单词 | attempting |
释义 | attemptingn. 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. 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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