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单词 physiognomonical
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physiognomonicaladj.

Brit. /ˌfɪzɪəʊnəˈmɒnᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌfɪzioʊnəˈmɑnək(ə)l/
Forms: 1600s physiognomonicall, 1700s physiognominical (irregular), 1700s– physiognomonical.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ϕυσιογνωμονικός , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕυσιογνωμονικός physiognomonic adj. + -al suffix1. Compare earlier physiognomical adj., physiognomic adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (fiziǫ:gnomǫ·nikăl) /fɪzɪˌɒɡnəʊˈmɒnɪkəl/.
= physiognomical adj.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing
distinctive1583
physiognomical1588
specifical1621
specific1649
diagnostic1650
distinguishable1665
specific1667
physiognomonical1668
well-characterized1672
specifying1675
distinguishing1687
determinative1697
physiognomonic1755
marking1795
featurelya1834
typical1850
characterizing1870
trademark1943
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > analysis from bodily features > [adjective]
physiognomical1588
physiognomistical1651
physiognomonical1668
physiognomic1755
1668 G. C. in H. More Divine Dialogues Publisher to Rdr. sig. A4v In the Character of which Person the Dramatist seems to have been judicious even to Physiognomonicall Curiosity.
1737 H. Fielding Tom Thumb (ed. 3) Pref. f. 4v Affirmed by our English Physiognominical Writers.
1796 W. Cliffton Group 6 Art thou disposed to exercise thy physiognomonical talents?
1805 T. Holcroft Mem. Bryan Perdue II. 114 Not having yet completed my course of physiognomonical experiments.
1814 Philos. Mag. 44 305 Demonstrative Course of Lectures on Drs. Gall and Spurzheim's Physiognomonical System.
1952 Sci. Monthly Dec. 358/2 This [sc. pseudo-inductive] method, which may also be called the single-case method, was used extensively in the more recent works on physiognomonical endeavor.
2001 E. M. Yamauchi Afr. & Africans in Antiq. 255 Those who have interpreted physiognomonical observations as evidence of color prejudice have overlooked the fact that such beliefs..applied to whites as well as to blacks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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