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单词 misform
释义

misformv.

Brit. /ˌmɪsˈfɔːm/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈfɔrm/
Forms: see mis- prefix1 and form v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, form v.1
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + form v.1
transitive. To form or shape badly or wrongly; to misshape. Frequently in passive.
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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > put out of shape [verb (transitive)]
deformc1400
misshapec1450
misshapenc1450
misform1483
misfashiona1525
bring1530
misfigure1563
disjoint1638
dislocate1660
forshape1884
1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) iv. xxx. 78 Ther wylle be fourged a fowle deformed hede and nedes must be mysformed all the body after.
1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. f. 2v, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe Those [diseases] that commeth..by errour of nature, in misforming the yong.
1610 Bible (Douay) II. Jer. xviii. Comm. A potter can make a new vessel of the same clay being misformed in casting.
a1628 F. Greville Treat. Monarchy ix, in Remains (1670) 112 He shall find all wisdoms that suppress, Still by misforming, make their own forms less.
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 949/1 The vertebral column misformed by scoliosis.
1995 BNC All writers make occasional slips when letters are mis-formed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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