| 单词 | resigning |
| 释义 | resigningn. The action of resign v.1 Also: the fact of having resigned from an office, position, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] resignationc1380 resigning1395 upgivingc1423 cessionc1440 delivery?c1452 resign1457 remittinga1475 resignment1543 surrendry1547 resignal?1573 quittancea1593 relinquishment1593 delinquishment1603 abandon1614 surrendering1648 untaking1657 permission1677 vacating1820 society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [noun] resignationa1387 surceasingc1435 resign1457 cessationa1464 dimissiona1513 demission1577 cession1608 avoidance1642 retirement1648 cess1689 cesser1689 resigning1743 retiring1808 retiral1840 inkyo1871 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > action or fact of vacating office > resigning or laying down office resignationa1387 surceasingc1435 resign1457 dimissiona1513 demission1577 resigning1743 inkyo1871 Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 144 Bi merciful dispensacioun aftir wilful resigninge. ?a1425 Chron. Papacy 551 in Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. (1942) 41 193 (MED) He reseyued to him þe first frutis of oþer benefice, voiding bi deeþ or bi resingnyng or bi translacioun. a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 202 Þat hir resininge & quite-claiminge sholde be sure, she strengthid hit with þe puttinge to of her seele. 1482 Caxton's Chron. Eng. ccliii. X 5 b The peple wondred of the ceesing and resignyng of Felix to hym. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 262/1 Resyning of a thyng. 1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast iii. xxiii. f. 313 The resigning of the crowne into the Popes handes. 1621 R. Crakanthorpe Def. Constantine ii. xii. 257 Pandulph was sent from the Pope vnto him [sc. King John], to negotiate about the resigning of his kingdome. 1743 Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 407 His Lordship's resigning is of no loss to the service. 1778 J. Glover Let. 29 Mar. in G. Washington Papers (2004) Revolutionary War Ser. XIV. 351 The spirit of Resigning is become very General in this Department. 1832 Mirror Lit., Amusement, & Instr. 19 90/2 This resigning of the town into the hands of monks was a fatal stroke to its ancient greatness. 1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister II. xv. 249 Of course they took care to come for that before they talked of my resigning. 1939 Slavonic & East European Rev. 18 116 This would mean..the resigning of Upper Silesia and Pomerania to Germany. 2005 S. J. Leinbach tr. A. van Liempt Hitler's Bounty Hunters v. 66 He emphasized..that he did the work against his will and that resigning was not a possibility, nor was stopping. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). resigningadj. 1. Yielding; submissive, compliant; resigned. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adjective] tholemodec1000 bowinga1340 subjectc1384 enclinant1400 yoldena1413 subjective1417 prostratec1425 obtemperate?a1475 subjected1550 subject-like1553 submiss1570 submissive1572 yielding1578 obnoxious1591 subordinate1594 subjectly1596 yieldable1603 dejective1611 passive1616 awebound1631 succumbent1647 resigning1648 complaisant1676 ovine1676 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [adjective] > giving in yielding1578 resigning1648 cedent1656 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [adjective] > resigning resigning1648 resignating1692 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. D8 The warme soft side Of the resigning, yet resisting Bride. 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 94 Neither ought we to be too Implicit or Resigning to Authorities. 1698 M. Pix Deceiver Deceived v. 42 A resigning Will is a great blessing. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 198. ⁋2 The peaceful, mild, resigning, humble Inhabitant, that animated her beauteous Body. 1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 155 The lover..shakes them [sc. nuts] ripe from the resigning husk. a1809 A. Seward Poet. Wks. (1810) II. 191 Be thy bliss the balm This wound to heal..Till the resigning heart shall cease to mourn A blighted lily, and a timeless urn! 1894 R. Bridges Humours of Court i. 109 The still fresh air of this October morning, With its resigning odours. 2. That resigns or has resigned from a position or office, from membership, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [adjective] resigning1767 outgoing1788 retiring1890 vacating1921 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > vacating a position > resigning resigning1767 1767 J. Anstruther Petition Lords of Council & Session 12 It was agreed and transacted that the Colonel should dispose of that commission for the benefit of the resigning officer. 1795 T. Northmore Mem. Planetes xxii. 95 That the resigning members be debarred sitting again in the house for the space of three years. 1835 Ann. Reg. 1834 Hist. Europe 45/1 The resigning ministers..had relieved the cabinet from the difficulty in which it was placed. 1869 A. Trollope Phineas Finn II. liii. 130 When any of you gentlemen resign..the resigning gentleman becomes of all foes the bitterest. 1945 Times 24 Feb. 3 The resigning Minister for the Navy..remains commander-in-chief of the naval forces. 2004 M. Taussig My Cocaine Mus. 146 The U.S. embassy sent in several advisers..to discuss the problem of the resigning mayors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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