单词 | hardfast |
释义 | hardfastadv.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). < adv.adj.1548 |
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