单词 | pain taking |
释义 | † pain takingn. Obsolete. 1. The receiving or suffering of pain or punishment; penance. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [noun] > receiving or suffering pain takinga1382 sufferance1599 the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun] > action of suffering sufferingc1340 tholinga1400 sufferance1426 pain taking1528 sustaining1594 underbearing1597 perpessiona1603 undergoing1612 enduring1659 squirming1804 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. v. 17 Vp on a theef is confusioun & peyne takinge [a1425 L.V. penaunce; L. pænitentia]. 1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. cviijv They thinke also that God..reioyseth and hath delectation in oure payne takynge. 1531 W. Tyndale Wks. (1849) f. 158 Whosoever supposeth that..his fasting,..kneeling, and pain-taking, be sacrifices unto God..is as blind as he that gropeth for his way at noon. 2. The taking of pains; = painstaking n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > trouble taken to accomplish anything > action of pain taking1531 painstaking1545 paining1633 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > care or pains > painstaking painfulness1531 pain taking1531 painstaking1545 paining1633 1531 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 22 For his pane takyng I bequeath hym vijs vjd. 1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 92v Silvester the seconde, who..was promoted to be pope by the devilles diligent payne taking. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 80 The other by his paine taking, sleepe quietly and take their rest. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. I.iiii I am perswaded a little paine taking might furnish our speeche with as much pleasaunt delight in this kinde of verse, as any other whatsoeuer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1382 |
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