单词 | adhering |
释义 | adheringn. The action or process of adhering to a person or thing (in various senses of the verb); adherence. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [noun] > adhesion cleavingc1430 sticking1430 adheringc1550 adherence1555 clinging1572 adherency1579 suture1600 adhesion1615 stickage1726 readhesion1817 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. xiii. f. 68v There is no thing that is occasione (O ȝe my thre sonnis) of ȝour adhering to the opinione of ingland. 1613 S. Hieron Baptizing of Eunuch i. 9 A visible adhering to the fellowship of professors. 1681 T. Manton Serm. on Psalm cxix 92, in Wks. (1872) VII. 426 The adhering of the soul to the promises is the unquestionable way to obtain a sound peace. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 43 All these Miscarriages were procured by my apparent obstinate adhering to my foolish Inclination of wandring abroad. 1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) iv. 23 A more serious danger is..the adhering perhaps to false and dangerous notions. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 524 If the adhering to such determinations is likely to be attended with inconvenience, it is a matter fit to be remedied by the legislature. 1922 Hosp. Managem. Sept. (Program Suppl.) 34 (advt.) Its design prevents any adhering of bedpan contents. Therefore it is always clean and sterile after usage. 1949 Billboard 9 July 142/4 Officials declared that the move was made to reduce the adhering of wrapper to candy bar. 1996 Mosaic 29 iv. 66 Guattari would not call this kind of thought ‘thinking’ but rather an adhering or conforming to what has already been thought. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). adheringadj. That adheres (in various senses of the verb). Also: persistent, abiding (cf. adhesive adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality cleavingc1350 holdingc1400 withholdingc1430 fatc1503 gluing1572 adhering1592 viscous1605 tenacious1648 birdlimey1657 adhesive1661 agglutinating1664 sticky1688 clingy1708 adherescent1743 tacky1788 detainable1801 detentive1881 stickfast1888 stick-on1904 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > apt or tending to adhere adherent?1541 stickingc1550 adhering1592 clasping1611 cleaving1641 clunging1647 tenacious1656 adhesive1663 clinginga1763 1592 A. Munday tr. L. T. A. Masque of League sig. B1 Hys Agents, Ambassadour, and adhering Pencionars. 1644 S. Rutherford Serm. House of Commons 35 The adhering sinfulnesse of my workes are purged in Christs bloud. 1657 Divine Loue 197 Yet by the Grace of God will I haue noe adheringe Affection to them. 1664 R. Boyle Exper. & Considerations Colours iii. xlix. 371 To make this Lake fit for use, it must..be Dulcifi'd from the adhering Salts. 1724 J. Maubray Female Physician vi. vii. 327 The infant is to be tenderly cleansed of the adhering Excrements. 1775 J. Whitaker Hist. Manch. II. vii. 225 The wretched signature of our German origin, and the adhering relick of our original barbarism. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 103 Then from th' adhering Clasp, the Keys unbound. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 77 The tubers are first freed from adhering earth by a thorough washing. 1965 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 10 256/1 Each movement of the rods..results in their being wiped clean of adhering sand particles by the felt rings. 2002 L. J. Blanshay & D. Robillard in M. Kurer et al. Warranties & Disclaimers i. x. 166 The..incomprehensible clause, in a contract of adhesion, will also be null if the adhering party suffers injury therefrom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1550adj.1592 |
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