单词 | belatedness |
释义 | belatednessn. The quality or state of being belated. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > lateness latesomeness1357 lateness1564 tardity1599 belatedness1631 tardiness1752 1631 J. Milton Let. in Wks. (1953) I. 320 I..doe take notice of a certaine belatednesse ine me. 1909 Let. to F. J. Furnivall 7 Feb. So please forgive the belatedness—to coin a word—of my good wishes! 1922 Glasgow Herald 12 Oct. 9 Considerable comment is being aroused by the long delay.., but this belatedness is, I understand, unavoidable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1631 |
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