promisingn.

Brit.

/ˈprɒmᵻsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɑməsɪŋ/

Forms: see promise v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 promiseing, pre-1700 promyssing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promise v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < promise v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of promise v.; the making of a promise or promises.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > engaging to give in marriage

promising1513

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. x. 38 Lo, my reward heyr, and my promissing Fulfillit justly.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. 455 When it commeth to..the reprouing of vyces sharply, or to the promising of deliuerance brauely: our Prophets do setfoorth euery thing.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. i. 23 Promising, is the verie Ayre o' th' Time;..Performance, is euer the duller for his acte.

1685 R. Codrington Proverbs 95 Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. v. iv. 118 This Art of promising is the Oeconomy of a great Man's Pride, a sort of good Husbandry in conferring Favours, by which they receive ten-fold in Acknowledgments for every Obligation.

1803 C. Dibdin Professional Life I. 149 Promising's one thing, performing another.

1863 A. Trollope Rachel Ray II. ix. 177 He had become very stanch,—stanch beyond the promising of his own vote.

1904 Times 25 July 4/6 This form of corruption, the promising of payment to the workers after the election, is unfortunately too common.

1925 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 7 186 Much of the publicity..has consisted of glowing recitals of achievements and the promising of future accomplishments.

1999 S. Clark Thinking with Demons iii. xxviii. 434 What was most remarkable was that the promising of these events was itself a demonic utterance, constrained by the powers of the ritual to be at once both truthful and self-defeating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

promisingadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒmᵻsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɑməsɪŋ/

Forms: see promise v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promise v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < promise v. + -ing suffix².

1. Likely to turn out well, providing expectation of good; full of promise; giving hope.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > likely to be successful

propitious1592

promising1594

clickable1944

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective]

fairc1325

likely1548

sperable1565

hoped1581

propitious1581

promising1594

hopeful1599

auspiciousa1616

flattering1633

promissory1732

sperate1808

likely-looking1827

favourable1828

promiseful1855

1594 Gesta Gray. in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth III. 341 A bullion-hose is best to goe a woeinge in; for 'tis full of promisinge promontories.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iii. iii. 3 We..lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune.

1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa IV. ii. vi. 622 My Prince's condition was so promising.

1709 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels IV. 512 That so promising and plentiful a crop might not be lost.

1770 Harris in Private Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 194 He is a very promising man; and will I think do honour to his name and his country.

1799 H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 122 He was, however, soon distinguished as a young man of the most promising talents.

1830 A. Heber Life R. Heber I. i. 12 Who can wonder that this promising child was tenderly beloved by his parents.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. v. 37 The weather was not quite clear, but it was promising.

1925 E. A. Powell Map that is Half Unrolled vi. 116 A fever-stricken Belgian who looked as though he were a promising candidate for the little weed-grown cemetery at the edge of the town.

1960 J. F. Lehman I am my Brother I. 17 The decade we had been through seemed to me in retrospect a period where promising beginnings had failed again and again..to come to enough.

2000 Spectator 22 July 9/1 Academic books are not usually sent to the offices of literary editors, but the other day a promising one arrived on my desk.

2. That makes a promise or promises; that engages to do or give something. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. M I receiued nothing but vnperformed deede promising words.]

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) 134 Oh I could curse my self, that was so foolish, So fondly childish to beleeve his tongue, His promising tongue, ere I could catch his temper.

1676 T. Otway Don Carlos iv. 41 O Woman! Monstrous Woman! Did I for this into my breast receive, The promising repenting Fugitive?

1725 J. Glanvill tr. Horace in Poems 199 Forbear, my Friend, forbear ('tis Sin) t'enquire What mine shall be, or what thy End; Seek not the promising Astrologer, Nor on his Stars and Schemes depend.

1728 J. Swift Intelligencer (1729) No. 7. 65 He was hardly drawn to attend upon some promising Lord.

1823 Ld. Byron Let. 1 Jan. (1980) X. 75 Your letters..were full of him and his promised report—and promising statement—neither of which have appeared.

