单词 | sequacity |
释义 | sequacityn.ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > ductility sequacity1626 ductilenessa1631 ductility1654 sequaciousnessa1676 tractility1713 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §900 All Sperme, all Menstruous Substance,..haue euermore a Closenesse, Lentour and Sequacity. 2. Disposition or readiness to follow; lack of independence in action, judgement, thought, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > lack of independence in thought or action servility1607 sequaciousness1653 sequacity1654 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 207 But this Liberty of Judgement..seemes allmost lost, either in Lazy, or blinde Sequacity of other mens Votes. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 125 At best a tame and dumb sequacity to leaders whom they neither chose nor controled. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. App. 262 Another example of the passive sequacity of the logicians. They follow obediently in the footsteps of their great master. 1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps xxix Against each good old-fashioned smoothness, and fine-fed sequacity, a rapid stir was now arising. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1626 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。