单词 | pre-ordered |
释义 | pre-orderedadj. That is pre-ordered; decided or determined in advance, predetermined; (also) placed on order in advance. ΚΠ 1642 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici 33 Even in the sortilegies and matters of the greatest uncertainty, there is a setled and preordered course of effects. a1657 G. Daniel Ecloges in Poems (1878) II. 201 Scepters, to præordred Ends must fall. a1763 J. Byrom Poems (1894–5) I. i. 241 Which Passions carry, and sound Reason means To render present at pre-order'd Scenes. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. iv. 65 Shall we see..each marvel fulfilling its pre-ordered fate. 1863 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 376 The fundamental idea is, as we have seen, the world a pre-ordered, regularly developed system. 1921 Times 17 May 6/2 Potential males and females continue to be produced in their pre-ordered proportions. 1990 Great Hospitality Sept.–Oct. 21/2 We are trialling pre-ordered and quick meals [on flights] out of Boston. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1642 |
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