单词 | partially |
释义 | partiallyadv. I. In part. 1. To some extent; incompletely, restrictedly; partly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adverb] halfling?c1200 a-party1340 uncompletelyc1380 imperfectlyc1400 parcel1415 party1440 unfullyc1449 parcel-likea1475 partiallya1475 halflyc1480 a part1481 parta1500 parcelly gilt1509 diminutely1521 partly1523 partlings1564 portionally1617 incompletely1651 informedly1670 fragmentally1814 fragmentarily1856 part-way1954 a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 24 (MED) Alle oþere maner of feueris pestilence..may be curid partialy wiþ oure 5 essence. 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 59 They were hudlid, and..bunglid upp in more haste then good speede, partially at the urgent and importune request of a honest goodnaturid and worshipfull yonge gentleman. c1602–3 Timon (1980) v. iv. 78 Sp: Hee's an asse materially, not formally. St: Or partiallie, not totallie. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 112 Which was but partially true. View more context for this quotation 1794 U. Price Ess. Picturesque ii. 21 Those obstacles themselves, either wholly or partially concealing the former ones. 1828 G. S. Faber Sacred Cal. Prophecy II. iii. i. 15 The two feet, branching out into ten toes, are partially of iron, and partially of clay. 1871 A. Trollope Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite (1999) iii. 24 You entered the mansion by a court that was enclosed on two sides altogether, and on the two others partially. 1889 A. C. Swinburne Study of Jonson 11 As to whether The Case is Altered may be wholly or partially or not at all assignable to the hand of Jonson. 1916 E. R. Burroughs Beasts of Tarzan xxi. 323 They finally succeeded in partially convincing him that they had known nothing of it. 1977 E. Figes Nelly's Version i. v. 52 I looked to my left but my vision was partially obscured by the footbridge, so I could only see metal track fixed to wooden sleepers. 1989 P. Mailloux Hesitation before Birth xxiv. 393 The warm weather, which always disrupted his sleep was partially responsible for his inability to continue writing. 1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths iii. ii. 98 On other days I experimented with making high-frequency noises by partially inflating condoms and trying to make them squeak under water. II. In a biased or prejudiced manner. 2. a. So as unduly to favour a particular party or side; unfairly, unjustly. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adverb] > in a biased manner partially1495 affectionately1554 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 24 Preamble Officers..making panelles parcially for rewardes to theym geven. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Tim. v. 21 Do nothinge parcially [1611 by partialitye]. 1576 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 516 Intending partiallie under cullour of justice to put thame to deith. 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. E4 Their own transgressions partiallie they smother. View more context for this quotation 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 124 Nor are Noble-mens crimes to be more partially censured, then ignoble ones. 1675 Ape-gentle-woman 2 She's one commodity at several rates, partially dispensing those favours to one for a bottle of Claret, which shall cost another a pair of silk Stockings. a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 562 We act partially, in gratifying one Sect, who can pretend to no more Favour than what others may as justly claim. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. ii. iii. 146 ‘In his Capacity as a Justice,’ continued he, ‘he behaves so partially, that he commits or acquits just as he is in the humour, without any regard to Truth or Evidence.’ View more context for this quotation 1881 H. L. Williams in Amer. Standard Dict. 459 ‘This view is partially correct,’ Say ‘partly correct,’ or ‘in part correct’ is better. Partially means, properly, one sided, with bias. 2001 National Rev. (Nexis) 16 Nov. Whether local Democratic officials were acting partially or impartially, it was no coincidence that..the outcome of Bush v. Gore corresponded to the tally eventually reached by the press. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > affection > [adverb] > with special affection or favour partially1633 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] > graciously > with special favour partially1633 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. v. 160 All which for feare of their estates, were partially affected to the English. 1718 J. Hughes in J. Duncombe Lett. Several Eminent Persons Deceased (1773) I. 193 May you always persist in thinking so partially of me. 1800 M. Edgeworth Will iii One of whom you lately appeared to think so partially. Compounds(In sense 1.) C1. Chiefly with participial adjectives. ΚΠ 1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. i. Comm. 17 A progressive, partially-potent, and finite being, like man. 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 311 Layers of partially-rolled and broken flints. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) III. 338 Thoughout the day, I kept our patient in a state of partially-suspended consciousness. 1895 Educat. Rev. Sept. 112 Science is..only partially-unified knowledge. 1905 Daily Chron. 13 May 5/4 Drafts of only partially-trained cadets are being drawn for active service. 1939 Sankhyā 4 337 (title) Partially balanced incomplete block designs. 1984 M. Mathy Changeover viii. 112 They disturbed a heron sitting on a partially submerged log. C2. partially ordered adj. exhibiting a degree of ordering; (spec. in Mathematics, of a set) having a partial ordering (partial ordering n. at partial adj. and n. Compounds). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > ordered or systematically arranged ordereda1400 rangeda1616 composed1627 systemic1850 structured1873 partially ordered1916 the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > numerical arrangement > [adjective] > of sets tantipartite1858 connected1893 measurable1901 ordered1901 well-ordered1901 null1903 empty1905 closed1909 orthonormal1928 matroid1935 recursively enumerable1936 simple1936 disjoint1937 partially ordered1941 1916 Mind 25 245 On the doctrine of chances, a world partially ordered would seem as likely as one that is a perfect Cosmos or a perfect Chaos. 1935 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 148 437 One corresponds to the change from the paramagnetic to the ferromagnetic state for the disordered alloy,..and the other, starting at 490° C. corresponds to the same change for the partially ordered alloy. 1941 G. Birkhoff & S. MacLane Surv. Mod. Algebra xi. 326 Partially ordered systems with a finite number of elements can be conveniently represented by diagrams. 2000 Econ. & Philos. 16 167 Outcomes can be assigned values over a partially ordered set. partially sighted adj. having difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses, but not blind; also as n., partially sighted people as a class. ΚΠ 1935 Pop. Lit. 1 33/1 Report of the Committee of inquiry into problems relating to partially sighted children. 1957 Science 3 May 871/3 For the partially sighted we have developed the projection magnifier. 1993 Which? Jan. 7/1 But small figures and poorly-contrasted, weak colours are difficult for partially-sighted people to see. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1475 |
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