单词 | researching |
释义 | researchingn. The action of carrying out research; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] inquisitionc1384 inquiryc1440 searcha1500 quest1531 research1604 researching1611 digging1827 fact-finding1854 delving1888 scanning1937 oppo1990 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ricerca, a search, a researching. 1711 G. Cary Physician's Phylactic vi. 333 Did ever any Philosopher, or a Carnal Mind, by all the Law of Nature, with all their Searchings and Researchings, find out that Mediatory Law, the Word Incarnate, God Made Man? 1887 Charity Organis. Rev. Nov. 408 A stranger would be introduced, who by his questioning compelled researching of principles. 1998 J. Murray Art of Whisky 7/2 What we unearthed during the researching of this book reveals a compelling cross-section of a charming art form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). researchingadj. Given to, engaged in, or characterized by research.In quot. a1639: refined, sophisticated (cf. researched adj. 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [adjective] > engaging in research researchinga1639 fact-finding1833 a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 351 Your Style, which seemeth unto me..full of Sweet Raptures, and of researching Conceits. 1789 Moral & Philos. Estimates State & Faculties of Man II. xvii. 217 By unremitted reflection, and by the help of a researching mind, he dives into the secrets of nature. 1810 Portfolio 624 Thus literary and researching men become banded together for the noblest and most salutary purposes. 1850 T. Powell Living Authors of Amer. 266 Mr. Dana seems to be of Mr. Horne's researching nature. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement viii. 393 He wants to come along early next week and bring his researching friend Jiggs or Hoggs or something. 1981 J. Sutherland Bestsellers xiii. 145 The most respected researching novelist in Britain is probably Len Deighton. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611adj.a1639 |
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