单词 | benighting |
释义 | benightingn. The fact of being benighted or overtaken by night away from shelter. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > being overtaken by night benightinga1639 a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) xxvi. 90 To meet with such kinde of accidents, as benighting. 1819 L. Hunt Indicator 1 Dec. 60 Spenser..seems to have taken the idea of a benighting from Apollonius. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). benightingadj. That benights or involves in darkness. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > making or becoming dark glooming1535 darkeninga1560 murkinga1600 eclipsing1635 benighting1649 1649 J. Dryden Upon Death Ld. Hastings in R. Brome Lachrymæ Musarum 90 That Veil, which shrouds Our Day-spring in so sad benighting Clouds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1639adj.1649 |
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