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单词 oncoming
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oncomingn.

Brit. /ˈɒnˌkʌmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔnˌkəmɪŋ/, /ˈɑnˌkəmɪŋ/
Forms: see on- prefix and coming n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: on- prefix, coming n.
Etymology: < on- prefix + coming n. Compare oncome v., to come on at come v. Phrasal verbs 1, and also oncome n.
1. The approach, onset, or arrival (of something). rare before 19th cent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun]
comeOE
comingc1300
upcomingc1330
visitinga1382
approachingc1386
approachment1544
approachc1555
access1577
avenue1639
accession1642
adition1727
oncoming1861
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) 3 Kings v. 3 For þe batailes oncoomynge by enuyroun.
1838 E. S. Wortley Queen Berengaria's Courtesy III. 146 Lovely Clouds, I call ye regal things In your oncomings and evanishings.
1857 ‘G. Eliot’ Ess. 42 Describing the on-coming of the dissolution of all things.
1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner xii. 220 Since the on-coming of twilight.
1887 Academy 26 Mar. 220/2 Causally concerned in the oncoming of paralysis.
1955 E. S. Duckett St. Dunstan of Canterbury i. 23 The oncoming of judgment from the Lord.
1983 Daily Tel. 9 Dec. 13/1 There is indeed from time to time—befitting the oncoming of 1984—the faintest touch of Newspeak.
1997 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 31 Oct. c4 Another issue, with the oncomings of many foreigners to our country, young and old alike.
2. Onslaught, attack; a military advance. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > attack > [noun]
fiend-reseOE
frumresec1275
assault1297
sault1297
inracea1300
sailing13..
venuea1330
checkc1330
braid1340
affrayc1380
outrunningc1384
resinga1387
wara1387
riota1393
assailc1400
assayc1400
onset1423
rake?a1425
pursuitc1425
assemblinga1450
brunta1450
oncominga1450
assembly1487
envaya1500
oncomea1500
shovea1500
front1523
scry1523
attemptate1524
assaulting1548
push1565
brash1573
attempt1584
affront?1587
pulse1587
affret1590
saliaunce1590
invasion1591
assailment1592
insultation1596
aggressa1611
onslaught1613
source1616
confronta1626
impulsion1631
tentative1632
essaya1641
infall1645
attack1655
stroke1698
insult1710
coup de main1759
onfall1837
hurrah1841
beat-up of quarters1870
offensive1887
strafe1915
grand slam1916
hop-over1918
run1941
strike1942
a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 87 (MED) He þat is ofsette wiþ sodeyn oncomynge [v.rr. ouercomynge; commyng; L. superventum] of enemyes, or bifore his oost or behinde, he may be no wey excuse his folye.
a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 51 (MED) Antiquitee prouided eek that roore Arise not in thoost..As when the folk that cariage bringe Ar hurt, or are aferd of on comynge.
c1600 W. Fowler tr. N. Machiavelli Prince in Wks. (1936) II. 103 The survenew and oncumming of the Suisser armye.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

oncomingadj.

Brit. /ˈɒnˌkʌmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔnˌkəmɪŋ/, /ˈɑnˌkəmɪŋ/
Forms: see on- prefix and coming adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: on- prefix, coming adj.
Etymology: < on- prefix + coming adj., after to come on at come v. Phrasal verbs 1.
1.
a. Coming on; advancing; approaching from in front.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > moving towards
approachinga1525
verging1741
oncoming1844
downcoming1851
1844 Ld. Houghton Jesus & John in Mem. Many Scenes 120 A dark, dark shadow of oncoming woe.
1884 Mrs. Lorimer Sketch in Black & White 75 Unmistakable signs of an on-coming storm.
1949 L. M. Milne-Thomson Theoret. Hydrodynamics (ed. 2) xx. 577 If the shock front is sufficiently oblique to the oncoming air, the conditions behind may still be supersonic.
1987 J. Briggs Woman of Passion xiii. 357 The journey into oncoming darkness..seemed to anticipate her own future.
1994 H. Dunmore Recovering Body 44 The oncoming rain put an edge on the mountains.
b. spec. of traffic, a motor vehicle, etc.: facing, travelling towards, or in the opposite direction to another road-user.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > [adjective] > specifically of traffic, a motor vehicle, etc.
oncoming1927
1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 34 A further safety first proposal..is to eliminate the blind corners, i.e. corners where oncoming traffic cannot be seen.
1963 ‘J. le Carré’ Spy who came in from Cold xxiv. 208 He had his headlights on full..and didn't bother to dip for oncoming traffic on the other lane.
1987 J. Uglow George Eliot vi. 107 The young girl..about to be rudely awoken by the crash of the oncoming barge.
2. Ready to be sociable; friendly, welcoming, forthcoming, sympathetic.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [adjective] > sociable
companablea1387
familiarc1425
fellowlyc1425
companiable1440
fellowable1440
fellowlikec1454
accompanable1548
sociable1573
companionable1593
associable1611
conversablea1684
social1698
easy1714
gregarious1789
aggregative1837
company keeping1839
folksy1852
oncoming1925
mixy1942
outgoing1950
1925 C. P. Slater Marget Pow 183 He doesna seem to be very oncomin', for he's never been in the house yet.
1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart ii. iv. 248 If I were a more oncoming sort of fellow I should offer you a penny, and so on.
1953 M. Hopkirk Queen over Water x. 222 At Cambridge..he was welcomed effusively, but other places were less oncoming.
1967 N. Marsh Death at Dolphin v. 133 I'm not all that oncoming, even here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.a1382adj.1844
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