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单词 open-armed
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open-armedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊp(ə)nˈɑːmd/, U.S. /ˈoʊp(ə)nˈɑrmd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., armed adj.2
Etymology: < open adj. + armed adj.2With open armed hands in quot. 1594 compare slightly earlier open-handed adj. and also open hand n. at open adj. 29.
Having the arms open or apart, esp. (of a person) ready to embrace someone; cordial, welcoming (cf. with open arms (occasionally arm) at open adj. 9b). Also in extended use.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective]
freeeOE
well-willingOE
readyc1175
fainc1275
buxoma1300
prestc1300
liefc1325
rifec1390
willyc1390
baina1400
willinga1400
listyc1440
towardc1440
appliable1449
pronea1450
wilfulc1460
prompt?a1475
content1477
towardly1513
contenteda1525
towards1525
fond1529
comingc1576
unrefusinga1586
open-armed1594
voluntary1598
gainsome1629
easy1653
unreluctant1654
nothing loath1667
applicable1702
irreluctanta1706
unhesitating1753
unloath1861
prone-minded1869
1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. I His bases embelisht with open armed handes scattering golde amongst trunchions.
1818 J. Keats Endymion ii. 78 Queen Venus leaning downward open arm'd.
1862 T. C. Grattan Beaten Paths II. 309 The two Sicilies only waited open-armed for their deliverer.
1932 Mind 41 330 The Victorian ostracism of persons culpably divorced has given place to the open-armed reception of them.
1999 Woodworker July 32/2 The ends of the seatboard were sawn at 60 degrees to give the splayed, ‘open-armed’ appearance I wanted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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