单词 | motrix |
释义 | motrixn. rare (archaic in later use). A female initiator or instigator of something. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [noun] > initiator > female motrix1642 initiatrix1850 initiatress1861 the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates > female mistressa1387 authrix?a1475 fautress1605 instigatrix1611 provokeress1611 stimulatrix1611 motrix1642 fomentress1646 promptress1793 stimulatress1846 1642 J. Selden Priviledges Baronage i. iv. 69 That the said Lady Alice was principall and motrix of the said cause, as he verily beleeves. 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes (new ed.) 82 The phansy, which is the motrix of those qualities. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 104 'Twas Inconvenience which provided the recurring Motrix of Euphrenia's adventures among the Turks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1642 |
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