单词 | quintessenced |
释义 | quintessencedadj. rare. Reduced to its quintessence; quintessential. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adjective] > quintessential quintessential1551 quintessenced1596 pluterperfect1908 1596 King James VI in Facs. National MSS Eng. (1865) iii. lxxix Youre aduyce agrees iuste uith my auin opinion concerning oure quintessencit Frenche mannis dispatche. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale (Douce 170) (1888) i. x. 178 So speedelie prepares this learned boote..th' elixal elemental quintescencd. 1898 G. Saintsbury Short Hist. Eng. Lit. vii. vii. 467 Its charms..consist in extreme strangeness, in quintessenced or preternatural art. 1928 D. S. Mirsky in W. Rose & J. Isaacs Contemp. Movements in European Lit. 157 Innocent Annensky..whose distilled and quintessenced lyrics are among the purest gems of Russian poetry. 1968 New York 13 May 53/1 Palm Springs..hasn't the foggiest what to make of Truman Capote..and small wonder: he is style quintessenced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1596 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。