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单词 besotting
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besottingadj.

Etymology: < besot v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: beˈsotting.
Infatuating, stupefying.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > besottedness, infatuation > [adjective] > causing infatuation
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besotting1743
1743 H. Fielding Ess. Conversat. in Misc. I. 136 The beastly Custom of besotting, and ostentatious Contention for Pre-eminence in their Cups.
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xv. 257 To steal over my senses like besotting wine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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