onefoldadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈwʌnfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈwənˌfoʊld/

Forms: see one adj. and -fold suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: one adj., -fold suffix.

Etymology: < one adj. + -fold suffix. In early use after aefauld adj. Compare also ofold adj.

A. adj.

1. Consisting of only one part, division, element, or unit; single; simple.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective] > consisting of one thing

onefolda1500

unique1609

unary1968

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 157 (MED) Hayll, oone-fold god in persons thre!

1806 J. Lingard Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church II. ix. 148 The trial for greater crimes was called the threefold, that for smaller, the onefold ordeal.

1861 Cornhill Mag. May 549 The subject ought to be onefold instead of threefold.

1897 R. H. Story Apostol. Ministry Sc. Church iv. 144 The Gaelic preacher, like Origen, was not content to extract a onefold lesson from his text.

1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul v. 136 One-fold in Three, unseen, As is winds-breath unseen: He eternally doth remain.

1989 K. Barratt Logic & Design (BNC) The vertex of the parabola passes through the origin and the curve has one-fold symmetry about the positive x axis.

2. Scottish. Simple in character; single-minded; free from duplicity, honest; = aefauld adj. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent

simple?c1225

innocenta1382

simple-hearted?c1425

unsubtlea1500

indolec1550

naïfc1598

sacklessa1600

plain-hearted1601

unnooked1602

unguileful1604

onefold1606

naivea1614

innocentious1624

innocential1628

excuseless1640

uncrafty1647

craftless1650

ingenuousa1662

innocentive1661

unartful1703

artless1714

ingénue1848

blue-eyed1903

1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xix An one-fold redresse in the feare of the Lord.

1609 A. Gardyne Garden Grave & Godlie Flowres sig. C2 Force of onfold loue.

1882 G. MacDonald Weighed & Wanting II. vi. 54 Many a one imitates simplicity, but Amy was simple—one-fold.

1990 S. MacLean From Wood to Ridge (1999) 21 There is not in my prayer Effectual Calling or Sincerity, and though I am clear-sighted in scripture..my spirit is not one-fold.

B. adv.

1. Once; on one occasion; for one time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adverb] > once

onceOE

onefold?a1804

off1934

?a1804 W. Blake Vala Additional Fragm., in Compl. Writings (1972) 382 And some were woven onefold, some twofold, & some threefold.

1877 Harper's Mag. Nov. 898/2 That I should have had such a chance of doing good, onefold to others and a thousandfold to self, at this turn of life, when I was full of little me.

1998 A. T. Kisubi & M. A. Burayidi Race & Ethnic Relations in First Person 99 However, they taught me the most important thing in life—if you give someone onefold, you will receive threefold in return.

2. Chiefly in South-East Asia: by one hundred per cent; with an increase of an equal size again, (hence) by a factor of two.This is an irregular use. Moreover when twofold is used in conjunction with this sense of onefold, it is used to mean ‘so as to increase by two hundred per cent’, hence ‘by a factor of three’.

ΚΠ

1993 Diabetes 42 956 The K.sub.m for avg was not different during rest, exercise, and recovery, yet the maximum avg was significantly increased above rest during exercise (approximately onefold) and recovery (approximately twofold).

2002 Taiwan Econ. News (Nexis) 15 Apr. The revenue from the innovation is expected to reach about NT$200 million in 2002, up onefold from 2001.

Derivatives

ˈonefoldness n. rare singleness, unity; simplicity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [noun] > condition of being

onenesseOE

onehoodc1225

unityc1330

onlepihead1340

oneheadc1350

singlertyc1400

onliheada1425

uniona1513

singularity1583

singleness1597

singularness1650

oneship1656

unit1670

onefoldness1674

unicity1691

unitude1841

monadity1844

unitarinessa1866

unitarity1922

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > artlessness, guilessness, or innocence

simplesse1372

simplenessa1382

innocencec1385

simplicitya1500

innocencya1513

ingenuousness1611

plain-heartedness1647

artlessness1663

naivety1708

naïveté1725

acacy1727

simple-heartedness1822

simple-mindedness1827

naiveness1854

onefoldness1887

authenticity1910

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 23 The naked essence of God is as much his all-knowingness, his all-fillingness, or his onefoldness, as his everlastingness.

