awe-strikingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːˌstrʌɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɔˌstraɪkɪŋ/,

/ˈɑˌstraɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: awe n.¹, striking adj.

Etymology: < awe n.¹ + striking adj., after awestruck adj., awe-strike v., and awe-stricken adj. Compare earlier wonder-striking adj. at wonder n. Compounds 2a(e), panic-striking adj. at panic adj. and n.² Compounds 2, and terror-striking adj. at terror n. Compounds 2. Compare also earlier awe-inspiring adj. and awe-commanding at awe n.¹ Compounds 1.

That renders a person awestruck; that strikes awe into someone.

ΚΠ

1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man II. iv. 138 Strange system! riddle of the Sphynx most awe-striking!

1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited II. xx. 279 The rock-ribbed mountains, bare of all foliage save a few stunted pines, and snow-capped, rise in awe-striking grandeur on either side.

1906 Amer. Jrnl. Relig. Psychol. 2 17 The vague consciousness of a mysterious power behind the awe-striking phenomena.

2019 Scotsman (Nexis) 28 Jan. There was something about a dark January night in Edinburgh which lent it a little extra sense of awe-striking beauty and eeriness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	awe-striking
释义	awe-strikingadj. Brit. /ˈɔːˌstrʌɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔˌstraɪkɪŋ/, /ˈɑˌstraɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: awe n.¹, striking adj. Etymology: < awe n.¹ + striking adj., after awestruck adj., awe-strike v., and awe-stricken adj. Compare earlier wonder-striking adj. at wonder n. Compounds 2a(e), panic-striking adj. at panic adj. and n.² Compounds 2, and terror-striking adj. at terror n. Compounds 2. Compare also earlier awe-inspiring adj. and awe-commanding at awe n.¹ Compounds 1. That renders a person awestruck; that strikes awe into someone. ΚΠ 1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man II. iv. 138 Strange system! riddle of the Sphynx most awe-striking! 1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited II. xx. 279 The rock-ribbed mountains, bare of all foliage save a few stunted pines, and snow-capped, rise in awe-striking grandeur on either side. 1906 Amer. Jrnl. Relig. Psychol. 2 17 The vague consciousness of a mysterious power behind the awe-striking phenomena. 2019 Scotsman (Nexis) 28 Jan. There was something about a dark January night in Edinburgh which lent it a little extra sense of awe-striking beauty and eeriness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1826
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