单词 | over-readiness |
释义 | > as lemmasover-readiness over-readiness n. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈrɛdɪnᵻs/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈrɛdinᵻs/ ΚΠ 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. iv. 55 Even in the delight she had brought me to take in doing good, I shewed an over readiness, even to rashness. 1880 R. F. Littledale Plain Reasons lxii. 135 Over-readiness to swallow marvels..is credulity. 1964 D. Crystal & R. Quirk Syst. Prosodic & Paraling. Features Eng. ii. 22 We would not wish to suggest that Over-readiness to ascribe meanings to vocal qualifiers is a peculiar characteristic of recent American work. < as lemmas |
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