单词 | re-embolden |
释义 | re-emboldenv. transitive. To embolden again, to give fresh courage or strength to. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Renhardir, to reimbolden, reincourage. a1687 R. McWard Επαγωνισμοι (1723) 351 Your Silence at what is past will reimbolden them to enter into this Acquaintance. 1694 T. Taylor tr. N. Malebranche Treat. Search after Truth ii. 138 Give the rest of his Body such an Air and Posture, as at length rid us of our Concern, and re-embolden us. 1725 tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra III. i. 15 The Princesses were so troubled, that they scarcely understood those words, which were sufficient either to re-embolden them or fright them more. 1844 tr. A. Manzoni Betrothed Lovers II. xxxiv. 713 Thus re-emboldened as best might be, he pursued his way, advancing further into the city. 1918 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 21 Feb. 4/2 It would re embolden the pan-Germanists and probably even revive the hope and fortitude of all but the radical socialists. 1996 Foreign Policy Autumn 14 U.S. intervention..reemboldened those in Taiwan who count on being able to enlist the United States..in backing their drive for separation from China. Derivatives ˌre-emˈboldened adj. ΚΠ 1852 J. F. Sutton Date-bk. Nottingham 476 The discomfited but now re-emboldened lambs. 2006 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 31 July a14 It is widely agreed that the resurgent Taliban and re-emboldened warlords will need more taming. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611 |
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