testingn.¹

/ˈtɛstɪŋ/

Etymology: < test v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of test v.¹

1. The making of a will; the disposing of property by will.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun]

bequestc1300

provingc1330

legacy1485

devise1528

bequesting1572

making1621

bequeathmenta1627

bequeathal1642

bequeathing1674

testing1681

testamentationa1797

willing1797

settlement1815

testation1832

devising1868

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. xxx. §37 The power of Testing is competent to all Persons, who have the use of Reason.

1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. xlviii. 362 The power of testing was first introduced by Solon.

1880 Blackie in Contemp. Rev. Jan. 44 The freedom of testing, which we derive from the law of the Twelve Tables.

1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae vi. 176 If I had been put to my oath, I must have declared he was incapable of testing.

2. Scots Law. testing clause n. see quot. 1838.Here testing may be ppl. adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > [noun] > paragraph or clause > testing clause

teste1611

test1709

testing clause1765

testatum1844

witnessing part1844

testimonium1852

1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. iii. §33 That all precepts..should be ingrossed in the charter, towards the end of it; that is, immediately before the testing clause.

1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. (at cited word) The testing clause is the technical name given to the clause whereby a formal written deed or instrument is authenticated.

1888 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 13 376 The testing clause was..‘In witness whereof I and my said wife have subscribed these presents’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

testingn.²

Etymology: < test v.² + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtesting.

The action of test v.²; putting to the test, trying, proving; in quot. 1687, subjecting to the Test Act.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun]

fandingc1000

costningOE

assay1330

say?c1335

assayingc1375

experimenta1382

proofc1390

experience1393

tastinga1400

probationc1422

probe?a1425

approof1436

fraistingc1440

examination?1510

saying1512

approving1523

trial1526

test1594

approbationa1616

trya1616

proval1622

tempting1623

probatea1643

experimental1659

testinga1834

1687 W. Penn Good Advice to Church of Eng. 61 The end of Testing and Persecuting.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Literary Remains (1839) IV. 317 A philosophy, which has for its object the trial and testing of the weights and measures themselves.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 71 (Assay) The testing of the normal liquor..is..less tedious than might be supposed.

1842 E. A. Parnell Chem. Anal. (1845) 35 Oxide of silver is most conveniently applied, in liquid testing, in the form of nitrate of silver.

1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 141 The application of a severe strain in testing has an injurious effect on a cable.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations. Pertaining to or used for testing, as testing-box, testing-machine, testing-office, testing station, etc. testing-ground n. an area used for demonstration and experiment; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > area used for testing

proving ground1835

testing-ground1872

1872 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 71 Since the battle field is the only thorough testing ground for weapons and military schemes.

1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 272 At certain stations along the line the wires are led into testing-boxes for the purpose of affording facilities for crossing, disconnecting, and putting them to earth... The testing station is always the most important station on the circuit.

1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 2538/2 In Fairbanks's testing-machine, the crushing, breaking, or deflecting force is applied..by a cross-head.

1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 111 In the same range as the roller shop is the laboratory, and further on is the testing-office.

1905 Daily Chron. 22 Apr. 6/4 A six~cylinder racing car with a testing body passed at a speed that was not less than forty-five miles an hour.

1919 H. S. Walpole Secret City ii. vii. 213 I turned and devoted myself to Uncle Ivan, who was always delighted to make me a testing-ground for his English.

1943 in R. V. Jones Most Secret War (1978) xxxvii. 322 The new weapon is in the form of a rocket which has been seen fired from the testing ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

testingadj.

Etymology: < test v.² + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtesting.

That tests or puts to the test or proof.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [adjective]

probationally1707

testing1847

bench-testing1888

1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. viii. 135 His writings..had stood their testing century but indifferently well.

1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years I. vi. 179 I will add another and a very testing question.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Nov. 1/1 It is a testing crisis for English democracy.

