pent-inadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛntˈɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpɛntˈɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pent adj., in adv.

Etymology: < pent adj. + in adv., after to pen in (see pen v.¹ 1). Compare earlier pent-up adj.

Enclosed within narrow limits; closely confined; held back under pressure.For pent with in in predicative use, see pent adj. 1a. Cf. pent-up adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1828 R. E. Landor Impious Feast vi. 190 He whose footsteps climb some mountain coast, stops giddily aloft with pent in breath.

1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses 86 The pent-in wave, Chafed by obstruction.

1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience xix. 463 The pent-in abscess [would have had] to burst and gain relief, even though the ear that heard the confession were unworthy.

1997 in Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) (1999) 3 Jan. 8 m A pent-in American ceases to be an American.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pent-in
释义	pent-inadj. Brit. /ˌpɛntˈɪn/, U.S. /ˈpɛntˈɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pent adj., in adv. Etymology: < pent adj. + in adv., after to pen in (see pen v.¹ 1). Compare earlier pent-up adj. Enclosed within narrow limits; closely confined; held back under pressure.For pent with in in predicative use, see pent adj. 1a. Cf. pent-up adj. 2. ΚΠ 1828 R. E. Landor Impious Feast vi. 190 He whose footsteps climb some mountain coast, stops giddily aloft with pent in breath. 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses 86 The pent-in wave, Chafed by obstruction. 1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience xix. 463 The pent-in abscess [would have had] to burst and gain relief, even though the ear that heard the confession were unworthy. 1997 in Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) (1999) 3 Jan. 8 m A pent-in American ceases to be an American. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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