seventyfoldadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈsɛvntɪfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈsɛvən(t)iˌfoʊld/

Forms: see seventy adj. and -fold suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seventy adj., -fold suffix.

Etymology: < seventy adj. + -fold suffix.Compare prefixed Old English hundseofontigfeald (early Middle English hundseofentifeald ) (adjective), in the same sense (compare hund n. 2). Compare also the following Middle English attestation of seven-and-seventy-fold (adverb): ▸ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 231 Lamech his synne was i-punsched seuene and seuenty folde.

A. adj.

Seventy times as great or as numerous; grown or increased by a factor of seventy.

ΚΠ

1613 Nashe's Christs Teares (new ed.) 96 Such notorious cosonage and villany, as is shrouded vnder this seauentie-fold vsury of commodities.

?1727 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. V. 163 As he who kills a Rebellious Christian performs a meritorious Act in the sight of God, much more he who kills a Persian shall obtain a seventy fold Reward from the Fountain of Justice.

2012 H. Padwa Social Poison i. 32 The subsequent growth in the opium trade saw a seventyfold increase in Chinese opium consumption from the 1760s through the 1850s.

B. adv.

By a factor of seventy; seventy times.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > seventy times as much

seventyfold1645

1645 G. Wither Vox Pacifica i. 33 For, of whatever they shall thee deprive, Who, therewithall, are spitefully offended, Thou for the same shalt seventie fold receive, In life and death, by all good men befriended.

1868 Orig. Secession Mag. May 553 At the annual carnival at Mecca, in honour of Mohamet, the population of that town is increased seventy fold.

2012 Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 6 Oct. b6 Christianity has grown at an even more blistering pace, with numbers soaring almost seventyfold over the same period.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seventyfold
释义	seventyfoldadj.adv. Brit. /ˈsɛvntɪfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈsɛvən(t)iˌfoʊld/ Forms: see seventy adj. and -fold suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seventy adj., -fold suffix. Etymology: < seventy adj. + -fold suffix.Compare prefixed Old English hundseofontigfeald (early Middle English hundseofentifeald ) (adjective), in the same sense (compare hund n. 2). Compare also the following Middle English attestation of seven-and-seventy-fold (adverb): ▸ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 231 Lamech his synne was i-punsched seuene and seuenty folde. A. adj. Seventy times as great or as numerous; grown or increased by a factor of seventy. ΚΠ 1613 Nashe's Christs Teares (new ed.) 96 Such notorious cosonage and villany, as is shrouded vnder this seauentie-fold vsury of commodities. ?1727 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. V. 163 As he who kills a Rebellious Christian performs a meritorious Act in the sight of God, much more he who kills a Persian shall obtain a seventy fold Reward from the Fountain of Justice. 2012 H. Padwa Social Poison i. 32 The subsequent growth in the opium trade saw a seventyfold increase in Chinese opium consumption from the 1760s through the 1850s. B. adv. By a factor of seventy; seventy times. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > seventy times as much seventyfold1645 1645 G. Wither Vox Pacifica i. 33 For, of whatever they shall thee deprive, Who, therewithall, are spitefully offended, Thou for the same shalt seventie fold receive, In life and death, by all good men befriended. 1868 Orig. Secession Mag. May 553 At the annual carnival at Mecca, in honour of Mohamet, the population of that town is increased seventy fold. 2012 Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 6 Oct. b6 Christianity has grown at an even more blistering pace, with numbers soaring almost seventyfold over the same period. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † seventy-foldv. < adj.adv.1613 see also
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