1885 J. Beddoe Races of Brit. 271 An edifice of wood and stubble, which may..be consumed by the testing fire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

n.¹1681

n.²1687

adj.1847

单词	testing
释义	testingn.¹ /ˈtɛstɪŋ/ Etymology: < test v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of test v.¹ 1. The making of a will; the disposing of property by will. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun] bequestc1300 provingc1330 legacy1485 devise1528 bequesting1572 making1621 bequeathmenta1627 bequeathal1642 bequeathing1674 testing1681 testamentationa1797 willing1797 settlement1815 testation1832 devising1868 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. xxx. §37 The power of Testing is competent to all Persons, who have the use of Reason. 1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. xlviii. 362 The power of testing was first introduced by Solon. 1880 Blackie in Contemp. Rev. Jan. 44 The freedom of testing, which we derive from the law of the Twelve Tables. 1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae vi. 176 If I had been put to my oath, I must have declared he was incapable of testing. 2. Scots Law. testing clause n. see quot. 1838.Here testing may be ppl. adj. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [noun] > paragraph or clause > testing clause teste1611 test1709 testing clause1765 testatum1844 witnessing part1844 testimonium1852 1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. iii. §33 That all precepts..should be ingrossed in the charter, towards the end of it; that is, immediately before the testing clause. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. (at cited word) The testing clause is the technical name given to the clause whereby a formal written deed or instrument is authenticated. 1888 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 13 376 The testing clause was..‘In witness whereof I and my said wife have subscribed these presents’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). testingn.² Etymology: < test v.² + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtesting. The action of test v.²; putting to the test, trying, proving; in quot. 1687, subjecting to the Test Act. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] fandingc1000 costningOE assay1330 say?c1335 assayingc1375 experimenta1382 proofc1390 experience1393 tastinga1400 probationc1422 probe?a1425 approof1436 fraistingc1440 examination?1510 saying1512 approving1523 trial1526 test1594 approbationa1616 trya1616 proval1622 tempting1623 probatea1643 experimental1659 testinga1834 1687 W. Penn Good Advice to Church of Eng. 61 The end of Testing and Persecuting. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Literary Remains (1839) IV. 317 A philosophy, which has for its object the trial and testing of the weights and measures themselves. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 71 (Assay) The testing of the normal liquor..is..less tedious than might be supposed. 1842 E. A. Parnell Chem. Anal. (1845) 35 Oxide of silver is most conveniently applied, in liquid testing, in the form of nitrate of silver. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 141 The application of a severe strain in testing has an injurious effect on a cable. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. Pertaining to or used for testing, as testing-box, testing-machine, testing-office, testing station, etc. testing-ground n. an area used for demonstration and experiment; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > area used for testing proving ground1835 testing-ground1872 1872 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 71 Since the battle field is the only thorough testing ground for weapons and military schemes. 1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 272 At certain stations along the line the wires are led into testing-boxes for the purpose of affording facilities for crossing, disconnecting, and putting them to earth... The testing station is always the most important station on the circuit. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 2538/2 In Fairbanks's testing-machine, the crushing, breaking, or deflecting force is applied..by a cross-head. 1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 111 In the same range as the roller shop is the laboratory, and further on is the testing-office. 1905 Daily Chron. 22 Apr. 6/4 A six~cylinder racing car with a testing body passed at a speed that was not less than forty-five miles an hour. 1919 H. S. Walpole Secret City ii. vii. 213 I turned and devoted myself to Uncle Ivan, who was always delighted to make me a testing-ground for his English. 1943 in R. V. Jones Most Secret War (1978) xxxvii. 322 The new weapon is in the form of a rocket which has been seen fired from the testing ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). testingadj. Etymology: < test v.² + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtesting. That tests or puts to the test or proof. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [adjective] probationally1707 testing1847 bench-testing1888 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. viii. 135 His writings..had stood their testing century but indifferently well. 1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years I. vi. 179 I will add another and a very testing question. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Nov. 1/1 It is a testing crisis for English democracy. 1885 J. Beddoe Races of Brit. 271 An edifice of wood and stubble, which may..be consumed by the testing fire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.¹1681n.²1687adj.1847
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Compounds

testingadj.

testingn.¹

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