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单词 inlet
释义

inletn.

/ˈɪnlɪt/
Forms: Also Middle English inlate.
Etymology: < in adv. + let v.1 Compare to let in.
1. Letting in, admission. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > letting in or fact of being let in
inletc1325
intromitting1508
admittance1537
intromission1601
admitty1616
inletting1660
c1325 Metr. Hom. 51 Ful redi sal we haf inlate In to that blis that lastes ay.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 18078 Þe prince of hell, vndos your yate! þe king o blis will haf in-late.
1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. F2v Demanding his name, she sayd, faile you not to come to the Court..and this was his inlet, and the beginning of his grace.
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 137 Had there been a Castle in the place of this Monastery..probably they might have stopped the Danish Invasion at the first Inlet thereof.
a1704 T. Brown Declam. Praise Poverty (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1730) I. 101 To gain the easier and unsuspected in-let into his mind and affections.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 188 I had already forgotten the light which was my first inlet into life.
1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 97 Forcing sharp inlet to her throne in Heaven.
2. A way of admission; an entrance.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > means of entrance > place of entrance
ingangc900
entryc1325
incominga1382
enteringa1398
incomea1400
accessa1460
coming ina1483
entrance?c1525
door-gatea1529
ingatea1599
inlet1624
inroad1650
antechamber1672
vestibule1755
1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 33 These In-lets of Men and of Light [i.e. doors and windows], I couple to~gether.
1681 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 129 The French Kings troops had entred Cassall, the inlett into Italy.
1774 Bainton Inclos. Act 15 Drains, inlets, outlets, and water courses.
1818 Leigh's New Picture London 329 Pall Mall must always be one of the inlets to the west end of the town.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 101 Two venous inlets are seen in the anterior fourth of the upper surface of the heart.
figurative.1662 in Howell State Trials (1816) V. 1330 O that we may find death a sweet in-let and a passage to thy blessed arms.1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man i. 8 An encrease of our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes.1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. iii. 41 Affected by the establishment of a bank, or by some other inlet of a flood of paper money.
3. A narrow opening by which the water penetrates into the land; a small arm of the sea, an indentation in the sea-coast or the bank of a lake or river; a creek.
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the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [noun] > inlet in river or sea
fleetc893
creekc1300
graina1400
updraught14..
armleta1552
land-featherc1582
indraught1596
inlet1596
vent1604
cut1630
re-entrant1893
1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 259 A thing yet well knowne in Kent, and expressed by the word Yenlade (or Yenlet) which betokeneth an Indraught (or Inlett) of water into the lande.
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 744 Furnished out the said Henry Hudson, to trie if through any of those Inlets, which Davis saw..any passage might be found to the other Ocean called the South-Sea.
1775 S. Johnson Journey W. Islands 149 The port is made by an inlet of the sea, deep and narrow, where a ship lay waiting.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxvi. 257 The margin of these large fields is almost always broken by inlets of open water.
4. A piece let in or inserted.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [noun] > that which is > an inserted piece or part
insertion1624
inlet1798
install1871
insert1922
1798 I. Allen Nat. & Polit. Hist. Vermont 3 The whole range is composed of huge rocks confusedly piled on one another, though in many places are large inlets of excellent land.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Inlet,..inserted materials.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Dec. 13/2 The inlet into the panel in the upper part of the back of the chair is a photograph of a statue of Hunter.
5. Anatomy. The upper opening into a cavity of the body; used originally of the pelvis and later of the thorax (both as cavities of the skeleton) and of the larynx.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [noun] > opening or hole
holea1400
vent1567
perforation1578
mouth1634
foramen1672
ostium1683
stoma1684
buttonhole1753
inlet1828
aditus1839
os1858
hiatus1886
1828 J. Quain Elements Anat. ii. 69 The central line or axis of the inlet, differs very decidedly from that of the outlet;..both therefore decussate towards the centre of the pelvic cavity.
1906 A. M. Buchanan Man. Anat. I. 210 The true pelvis..presents a brim or inlet, a cavity, and an outlet.
1960 E. Gardner et al. Anat. xxix. 339/1 The thoracic cavity communicates with the front of the neck by the superior thoracic aperture, or thoracic inlet.
1960 E. Gardner et al. Anat. lxxxii. 938/2 The inlet or auditus of the larynx..leads from the laryngopharynx into the cavity of the larynx.

Compounds

attributive, as inlet area, inlet-cam, inlet-chamber, inlet nipple, inlet-pipe, inlet valve, inlet ventilation.
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1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) 584 The inlet valves are screwed into the piston.
1891 Daily News 17 Jan. 6/4 The inlet ventilation is by means of fresh-air reservoirs.
1901 L. M. Waterhouse Conduit Wiring 56 Metal inlet and outlet nipples.
1903 Architect 24 Apr. (Suppl.) 23/2 A 5-inch pipe is carried from the inlet-chamber to the reservoir.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 7/1 Connecting the nozzle to the inlet-pipe of the balloon, the further supply of gas was added to that already within the envelope.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 9 Jan. 4/1 The inlet-cam being drawn out of position..the inlet-valves become completely closed.

Derivatives

ˈinleted adj. having an inlet.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [adjective] > having inlets
creeky1569
inleted1871
1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 74 When..Theseus Started alert from a beach deep-inleted of Piræus.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

inletadj.

/ˈɪnˌlɛt/
Etymology: < in adv. + past participle of let v.1: compare to let in.
1. Let in, inserted.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [adjective]
set-in1534
inserted1598
inlaid1606
intromitted1706
input1839
inlet1849
run-in1897
1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 133 A round dot, formed by a little inlet circle of serpentine.
2. Needlework. Ornamented with lace, etc., let in or inserted.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > insertion
insertioned1894
inlet1901
1901 Daily Chron. 31 Aug. 8/3 Flowing skirts inlet with lace.

Derivatives

ˈinletting n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > trimming > inserting
inletting1904
slotting1923
1904 Daily Chron. 3 May 8/5 The inletting and trimming of a serge or cloth gown with Irish lace is quite usual.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

inletv.

/ɪnˈlɛt/
Etymology: < in- prefix1 + let v.1 Originally two words = let in.
To let in.
1. transitive. To allow to enter; to admit. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > let in
inletc1330
to take inc1330
admit1434
adhibit1542
take1555
to let in1558
to let into1596
intromitc1600
intermit1658
let1706
to sign in1934
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 629 Rohand þo tok he And at þe gate in lete.
a1400 Octouian 1188 Men openede the gate..He was yn-late.
1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lii. sig. R4v The minde is then shut vp in the Borrough of the body; none of the Cinque-ports of the Ile of Man, are then open, to in-let any strange disturbers.
1661 O. Feltham Lusoria xxvii. 25 The first act she [woman] did try Seduc'd Mankind, inletted policy, Taught him a way..To carry murther in a smiling brow.
2. To let in or insert (one thing) in another.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] > add by insertion
to work in?c1450
redact1570
to let in1575
to let into1596
enchase1611
to piece in1720
inlet1860
1860 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. J. G. Kohl Kitchi-Gami 6 I may be permitted to inlet here a slight episode in my wigwam building.
1884 A. J. Butler Anc. Coptic Churches Egypt I. iii. 87 All round the framing of the doors tablets of solid ivory..are inlet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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