单词 | subventitious |
释义 | subventitiousadj. Of the nature of a subvention (subvention n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [adjective] lastfuleOE helpinga1300 helplya1300 helpfulc1384 assistanta1400 succourablec1400 helpyc1440 aidant1449 adjutoryc1475 subsiduous1490 aidable1509 aidinga1525 aidful1535 adjuvant1574 adjuvable1598 assistful1600 auxiliary1605 recureful1606 seconda1616 succouring1616 coadjuvanta1625 adjutant1645 adjutorious1657 assisting1659 subventive1674 relievablea1693 subventitious1693 affording1873 succourful1898 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxxiii. 280 He should never help, aid, supply, succour nor grant them [sc. delinquents] any subventitious Furtherance [Fr. que à ceux ne feroit messer Cocuage en faveur, ayde, ne secours]. 1910 Hist. & Methods of Paris Bourse (U.S. Monetary Comm., 61st Congr., 2nd Sess.) iv. 183 Besides this capital, the banks received from the State at the time of their formation a subventitious loan in specie, at the interest of 4 per cent for the State's benefit. 1931 J. R. Bradley Fuel & Power Lat. Amer. (U. S. Dept. Commerce. Trade Promotion Ser., No. 126) 16 Today, this trade depends..more on subsidies,..the extent of which must depend upon..the extent of subventitious measures in competing countries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1693 |
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