1838 E. Brown Serm. xi. 252 Will the promising God ever permit the name of Christ to be forgotten?

1992 Times (Nexis) 21 Mar. If they had lived up to their policies, the leaders of the Natural Law party should have levitated while they launched their campaign yesterday... But then every politician is a promising politician. Natural Law merely promises more incredibly than most.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promising
释义	promisingn. Brit. /ˈprɒmᵻsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɑməsɪŋ/ Forms: see promise v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 promiseing, pre-1700 promyssing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promise v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < promise v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of promise v.; the making of a promise or promises. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > engaging to give in marriage promising1513 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. x. 38 Lo, my reward heyr, and my promissing Fulfillit justly. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. 455 When it commeth to..the reprouing of vyces sharply, or to the promising of deliuerance brauely: our Prophets do setfoorth euery thing. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. i. 23 Promising, is the verie Ayre o' th' Time;..Performance, is euer the duller for his acte. View more context for this quotation 1685 R. Codrington Proverbs 95 Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. v. iv. 118 This Art of promising is the Oeconomy of a great Man's Pride, a sort of good Husbandry in conferring Favours, by which they receive ten-fold in Acknowledgments for every Obligation. 1803 C. Dibdin Professional Life I. 149 Promising's one thing, performing another. 1863 A. Trollope Rachel Ray II. ix. 177 He had become very stanch,—stanch beyond the promising of his own vote. 1904 Times 25 July 4/6 This form of corruption, the promising of payment to the workers after the election, is unfortunately too common. 1925 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 7 186 Much of the publicity..has consisted of glowing recitals of achievements and the promising of future accomplishments. 1999 S. Clark Thinking with Demons iii. xxviii. 434 What was most remarkable was that the promising of these events was itself a demonic utterance, constrained by the powers of the ritual to be at once both truthful and self-defeating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). promisingadj. Brit. /ˈprɒmᵻsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɑməsɪŋ/ Forms: see promise v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promise v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < promise v. + -ing suffix². 1. Likely to turn out well, providing expectation of good; full of promise; giving hope. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > likely to be successful propitious1592 promising1594 clickable1944 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective] fairc1325 likely1548 sperable1565 hoped1581 propitious1581 promising1594 hopeful1599 auspiciousa1616 flattering1633 promissory1732 sperate1808 likely-looking1827 favourable1828 promiseful1855 1594 Gesta Gray. in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth III. 341 A bullion-hose is best to goe a woeinge in; for 'tis full of promisinge promontories. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iii. iii. 3 We..lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune. View more context for this quotation 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa IV. ii. vi. 622 My Prince's condition was so promising. 1709 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels IV. 512 That so promising and plentiful a crop might not be lost. 1770 Harris in Private Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 194 He is a very promising man; and will I think do honour to his name and his country. 1799 H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 122 He was, however, soon distinguished as a young man of the most promising talents. 1830 A. Heber Life R. Heber I. i. 12 Who can wonder that this promising child was tenderly beloved by his parents. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. v. 37 The weather was not quite clear, but it was promising. 1925 E. A. Powell Map that is Half Unrolled vi. 116 A fever-stricken Belgian who looked as though he were a promising candidate for the little weed-grown cemetery at the edge of the town. 1960 J. F. Lehman I am my Brother I. 17 The decade we had been through seemed to me in retrospect a period where promising beginnings had failed again and again..to come to enough. 2000 Spectator 22 July 9/1 Academic books are not usually sent to the offices of literary editors, but the other day a promising one arrived on my desk. 2. That makes a promise or promises; that engages to do or give something. Now rare. ΚΠ 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. M I receiued nothing but vnperformed deede promising words.] a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) 134 Oh I could curse my self, that was so foolish, So fondly childish to beleeve his tongue, His promising tongue, ere I could catch his temper. 1676 T. Otway Don Carlos iv. 41 O Woman! Monstrous Woman! Did I for this into my breast receive, The promising repenting Fugitive? 1725 J. Glanvill tr. Horace in Poems 199 Forbear, my Friend, forbear ('tis Sin) t'enquire What mine shall be, or what thy End; Seek not the promising Astrologer, Nor on his Stars and Schemes depend. 1728 J. Swift Intelligencer (1729) No. 7. 65 He was hardly drawn to attend upon some promising Lord. 1823 Ld. Byron Let. 1 Jan. (1980) X. 75 Your letters..were full of him and his promised report—and promising statement—neither of which have appeared. 1838 E. Brown Serm. xi. 252 Will the promising God ever permit the name of Christ to be forgotten? 1992 Times (Nexis) 21 Mar. If they had lived up to their policies, the leaders of the Natural Law party should have levitated while they launched their campaign yesterday... But then every politician is a promising politician. Natural Law merely promises more incredibly than most. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1513adj.1594
随便看	of the world of the year of the —— persuasion of their purposing of theirs of thine of this date of this description of this sort of this sudden of three of troth of trust of truth of two evils choose the less of two ills choose the less of two pounds weight of uncertain age of understanding of unsound mind of unwarning of upon this sudden of usage of use of utility