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单词 hardfast
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hardfastadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈhɑːdfɑːst/, /ˈhɑːdfast/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌfæst/
Forms: see hard adv. and fast adv. and int.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adv., fast adv.
Etymology: < hard adv. + fast adv., perhaps as a shortening of hard and fast adv. With use as adjective compare earlier hard and fast adj.
A. adv.
Very tightly, firmly, or closely. Somewhat rare after 16th cent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > absence of movement > [adverb] > in a stable manner > firmly (fixed)
stronglyeOE
fasteOE
stitha1000
hardOE
fastlyOE
steadfasta1300
stithlya1300
steevec1330
a-rootc1374
firmlyc1374
hard and fastc1380
sadc1380
sadlya1398
steadfastlya1400
stronga1400
stalworthlyc1440
solidatively?1541
hardfast1548
secure1578
sickera1586
solidly?1611
tighta1625
securely1642
steevely1790
inexcussably1816
tightly1866
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John xx. f. 120v The Lorde came in to them where they were, the gates beyng hard faste shut.
a1569 M. Coverdale Fruitful Lessons (1593) sig. Y3v The clothes dyd cleaue hard fast to the bodie.
1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie 156 He ran towards, & seasing hir behind, held hir hard fast with both his hands.
1827 T. Thompson et al. Coll. of Songs 161 He would soon leave his see, For fear Robin Hood, or his party, Should bind him hard fast to a tree.
1897 Indiana State Jrnl. (Indianapolis) 15 Sept. 3/1 The Healy..proceeded on her way, leaving the unfortunate boat hard fast aground.
1942 Sewanee Rev. 50 236 The boy..would..hold hard fast to his own ideals.
B. adj.
1. Firm, tight; made immobile, fixed, or secure. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective]
fastOE
sickera1400
branded1535
holdfast1567
firm1600
defixed1652
tight1687
anchored1789
well-reeved1812
hardfast1878
hand-tight1881
1878 Engineering 12 July 33/2 The only element wanting for successful wreck salvage is the means of obtaining with certainty a hardfast hold of wrecks of any size..at any depth.
1899 Daily Mail 2 Oct. 3/1 The vessel took the ground..and became hardfast..between the two piers.
1907 McClure's Mag. Aug. 387/1 The others forced him to stop. ‘Else will us bind 'ee hardfast,’ observed Caradoc.
1952 Olney (Texas) Enterprise 17 July [The rodeo] may end with the rider left hard-fast to the dirt and glowering at the victorious bronc.
2. Of a rule, principle, etc.: fixed, unwavering, or inflexible; = hard and fast adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective] > conforming to a standard rule > rigidly adhered to
hard and fast1822
hardfast1895
1895 Pall Mall Gaz. Nov. 438 It lay in wait for him always at the end of unbaffled investigation, of hard-fast steering by principle, of determined preliminary action of every kind—the actual executive moment.
1949 Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 25 Jan. 4/3 Mrs Erianger..attributed her success to a single hardfast rule.
1970 Grand Prairie (Texas) Daily News 19 Aug. 2/7 [The Chamber of Commerce President] would like the new division to put emphasis on planning problems and then ‘evolve some hard-fast directing guidelines.’
2008 Life 30 Nov. 1 c While there's no hardfast definition of what ‘green’ actually is, it generally boils down to one key element when it comes to homes—energy efficiency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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