单词 | self-punishing |
释义 | > as lemmasself-punishing self-punishing adj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈpʌnᵻʃɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈpənɪʃɪŋ/ ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xviii. sig. Ss3v To witnesse a selfe-punishing repentaunce. 1697 J. Wade Pract. Disc. Confession 216 The poor penitent Sinner..may use Self-punishing troublesome Postures in his Confessions and Prayers. 1756 R. O. Cambridge Fakeer 51 Can his Mercy approve a self-punishing Sect? 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 125 In its self-punishing operation, it generally weakens the mind. 1931 Motor Boating June 33 Motor boating..is the ultimate of clean, fierce, self-punishing sportsmanship. 2003 C. Mendelson Daughters of Jerusalem 159 It is a miniature castle for frightened self-punishing weirdos. < as lemmas |
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