sitting upn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌsɪdɪŋ ˈəp/

Forms: see sitting n. and up adv.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitting n., up adv.¹

Etymology: < sitting n. + up adv.¹, after to sit up at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.

The action or an act of sitting up (in various senses of to sit up at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > action, fact, or instance of staying awake at night

waking1340

night waking1486

night-watching1509

sitting up1547

night sitting1644

1547 tr. A. de Marcourt Bk. Marchauntes (new ed.) e ij If any woman lye in childbed, they to go to say gospels and to be at the syttyng vp and chirching.

1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois iii. 36 I, wondring my Ladies sitting vp, stole up at midnight from my pallet.

1622 R. Aylett Susanna iii. 27 In publique Dancing she doth not delight, Faires, banquets, plays, or sittings vp at night.

1710 E. Ward Satyrical Refl. on Clubs xxvii. 311 He became so great a Perficient in Drinking, Smoaking, and sitting up a Nights.

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum II. 112 This ‘sitting up’,..generally took place at the house of some lady of rank,..who, for three successive nights, threw open her mansion.

1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 463/1 The ‘courting’ customs, the ‘sitting-up’, the sleigh-ride, the relation between the girls of the printing-office and the Marcia Gaylords..are all prevalent traits in village life.

1900 M. Beerbohm in Sat. Rev. 6 Jan. 12/2 Was not a pantomime..the most brilliant occasion for ‘sitting-up’?

1937 H. Sauer Ex Afr. 26 It is only after several ‘sittings up’ that he puts the vital question.

1997 Fiddlehead Summer 71 We eat lunch at the Hall and then say we've got to take poor Daddy up the mountain and detoxify him. That way we get out of the sitting-up this afternoon.

Compounds

†C1. attributive. Designating an item of clothing suitable for wearing when sitting up in bed during convalescence. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1800 Morning Herald 19 Mar. (advt.) Ladies handsome Dimity and Cambric Sitting-up Gowns, remarkably cheap.

1833 Morning Post 4 Mar. (advt.) Ladies Sitting-up Dresses in great variety.

1893 Hearth & Home 20 Apr. 716/2 If you are the invalid who possesses this pink surah ‘sitting up gown’, your state is shorn of half its horrors.

1922 Vogue 1 May 106/2 What does one send the mother [following the birth of a child]?.. Perhaps some pretty cap, or sitting-up jacket, if one is a relation.

C2. General attributive, as sitting up position, etc.

ΚΠ

1850 Church Eng. Sunday School Q. Mag. Sept. 208 He was supported in a sitting-up posture in his bed.

1855 Knickerbocker Dec. 637 That cur..had chosen his lying-down spot, now changed into a sitting-up position, right under the front-door handle.

1917 O. Smith Naprapathic Chartol. x. 89 It appears desirable to..treat the patient in the ‘sitting up position’.

1967 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. (Mag. section) 101 (advt.) This inflatable back rest provides cloud-soft sitting up comfort.

2009 in G. Hinson & W. Ferris New Encycl. Southern Culture XIV. 104 A typical regional custom was the ‘sitting-up’ ceremony between the death and the burial.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sitting up
释义	sitting upn. Brit. /ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌsɪdɪŋ ˈəp/ Forms: see sitting n. and up adv.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitting n., up adv.¹ Etymology: < sitting n. + up adv.¹, after to sit up at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1. The action or an act of sitting up (in various senses of to sit up at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > action, fact, or instance of staying awake at night waking1340 night waking1486 night-watching1509 sitting up1547 night sitting1644 1547 tr. A. de Marcourt Bk. Marchauntes (new ed.) e ij If any woman lye in childbed, they to go to say gospels and to be at the syttyng vp and chirching. 1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois iii. 36 I, wondring my Ladies sitting vp, stole up at midnight from my pallet. 1622 R. Aylett Susanna iii. 27 In publique Dancing she doth not delight, Faires, banquets, plays, or sittings vp at night. 1710 E. Ward Satyrical Refl. on Clubs xxvii. 311 He became so great a Perficient in Drinking, Smoaking, and sitting up a Nights. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum II. 112 This ‘sitting up’,..generally took place at the house of some lady of rank,..who, for three successive nights, threw open her mansion. 1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 463/1 The ‘courting’ customs, the ‘sitting-up’, the sleigh-ride, the relation between the girls of the printing-office and the Marcia Gaylords..are all prevalent traits in village life. 1900 M. Beerbohm in Sat. Rev. 6 Jan. 12/2 Was not a pantomime..the most brilliant occasion for ‘sitting-up’? 1937 H. Sauer Ex Afr. 26 It is only after several ‘sittings up’ that he puts the vital question. 1997 Fiddlehead Summer 71 We eat lunch at the Hall and then say we've got to take poor Daddy up the mountain and detoxify him. That way we get out of the sitting-up this afternoon. Compounds †C1. attributive. Designating an item of clothing suitable for wearing when sitting up in bed during convalescence. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1800 Morning Herald 19 Mar. (advt.) Ladies handsome Dimity and Cambric Sitting-up Gowns, remarkably cheap. 1833 Morning Post 4 Mar. (advt.) Ladies Sitting-up Dresses in great variety. 1893 Hearth & Home 20 Apr. 716/2 If you are the invalid who possesses this pink surah ‘sitting up gown’, your state is shorn of half its horrors. 1922 Vogue 1 May 106/2 What does one send the mother [following the birth of a child]?.. Perhaps some pretty cap, or sitting-up jacket, if one is a relation. C2. General attributive, as sitting up position, etc. ΚΠ 1850 Church Eng. Sunday School Q. Mag. Sept. 208 He was supported in a sitting-up posture in his bed. 1855 Knickerbocker Dec. 637 That cur..had chosen his lying-down spot, now changed into a sitting-up position, right under the front-door handle. 1917 O. Smith Naprapathic Chartol. x. 89 It appears desirable to..treat the patient in the ‘sitting up position’. 1967 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. (Mag. section) 101 (advt.) This inflatable back rest provides cloud-soft sitting up comfort. 2009 in G. Hinson & W. Ferris New Encycl. Southern Culture XIV. 104 A typical regional custom was the ‘sitting-up’ ceremony between the death and the burial. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1547
随便看	mirmillo mirmillon mirmilloner miro miro berry miro fruit miro pine miro tree miro wood miromiro miroton mirous mirr mirring mirrnyong mirror mirror back mirror ball mirror carp mirror dory mirror drum mirror embroidery mirror finish mirror fugue mirror galvanometer