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单词 perusing
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perusingn.

Brit. /pəˈruːzɪŋ/, U.S. /pəˈruzɪŋ/
Forms: see peruse v. and -ing suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peruse v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < peruse v. + -ing suffix1.
1. The action of using up; an instance of this. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [noun] > instance of
perusing1488
1488 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 6 Deliueree perusing & other wyse demeanyng of the said shipps.
1497 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 300 Deliverances employmentes perusynges losse & wast of the Stuff takle Store & other the premisses.
2. The action of reading; an act of this; = perusal n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > reading > [noun] > reading through
perlection1485
perusing1538
perusal?1589
supervise1604
1538 R. Southwell Let. 3 Mar. in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries (1843) 171 This booke in the more parte or all is alteryd from the other in matter, as by the perusing therof your lordeshipp shall wele perseyve.
1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Ciij I was moued by the oft reading & perusing of them, with a restles and lofty desire.
1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 14 Arminius was perverted meerly by the perusing of a namelesse discours writt'n at Delf.
1672 H. More Let. 11 May in Conway Lett. (1992) vi. 358 The perusing of Mr Hymes Flux and Reflux of the Sea.
1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 49 The reading and perusing of middle-ag'd Antiquities.
1764 T. Harmer Observ. Passages Script. Pref. 14 The perusing of Travels is to most people a very delightful kind of reading.
1887 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm.: Suppl. Nights III. dxxvii. 77 The abounding skill in spells and conjurations which he had acquired by the perusing and the lessoning of forty years.
1907 F. Harrison Creed of Layman xvii. 396 Days spent in visits to the spots made sacred by great memories..may teach more than the perusing of academic text-books.
1993 A. Rushdy Neo-Slave Narratives v. 139 Reading, in this sense, is more than the perusing of texts; it is equally the ability to engage with people or to control them.
3. More generally: examination, inspection; = perusal n. 2. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun]
inspection1390
search1415
probationc1422
ensearchingc1430
surview1432
enserchise1436
overseeingc1449
sight1452
hearkeninga1483
discuting1483
ensearcha1509
inquiry1512
upsightc1515
perusing1556
perpending1558
overlooking1565
interview1567
trial1575
peruse1578
visitation1583
perspective?a1586
overviewing1590
looking over1599
sounding1599
perusal1604
supervise1604
disquisition1605
expiscation1605
prospect1625
ravellinga1626
disquiry1628
disquisitive1660
perpendment1667
inspecting1788
sleuthing1900
casing1928
1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie xxvi. sig. Miiij Vpon perusing: let reason streight iudge, How far fled from reason: thy selfe herin arte.
1587 R. Hovenden in C. R. L. Fletcher Collectanea (1885) I. 220 Upon the perusing, it received..good liking.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Overzieninge, an Overseeing, a Per-using, or a Conferring.
1776 in J. Sullivan Minutes Albany Comm. Corr. (1923) 314 Upon perusing of the said Poll, it appeared that Barent Van Der Pool, Andries Witbeeck, [etc.]..are duly elected.
1886 J. Ruskin Præterita (1949) II. x. 377 He nodded and smiled, and again took to his steady but quite inoffensive perusing of my face.
1993 A. Kidder tr. R. Panikkar Dwelling Place for Wisdom ii. 58 A perusing of a pretty picture album..might help us remember but cannot replace memories with reality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

perusingadj.

Brit. /pəˈruːzɪŋ/, U.S. /pəˈruzɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peruse v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < peruse v. + -ing suffix2.
rare.
Designating a person or thing given to reading.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > engaged in investigation
perquiring1598
exploratory1620
zetetic1645
zetetical1646
disquisitive1647
probing1749
disquisitorial1806
investigating1830
perusing1878
pickbrain1903
1878 T. Hardy Return of Native ii. i, in Belgravia Apr. 231 Clym Yeobright is become a real perusing man.
1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders iv. 26 Our new neighbour is a strange deep perusing gentleman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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