grosso modoadv.

/ˌɡrɒsəʊ ˈməʊdəʊ/

Etymology: Italian.

Roughly, approximately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb]

much1560

nearly1594

muchwhat1619

nigh about1632

closely1682

roughly1768

close1833

approximatively1835

proximately1839

in the rough1841

approximately1845

along1852

nearbouta1857

in a sort of (sorta) way1868

in the (right) ballpark1945

grosso modo1952

1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. I. xvi. 405 There is a general agreement grosso modo on the following basis.

1961 Amer. Speech 36 219 Change of Formant 2 frequency of vowels in disyllables corresponds grosso modo to the change in tongue-alveolar distance.

1964 G. Germani in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 396 The first phase of disposability and mobilization may be followed by a second one of integration, which may, grosso modo, occur in different ways.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	grosso modo
释义	grosso modoadv. /ˌɡrɒsəʊ ˈməʊdəʊ/ Etymology: Italian. Roughly, approximately. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb] much1560 nearly1594 muchwhat1619 nigh about1632 closely1682 roughly1768 close1833 approximatively1835 proximately1839 in the rough1841 approximately1845 along1852 nearbouta1857 in a sort of (sorta) way1868 in the (right) ballpark1945 grosso modo1952 1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. I. xvi. 405 There is a general agreement grosso modo on the following basis. 1961 Amer. Speech 36 219 Change of Formant 2 frequency of vowels in disyllables corresponds grosso modo to the change in tongue-alveolar distance. 1964 G. Germani in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 396 The first phase of disposability and mobilization may be followed by a second one of integration, which may, grosso modo, occur in different ways. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adv.1952
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