1887 Library Mag. (N.Y.) May 149 The simplicity..which is opposed to duplicity, and which may be called one-foldness.

1914 Philos. Rev. 23 55 This principle [any one place at any one time must contain but one non-contradictory set of qualities] might be called the axiom of uniplicity (onefoldness).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	onefold
释义	onefoldadj.adv. Brit. /ˈwʌnfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈwənˌfoʊld/ Forms: see one adj. and -fold suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: one adj., -fold suffix. Etymology: < one adj. + -fold suffix. In early use after aefauld adj. Compare also ofold adj. A. adj. 1. Consisting of only one part, division, element, or unit; single; simple. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective] > consisting of one thing onefolda1500 unique1609 unary1968 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 157 (MED) Hayll, oone-fold god in persons thre! 1806 J. Lingard Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church II. ix. 148 The trial for greater crimes was called the threefold, that for smaller, the onefold ordeal. 1861 Cornhill Mag. May 549 The subject ought to be onefold instead of threefold. 1897 R. H. Story Apostol. Ministry Sc. Church iv. 144 The Gaelic preacher, like Origen, was not content to extract a onefold lesson from his text. 1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul v. 136 One-fold in Three, unseen, As is winds-breath unseen: He eternally doth remain. 1989 K. Barratt Logic & Design (BNC) The vertex of the parabola passes through the origin and the curve has one-fold symmetry about the positive x axis. 2. Scottish. Simple in character; single-minded; free from duplicity, honest; = aefauld adj. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent simple?c1225 innocenta1382 simple-hearted?c1425 unsubtlea1500 indolec1550 naïfc1598 sacklessa1600 plain-hearted1601 unnooked1602 unguileful1604 onefold1606 naivea1614 innocentious1624 innocential1628 excuseless1640 uncrafty1647 craftless1650 ingenuousa1662 innocentive1661 unartful1703 artless1714 ingénue1848 blue-eyed1903 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xix An one-fold redresse in the feare of the Lord. 1609 A. Gardyne Garden Grave & Godlie Flowres sig. C2 Force of onfold loue. 1882 G. MacDonald Weighed & Wanting II. vi. 54 Many a one imitates simplicity, but Amy was simple—one-fold. 1990 S. MacLean From Wood to Ridge (1999) 21 There is not in my prayer Effectual Calling or Sincerity, and though I am clear-sighted in scripture..my spirit is not one-fold. B. adv. 1. Once; on one occasion; for one time. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adverb] > once onceOE onefold?a1804 off1934 ?a1804 W. Blake Vala Additional Fragm., in Compl. Writings (1972) 382 And some were woven onefold, some twofold, & some threefold. 1877 Harper's Mag. Nov. 898/2 That I should have had such a chance of doing good, onefold to others and a thousandfold to self, at this turn of life, when I was full of little me. 1998 A. T. Kisubi & M. A. Burayidi Race & Ethnic Relations in First Person 99 However, they taught me the most important thing in life—if you give someone onefold, you will receive threefold in return. 2. Chiefly in South-East Asia: by one hundred per cent; with an increase of an equal size again, (hence) by a factor of two.This is an irregular use. Moreover when twofold is used in conjunction with this sense of onefold, it is used to mean ‘so as to increase by two hundred per cent’, hence ‘by a factor of three’. ΚΠ 1993 Diabetes 42 956 The K.sub.m for avg was not different during rest, exercise, and recovery, yet the maximum avg was significantly increased above rest during exercise (approximately onefold) and recovery (approximately twofold). 2002 Taiwan Econ. News (Nexis) 15 Apr. The revenue from the innovation is expected to reach about NT$200 million in 2002, up onefold from 2001. Derivatives ˈonefoldness n. rare singleness, unity; simplicity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [noun] > condition of being onenesseOE onehoodc1225 unityc1330 onlepihead1340 oneheadc1350 singlertyc1400 onliheada1425 uniona1513 singularity1583 singleness1597 singularness1650 oneship1656 unit1670 onefoldness1674 unicity1691 unitude1841 monadity1844 unitarinessa1866 unitarity1922 the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > artlessness, guilessness, or innocence simplesse1372 simplenessa1382 innocencec1385 simplicitya1500 innocencya1513 ingenuousness1611 plain-heartedness1647 artlessness1663 naivety1708 naïveté1725 acacy1727 simple-heartedness1822 simple-mindedness1827 naiveness1854 onefoldness1887 authenticity1910 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 23 The naked essence of God is as much his all-knowingness, his all-fillingness, or his onefoldness, as his everlastingness. 1887 Library Mag. (N.Y.) May 149 The simplicity..which is opposed to duplicity, and which may be called one-foldness. 1914 Philos. Rev. 23 55 This principle [any one place at any one time must contain but one non-contradictory set of qualities] might be called the axiom of uniplicity (onefoldness). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.a1500
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