单词 | besetting |
释义 | besettingn. The action of surrounding with hostile intent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > surrounding with hostile intent besetting1549 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] > with hostile intent besetting1549 1549 J. Cheke Hurt of Sedicion sig. C8 The besetting of one house to rob it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). besettingadj. That besets; esp. in the expression besetting sin, and the like, in allusion to Heb. xii. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > attended by or causing affliction > inflicting painfulc1460 inflicting1611 inflictive1611 besetting1796 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ii. 69 Retaining still..their old besetting sin. 1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xiii. 144 We have every one of us besetting sins..sins, that is, which more easily get advantage over us than others. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §5. 210 The besetting danger of endowments—mental stagnation and apathy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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