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单词 attempting
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attemptingn.

/əˈtɛmtɪŋ/
Etymology: Formed as attempter n. + -ing suffix1.
The action of making an effort, trying; attempt, endeavour.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > action of attempting
minting?a1513
enterprising1553
attempting1558
essaying1861
1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iv. sig. L.iij Quaking..her huge attemptings to pursue.
1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 38 Though of highest hope, and hardest attempting.
1784 Anderson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 21 The attempting to climb it was at the risk of my life.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

attemptingadj.

Etymology: Formed as attempting n. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈttempting.
Endeavouring, enterprising, venturous.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > endeavour > [adjective]
trying1577
endeavourousa1631
attemptinga1640
endeavouring1656
essaying1726
a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §144 158 Sir Humphry Gilbert..was of an high attempting spirit.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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