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单词 pres
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presn.1

Forms: Middle English pres, Middle English prese.
Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: praise n.
Etymology: Probably a variant of praise n. (although this is apparently first attested later). With the vowel compare Anglo-Norman preser praise v. Compare also earlier price n.On the unetymological final e in quot. c1400, compare discussion in E. V. Gordon Pearl (1953) 107.
Obsolete. rare.
Probably: praise. to hold in pris and pres: to have a high opinion of, praise (cf. price n.).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun]
lofeOE
heryingc897
lovingeOE
hereworda1100
pricec1225
laudc1384
magnifyingc1384
allowancec1390
loange1390
lof-wordc1390
roosec1390
commendation1393
commendinga1400
presa1400
commendmentc1400
praisea1425
roosinga1425
lauding1489
lovage1489
laudationa1500
magnificationa1500
predication1528
extolling1558
advancement1564
celebrating1573
plauda1593
applause1600
extolment1604
panegyric1613
collaudation1623
commendatinga1625
say-well1629
renown1631
euge1658
extollation1661
eulogy1725
acclaim1759
eulogism1761
encomium1785
eulogium1803
commemoration1823
glorification1850
laudification1890
bualadh bos1908
kudos to ——1936
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 6358 (MED) Fra þan forth heild sir moyses Þis [v.rr. þa, þer] wandes bath in pris and pres [a1400 Fairf. prese].
c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 419 (MED) Hys prese, hys prys, and hys parage Is rote and grounde of alle my blysse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

pres.n.2

Brit. /prɛz/, U.S. /prɛz/
Forms: 1600s–1700s pres: (with colon), 1800s– pres. (with point), 1800s– pres, 1800s– prez. Also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: president n.
Etymology: Shortened < president n. (originally as a graphic abbreviation).
Chiefly colloquial when not a graphic abbreviation.
A president. Also as a title.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over a body of persons or their meetings
presidentc1390
praeses1619
pres.1686
father1771
society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > head of government > [noun] > in a republic
pres.1686
president1784
head of state1873
1686 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 501 The Countesse of Sunderland (whose Lord was now Secretary of State, Lord pres: of the Council, & premier Minister).
1788 W. Dunlap Diary (1930) I. 34 Pres: Gentlemen permit me to proceed Another letter still I have to read (reads) ‘To the Pres: &c.’.
c1830 F. Wrangham Quadruped's Feast 9 Sir John Ass Was deputed Vice-Pres., to distribute ‘the grass’.
1886 St. Paul, Minnesota City Dir. 953 Twin Cities Street Improvement Co. George W Cross pres, Wm Crooks sec and treas.
1892 Isis (Oxford) 8 June 35/2 Only the Pres. of the J.C.R. and the Captain of the Eleven retain their equanimity.
1936 Esquire Sept. 64/1 Mr. Roosevelt may be Mr. President to statesmen but he's the Prez to Variety. So is Harry Cohn, prez of Columbia Picts.
1969 C. F. Burke God is Beautiful, Man (1970) 88 So this derty rat fink he says to the prez of the gang, Caiaphas, ‘What's in it for me?’
1995 F. R. Shivers Walking in Baltimore 26 In Smith's funeral procession, Pres. Martin Van Buren rode in an open barouche with governor and mayor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

presadj.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pres n.1
Etymology: Apparently < pres n.1 Compare later praise adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Precious.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective]
dearc888
dearworthc888
worthlyeOE
oughtsOE
worthfulOE
aughtOE
richa1225
gildenc1225
of pricea1325
worthya1325
of (‥) valourc1330
prow1340
dearworthyc1374
of value1395
pricefula1400
presc1400
singularc1400
goldena1425
well-foundc1475
valiant1481
prized1487
prowousa1500
valuable1567
prizable1569
valorous1592
suit-worth1594
bully1600
estimable1600
treasurable1607
treasurous?1611
treasured1675
pearly1770
at a premium1828
keep-worthy1830
good value1842
c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 730 (MED) Þer is þe blys þat con not blynne Þat þe jueler soȝte þurȝ perre pres.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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