单词 | high-spirited |
释义 | high-spiritedadj. 1. Originally: having or exhibiting great courage or spirit; stout-hearted, brave. Later: full of energy; lively (and difficult to control); cheerfully vivacious. Cf. high spirits at high adj. 19b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > high-spiritedness > [adjective] moodyOE fierce1297 jollyc1330 fieryc1430 high-stomached1546 stout-stomached1549 hearteda1552 generous1581 high-spirited1588 high-hearteda1625 high-mettleda1626 high1649 fire-souled1823 gingery1823 stomachy1896 1588 P. Jones Certaine Serm. at Ciceter i. sig. B3 Many high spirited men there are amongst vs. 1603 M. Drayton Barrons Wars ii. xx. 31 A Ladyes sleeue hie-spirited Hastings wore. 1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 17 Of all governments a Commonwealth aims most to make the people flourishing, vertuous, noble and high spirited. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) II. 35 Being a high-spirited and proud man, he broke his heart for the sudden and unusual disgrace. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) II. 216 Too high-spirited to be passive instruments in his hand. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) II. 13 Three hundred high-spirited stallions. 1871 Sunshine May 69/1 He is high-spirited and unruly, and he might get our children into mischief. 1886 Homiletic Rev. May 439/1 It were high-spirited, indeed, to decline the relationship. 1929 Boys' Life Feb. 19/3 It is practically impossible for one man to harness and put in line a large team of high-spirited dogs. 1943 V. Sackville-West Eagle & Dove iii. 17 A sick woman with a scatter of high-spirited children to control would welcome any method of keeping them quiet. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 31 Oct. v. 13/5 Consistently packing in a high-spirited crowd for lunch and dinner every day plus brunch on weekends. 2. Exhibiting or characterized by courage and spirit, or (later) liveliness and cheerful good humour. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] sprindeOE livelyOE kaskc1300 wightc1300 courageousc1386 wighty14.. wieldya1413 ablec1440 tall of hand1530 sappy1558 energical1565 energetical1585 greenya1586 stout1600 strenuous1602 forceful?1624 actuous1626 vigorous1638 vivid1638 high-spirited1653 hearty1665 actuose1677 living1699 full-blooded1707 executive1708 rugged1731 sousing1735 energic1740 bouncing1743 two-fisted1774 energetic1782 zestful1797 rollicking1801 through-ganging1814 throughgoing1814 slashing1828 high-powered1829 high pressure1834 rip-roaring1834 red-blooded1836 ripsnorting1846 zesty1853 dynamic1856 throbbing1864 goey1875 torpedoic1893 kinky1903 zippy1903 go-at-it1904 punchy1907 up-and-at-'em1909 driving1916 vibranta1929 kinetic1931 zinging1931 high-octane1936 zingy1938 slam-bang1939 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 ass-kicking1977 hi-octane1977 1653 J. Rogers To his Highnesse Ld. Gen. Cromwell (single sheet) The loud crying Faith, and incessant high-spirited Prayers of the Saints. 1671 J. Eliot Brief Narr. Gospel amongst Indians in New-England 8 They have means and opportunity of high-spirited enticements. 1742 C. Cibber Let. to Pope 58 I have but one Article more of your high-spirited Wit to examine. 1797 Monthly Mag. June 437/2 Those manly, high-spirited resolutions and addresses to the public, for which the Yorkshire committee were so celebrated. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed xiii, in Tales Crusaders II. 269 The high-spirited entreaties of Eveline, unbent by adversity and want, gradually lost effect on the defenders of the castle. 1853 Harper's Mag. Dec. 77/1 Many high-spirited revolts from rascally despotisms had of late been knocked on the head. 1884 Spectator 12 July 903/2 We only hope Miss Miller will not find the penalty of her high-spirited course greater than she can bear. 1938 Rotarian May 42/2 We had a lot of high-spirited fun in the old days. 1986 Observer 2 Mar. 3/2 The man who took the fatal pot-shot at the bird during a high-spirited fishing trip in Scotland. 2002 M. Holroyd Wks. on Paper 132 The tone..was high-spirited, buoyed up with all the undismayed vitality and humour at his command. Derivatives high-ˈspiritedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > high-spiritedness > [noun] > quality of being high-spirited high-heartedness1613 high-spiritedness1631 1631 W. Watts tr. St. Augustine Confessions ii. vi. 86 Pride imitates high spiritednesse. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lxxiv. 271 I need not tell you, that my mother's high-spiritedness is pretty well known. 1878 E. C. G. Murray Russians of To-day xxv. 216 They pay the penalty of their high-spiritedness by never being allowed a chance of letting the world know that they have suffered unjustly. 1913 Amer. Rev. of Reviews June 758/1 The animation and high spiritedness of the whole carries the reader along. 2006 P. Salzman Reading Early Mod. Women's Writing i. 25 One would be hard pressed to find a male letter writer who matched her infectious high-spiritedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1588 |
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