单词 | longanimous |
释义 | longanimousadj. Somewhat rare. Patient, forbearing; enduring, long-suffering. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [adjective] > long-suffering longmoodeOE sufferable1303 sufferantc1330 sufferinga1340 long1483 long-willeda1500 long-enduring1527 long-suffering1535 long-minded1618 longanimous1620 Indian1737 enduring1816–7 endurant1866 1620 T. Matthew tr. St. Augustine Confessions i. xviii. 45 Thou seest these thinges, O Lord, and thou holdest thy peace, being longanimous [L. longanimis], and full of mercy, and truth. 1751 ‘Almonides’ Common Sense Common Delusion 44 Virtue is brave, true, faithful, longanimous, patient. 1848 Morning Post 12 Jan. 3/6 He has been brave in danger, generous in prosperity, and..most enduring and longanimous in adversity. 1900 M. Hewlett Life & Death Richard Yea-and-Nay i. 4 He has a dog's intrepidity, knows no fear, is single-purposed, not to be called off, longanimous. 1985 D. Dunn Elegies 59 What shall I do? Instruct me, dear, Longanimous encourager. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1620 |
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