sticking pointn.

Brit.

/ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈstɪkɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sticking n.¹, point n.¹

Etymology: < sticking n.¹ + point n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier sticking place n. 2.

1. A matter on which a person will not yield or compromise; something which prevents progress towards an agreement or goal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > inflexibility > obstacle or sticking-point

sticking point1732

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders > a hindrance, impediment, or obstacle > to belief or understanding

offendiclec1400

stumbling-block1594

sticking point1732

1732 J. Bisset Mod. Erastianism Unvailed ii. 83 The Matter of the Bishop's Subjection was the sticking Point.

1791 A. Buchanan Serm. Interesting Subj. ii. 19 I think I cannot believe. Here may be a sticking point with some.

1843 Baptist Reporter Jan. 19 Aye, that, thought I, is the sticking point with the majority of your fashionable professors.

1877 Aldine 8 284/3 It is evident that he has reached a ‘sticking-point’—the point which comes sooner or later in all problems.

1922 Automobile Trade Jrnl. 1 July 34/2 That is the real sticking point in the whole proposition for them.

1965 Listener 23 Sept. 441/1 As a politician he has been mild to the point of compromise. But one sticking point for him has been India's unity.

1981 Church Times 27 Mar. 12/5 It is not the matter of women priests that is the main sticking point.

2000 R. W. Holder Taunton Cider & Langdons xviii. 96 In the series of negotiations..over the sale of Langdons, one of the sticking points had been the leasehold warehouses in Bristol.

2. A point where something, esp. courage, has reached a maximum and can increase no further; a point where action is inevitable.With allusion to Shakespeare's use in Macbeth (see quot. a1616 and sticking place n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > resting- or sticking-point

resting point1574

sticking place1578

sticking point1814

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [noun] > place in which a thing holds fast

sticking place1578

sticking point1814

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. vii. 60 But screw your courage to the sticking place, And wee'le not fayle. ]

1814 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 11 June The Boston stamp fed's are screwing their courage to the sticking point, to fight the Bulwark.

1844 New World 6 Apr. 427/1 The charge would have been that of a rabble, had his imbecility been waited for to screw itself up to the sticking point, for several of the men had already broken line in their eagerness.

1884 Areas Express (Gladstone, Queensland) 11 July One evening as I was sittin' by Hetty and had worked myself up to the sticking point sez I—‘Hetty, if a fellow was to ask you to marry him what would you do?’

1887 A. Birrell C. Brontë i. 16 To rouse her aunt's enthusiasm to the sticking-point of lending her some money.

1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) ii. 43 She got up..and stood for a moment, braced, before facing Great-Aunt. Then, her courage screwed to sticking point, she knocked at the door.

1965 K. M. Sayre Recognition ii. v. 93 A person who cannot bring his resolve to the sticking point after making a decision.

1993 S. Marshall Nest of Magpies (1994) xliv. 386 Sophie was breathing deeply, and bringing her courage to the sticking point.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sticking point
释义	sticking pointn. Brit. /ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈstɪkɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sticking n.¹, point n.¹ Etymology: < sticking n.¹ + point n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier sticking place n. 2. 1. A matter on which a person will not yield or compromise; something which prevents progress towards an agreement or goal. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > inflexibility > obstacle or sticking-point sticking point1732 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders > a hindrance, impediment, or obstacle > to belief or understanding offendiclec1400 stumbling-block1594 sticking point1732 1732 J. Bisset Mod. Erastianism Unvailed ii. 83 The Matter of the Bishop's Subjection was the sticking Point. 1791 A. Buchanan Serm. Interesting Subj. ii. 19 I think I cannot believe. Here may be a sticking point with some. 1843 Baptist Reporter Jan. 19 Aye, that, thought I, is the sticking point with the majority of your fashionable professors. 1877 Aldine 8 284/3 It is evident that he has reached a ‘sticking-point’—the point which comes sooner or later in all problems. 1922 Automobile Trade Jrnl. 1 July 34/2 That is the real sticking point in the whole proposition for them. 1965 Listener 23 Sept. 441/1 As a politician he has been mild to the point of compromise. But one sticking point for him has been India's unity. 1981 Church Times 27 Mar. 12/5 It is not the matter of women priests that is the main sticking point. 2000 R. W. Holder Taunton Cider & Langdons xviii. 96 In the series of negotiations..over the sale of Langdons, one of the sticking points had been the leasehold warehouses in Bristol. 2. A point where something, esp. courage, has reached a maximum and can increase no further; a point where action is inevitable.With allusion to Shakespeare's use in Macbeth (see quot. a1616 and sticking place n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > resting- or sticking-point resting point1574 sticking place1578 sticking point1814 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [noun] > place in which a thing holds fast sticking place1578 sticking point1814 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. vii. 60 But screw your courage to the sticking place, And wee'le not fayle. View more context for this quotation] 1814 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 11 June The Boston stamp fed's are screwing their courage to the sticking point, to fight the Bulwark. 1844 New World 6 Apr. 427/1 The charge would have been that of a rabble, had his imbecility been waited for to screw itself up to the sticking point, for several of the men had already broken line in their eagerness. 1884 Areas Express (Gladstone, Queensland) 11 July One evening as I was sittin' by Hetty and had worked myself up to the sticking point sez I—‘Hetty, if a fellow was to ask you to marry him what would you do?’ 1887 A. Birrell C. Brontë i. 16 To rouse her aunt's enthusiasm to the sticking-point of lending her some money. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) ii. 43 She got up..and stood for a moment, braced, before facing Great-Aunt. Then, her courage screwed to sticking point, she knocked at the door. 1965 K. M. Sayre Recognition ii. v. 93 A person who cannot bring his resolve to the sticking point after making a decision. 1993 S. Marshall Nest of Magpies (1994) xliv. 386 Sophie was breathing deeply, and bringing her courage to the sticking point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1732
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