单词 | readmire |
释义 | readmirev. transitive. To admire again. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > admire [verb (transitive)] > again readmire1782 1782 E. Blower George Bateman I. 202 The pleasure of having it re-admired by our friends. 1834 C. Darwin Let. 28 Aug. in Corr. (1985) I. 407 I wish you could come here to readmire the glorious prospect. 1897 T. Hardy Well-beloved ii. ii. 107 He readmired her, while at the same time her conduct in her own house had been enough to check his confidence. 1930 O. W. Holmes Let. 12 May (1953) II. 1246 I finished it [sc. a book] a few days ago. I readmired the Rousseau and Machiavelli. 1960 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 13 May 23/2 For the next 30 minutes..I readmired the decorations for Princess Margaret's wedding. 2006 Times (Nexis) 10 June (Mag. section) 41 My reading of his work is consistently slowed by the need to re-admire a perfectly constructed sentence or a revelatory description of a person or place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1782 |
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