请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 longanimous
释义

longanimousadj.

Brit. /ˌlɒŋˈɡanᵻməs/, U.S. /ˌlɔŋˈɡænəməs/, /ˌlɑŋˈɡænəməs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin longanimus , longanimis , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin longanimus (also longanimis) long-suffering, patient (Vetus Latina, Vulgate; < classical Latin longus long adj.1 + animus animus n., after Hellenistic Greek μακρόθυμος) + -ous suffix. Compare French (now literary) longanime (1530 in Middle French; 1487 as longuanime), Spanish longánimo (1490), Italian longanime (14th cent.).
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
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 17:55:55