenage Sept. 88/1 Game development is like engineering—you're creating something, so when it's done, you get a sense of fulfilment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624 |
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