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单词 recreatory
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recreatoryn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin recreatorium.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin recreatorium pastime (c1553 in a British source) < classical Latin recreāt- , past participial stem of recreāre recreate v.1 + -ōrium -ory suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
A source of comfort or reinvigoration.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief
froverOE
comfortc1386
easec1440
sport1440
consolationc1460
recreatoryc1475
balm1540
balsamumc1540
solace1597
unction1604
balsama1616
demulceation1661
demulsion1661
alleviative1672
mitigation1726
salve1736
soother1794
consolement1797
heart-balm1828
c1475 Mankind (1969) 871 (MED) O Mercy, my suavius solas and synguler recreatory.
1664 E. Hall Serm. preached Stanton-Harcourt Church 56 Twas a book, I perceived, designed to be her souls looking-glas, or rather her souls recreatory, both.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

recreatoryadj.

Brit. /ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪt(ə)ri/, /ˈrɛkrɪət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈrɛkriəˌtɔri/, /ˌrɛkriˈeɪdəri/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: recreate v.1; Latin recreāt- , recreāre , -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < recreate v.1 or its etymon classical Latin recreāt-, past participial stem of recreāre + -ory suffix2, perhaps after post-classical Latin recreatorius providing comfort or pleasure (1528). Compare earlier recreatory n., and also recreative adj.1, recreational adj.
Used for, or as a form of, recreation; recreational; (North American Education) designating reading done for pleasure.
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1705 W. Thompson Some Fruits Solitude 23 A Garden, Work-House, an Elab'ratory, Improvements, Breeding, all are Recreatory.
1748 H. Scougal New Acad. Compliments 15 Our Pastimes have been recreatory.
1855 Asylum Jrnl. No. 11. 168/1 Facilities in giving the patients the necessary exercise and amusement, and also in employing them in wholesome recreatory employment.
1927 Educ. Res. Bull. 6 234/2 Two types of reading are generally recognized today, the informational or work type and the recreatory or leisure type.
1968 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 38 263/2 To stimulate interest in and understanding of recreatory and therapeutic reading.
1999 S. K. Pandey Encycl. Libr. Automation Syst. & Networks iv. 192 Simulations and games are being repackaged to provide the patron with a wide range of learning and recreatory activities.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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