单词 | mundanely |
释义 | mundanelyadv. In a mundane manner; with regard to worldly things, as opposed to spiritual ones; (in weakened sense) so as to be routine or unremarkable. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > [adverb] temporallyc1380 terrestrially1604 mundanely1826 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adverb] > in a worldly manner worldlyeOE worldlily1641 mundanely1826 1826 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. (ed. 2) I. xi. 216 The greatest of stakes, mundanely speaking, is the stake of reputation. 1899 Catholic World Feb. 624 ‘I love you,’ she cried, ‘I love you, Christianly, mundanely, passionately!’ 1908 ‘J. Flynt’ My Life 184 I got pleasure out of Symons' romantic appreciation of a trip which reminded me very mundanely of other nocturnal tramps. 1991 Esquire June 61/2 While the VCR became mundanely universal, and its younger sibling, the CD, caught on big-time, the video laser disc languished. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1826 |
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