单词 | linking |
释义 | linkingn. Connection by or as by links; coupling together, association. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > [noun] > fact or action of being linked or linking linking1545 interlinking1587 concatenation1603 enchainment1750 linkage1874 enlinkment1881 incatenation1885 ganging1887 interlinkage1904 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [noun] > connection or linking linking1545 copulation1592 subjunction1633 society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > association of regiments linking1894 1545 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Luke in Paraphr. New Test. Pref. (1548) v b For the better lynkyng of one sentence to an other. 1608 S. Hieron Helpe vnto Deuotion in Wks. (1620) I. 752/1 The linking of my selfe into this wedlocke band. 1837 D. McNicoll Wks. 204 The beautiful linkings by which the New Testament is combined with the Old. 1894 Times 19 May 10/1 The occasional linking of the regiments. 1929 C. J. Friedrich Alfred Weber's Theory of Location of Industries vi. 206 The connection is based..upon the linking of the market of the one with the other. 1957 E. Bott Family & Social Network iv. 99 Marriage becomes a linking of kin groups rather than..a union between individuals. 1960 J. H. Jones in E. Davies Roads ii. 26 Linking is the interconnection of two or more traffic signals in such a manner that the beginning of the green period at one signal is related to that of the previous signal. Derivatives linking-up n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > [noun] > fact or action of being linked or linking > linking up linking-up1908 1908 Westm. Gaz. 19 Nov. 10/4 The ‘linking-up’ Bill... The process provided for by the [Electricity Supply] bill is known as ‘linking-up’. 1909 Daily Chron. 19 Feb. 6/5 The increase in the traffic was..the natural result of the linking-up policy adopted. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist iv. 160 This first linking-up of sex with mind produced, eventually, a large proportion of the beauty of the organic world. 1934 Highways & Bridges 26 June 11/3 A ‘Seven-Province Program’ for the linking up of 13,670 miles of road. 1958 Britannica Bk. of Year 213/1 This linking-up was welcomed by delegates. 1972 Radio Times 7 Dec. 6/1 That's the date which has been set for the linking up in space of a Russian Soyuz with an American Apollo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2018). linkingadj. a. That links or joins together. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > [adjective] > linked > linking enchaining1658 interlinking1761 linking1871 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust (Boston ed.) II. ii. iii. 222 In linking circles, wide extending. 1901 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 845/2 There is a linking sonnet, 127, between the series addressed to Herbert and the shorter series..to the Dark Lady. b. spec. in Grammar. = copulative adj. 1. Also linking verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [adjective] > copulative copulative1654 linking1935 1935 G. O. Curme Parts of Speech iv. 66 Linking verbs... The copula..performs..the function of announcing the predicate... Its use spread because there was an absolute need of such a linking word. 1952 A. H. Marckwardt Introd. Eng. Lang. ii. 115 Adjectives may also be..separated from the nouns they modify by a linking or copulative verb. 1967 W. N. Francis Eng. Lang. ii. 58 The construction is called linking or copulative... The following are typical linking constructions. 1972 R. Quirk et al. Gram. Contemp. Eng. xii. 820 The verb in sentences with subject complement is a ‘copula’ (or linking verb), which of itself has little meaning but functions as a link between the complement and subject. c. spec. in Broadcasting and Cinematography: providing continuity between programmes, scenes, etc., as music, camera shots, commentary. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > putting on or producing broadcast > [adjective] > continuity linking1941 1941 B.B.C. Gloss. Broadcasting Terms 17 Linking Material, words or music forming part of a continuity structure. 1960 N. Kneale Quatermass & Pit ii. 63 Fade in linking music. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio vii. 129 Trimming linking music to length. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio viii. 136 Linking narration will..be necessary. 1967 Listener 6 Apr. 466/3 All the undeniably pretty pictures in the outdoor location and linking shots cannot breathe life into them. d. linking r: a letter r in word-final position that is normally pronounced before a following vowel but is silent before a following consonant (as in far, far away). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > sonant > liquid > trill > intrusive r intrusive r1847 linking r1950 1950 J. S. Kenyon Amer. Pronunc. (ed. 10) 164 Observe that linking r is the use between words of an r that is spelt and was formerly pronounced. 1950 J. S. Kenyon Amer. Pronunc. (ed. 10) 165 Linking r is sometimes omitted in Southern British. 1956 D. Jones Outl. Eng. Phonetics (ed. 8) xxi. 196 When a word ending with the letter r is immediately followed by a word beginning with a vowel, then a r-sound..is usually inserted in the pronunciation…r inserted in this way is called ‘linking r’. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > [adverb] > in a linking manner linkingly1635 1635 D. Person Varieties i. 18 Ptolomee his opinion is more true, that the earth and waters, mutually and linkingly embrace one another and make up one Globe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmasˈlinking ˈlinking adj. ΚΠ 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xiii. 291 A man that can whistle ye up a thousand or feifteen hundred linking lads to do his will. < n.1545adj.1635 as lemmas |
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