单词 | gratification |
释义 | gratificationn. 1. The action of gratifying, or the fact of being gratified: a. Requital, satisfaction; the giving of pleasure, the doing of a favour. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun] lustc888 lustfulnessa900 queemnesseOE mirtheOE estec1000 winOE queemc1175 sweetness?c1225 solace1297 dutea1300 lustinga1300 joyingc1300 jollityc1330 lustiheadc1369 lustinessc1374 sweet1377 voluptyc1380 well-pleasinga1382 pleasancec1385 pleasurea1393 volupta1398 easementc1400 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 pleasec1475 satisfaction1477 likancea1500 oblectation1508 beauty1523 aggradation1533 pleasurancec1540 joc1560 likement1577 contentment1587 beloving1589 gratification1598 savouriness1599 entertain1601 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 pleasingness1649 complacency1652 adlubescence1656 enjoyment1665 volupe1669 musica1674 pleasantry1740 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > action or fact of giving pleasure likingeOE paying1340 well-pleasinga1382 thankfulness1500 pleasuringc1565 gratification1598 pleasing1895 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Gratificatione, a gratification. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 434 They..called for him againe, not so much by way of gratification and to do him a pleasure, but [etc.]. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 661/1 To make himselfe one of the greatest of England, by this gratification of the French, with his Masters charge and dishonour. 1633 Bp. T. Morton Discharge Five Imputations 233 They, who masque the visages of Sins with the vizard of Virtues; calling Drunkennesse Good-fellowship..Bribery gratification. a1862 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) III. v. 308 Men, in the pursuit of wealth, consider their own gratification oftener than the gratification of others. c. Thanksgiving. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > thanking or thanksgiving thankingc893 thanksgiving1533 thank-render1548 gratulation1579 surrender1594 gratificationa1597 Eucharist1604 Eucharistic1623 a1597 R. Wrag in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1599) II. i. 306 Whereupon she sent an upper gowne of cloth of gold very rich..with a letter of gratification. 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote iv. x Many other Words of Compliment and Gratification pass'd between Don Quixote and Don Ferdinando. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 363 The..whole multitude..with hymns and gratifications [Fr. actions de grâces]. d. The satisfaction or indulgence of, or compliance with (a feeling, desire, etc.). ΚΠ 1669 E. Stillingfleet Serm. (1673) v. 85 The pleasure of humane life lies in the gratifications of the senses. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 50 The Gratification itself of every natural Passion, must be attended with Delight. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. ii. vi. 292 Little advantage seems to have been obtained, beyond the gratification of hatred. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iv. v. 240 Nothing so soon awakens the malevolent passions as the facility of gratification. 1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. vi. 124 The gratification of his love of domineering. 2. a. The state of being gratified or pleased; enjoyment, satisfaction, pleasurable feeling. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun] likingeOE titillationc1450 enjoying1536 enjoyment1553 enjoy1589 taste1604 enjoyance1632 adlubescence1656 gratification1712 ooh-la-la1952 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 454. ⁋7 If they could learn with me to keep their minds open to Gratification, and ready to receive it from any thing it meets with. 1713 G. Berkeley in Guardian 14 May 2/1 A natural Gratification attends good Actions. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 146 Gratification is of the mind when receiving wisdom and knowledge, but pleasure is of the body. 1876 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1877) vii. 148 A compassionate person derives a true gratification from the exercise of his affection. b. with a and plural. An instance of this; a thing that gratifies or pleases; a source of pleasure or satisfaction. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun] > source or instance of sensuous pleasure likingeOE feasta1393 sensualityc1425 contentation1569 contentment1579 sugar candy1591 content1594 sugar-plum1608 contentingc1620 gratification1711 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 151. ⁋4 He little knows the perfect Joy he loses, for the disappointing Gratifications which he pursues. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 80. ⁋3 That insatiable demand of new gratifications, which seems..to characterize the nature of man. 1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) 92 The use of butcher's meat..or fermented liquors, and all those gratifications that are so agreeable to idle people. 1859 W. Anderson Discourses (1860) 97 By the ‘things on earth’ are denoted the gratifications of sense. 3. a. Something given to gain favour, or as a recompense for anything done or to be done; a reward, recompense, gratuity; in bad sense, a bribe. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [noun] > for something done or to be done gainyield1513 gratification1576 1576 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1848) II. 27 The said Mr. Alexr. procuris for thame in all thair actionis and caussis..without gratificatioun and recompensatioun, frelie on his awin expenssis. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 471 The Lionesse requited the same with such gratification as lay in her power, for she brought him very many sheepe-skins to cloth & couer him. 1624 in S. R. Gardiner Documents Impeachm. Duke of Buckingham (1889) 87 Giveing the gratification of twoe thowsand poundes. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 382 All who went unto them for advice, offered them a gratification. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxx. 228 She would not bestow upon him any pecuniary gratification. 1828 H. D. Best Italy 372 A presentation to the Pope costs about forty shillings in gratifications to the servants of the household. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 65 Six thousand guineas was the smallest gratification that could be offered to so important a minister. b. Military. (See quot. 1802) Cf. gratuity n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > payment in consideration of past service > types of > paid to wives of deceased gratification1802 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) In the Royal Artillery, gratifications, or voluntary subscriptions for the relief and support of the wives of deceased officers, are conducted on the most liberal plan..Gratification likewise means a certain allowance in money which is made to prisoners of war. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun] > instance of > involving concession concession?1567 concess1577 gratificationa1676 giveback1978 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 187 I am no way satisfied with this Gratification of that Author to the Præ-Adamitæ. ΚΠ 1637 in D. G. Hill Dedham (Mass.) Rec. (1892) III. 33 That Lott wch John Dwite hath layd out for a freind in grateficacion. 1638 in D. G. Hill Dedham (Mass.) Rec. (1892) III. 45 Assigned vnto Jno. Dwite..6 acres at the lower end of the greate medowe next ye River in pte of his grateficacion Lott. 1640 in D. G. Hill Dedham (Mass.) Rec. (1892) III. 74 Graunted to John Dwite Twelue acres of planting grownd to make up his grateficacion Lott. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1576 |
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