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单词 theorizing
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theorizingn.

Brit. /ˈθɪərʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈθiəˌraɪzɪŋ/, /ˈθɪˌraɪzɪŋ/
Forms: see theorize v. and -ing suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: theorize v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < theorize v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of theorize v.; an instance of this.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [noun] > forming of theories
theory1592
theorizing1757
theorism1789
theorization1816
1757 Monthly Rev. Feb. 99 The ingenious..did not let the human oeconomy escape their theorising propensity.
1792 T. Kirkland Comm. Apoplectic & Paralytic Affections i. §1. 20 Galen.., being fond of theorising, imagined it [sc. an apoplexy] to arise from a sudden colluvies of pituita.
1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. xii. 258 The necessity of theorising.
1819 Eclectic Rev. Aug. 186 The long train of earnest imaginings, and theorizings, and strenuous practical efforts.
1847 G. Boole Math. Anal. Logic 359 It is a theorizing on existing knowledge, not an adding to its bulk.
1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 127 One fact is worth a volume of theorizing.
1953 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 18 603/1 Members of the first American generation were tempted into over-broad theorizing by their concern to analyze the socially significant.
2000 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Jan. 23/3 It comes as some relief from her theorizings on portraiture.
2002 Time 6 May 50/4 The story was basically a bit of armchair theorizing about a social phenomenon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

theorizingadj.

Brit. /ˈθɪərʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈθiəˌraɪzɪŋ/, /ˈθɪˌraɪzɪŋ/
Forms: see theorize v. and -ing suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: theorize v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < theorize v. + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier theorizing n.
That theorizes; having a propensity to theorize. Frequently in negative contexts.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > of person: concerned with theory
theoric?1600
theoretical1610
theoretic1641
viewed1641
theorical1650
contemplative1653
theorizing1772
1772 Remarks Introd. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland 50 Such theorizing authors take great pains to create all to be Kings, and none to be subjects.
1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 229 The inconsistent conclusions of these theorising philosophers.
1856 H. Winslow Elements Moral Philos. iv. i. 287 The desire of simplification, so characteristic of original, theorizing thinkers.
1891 Athenæum 5 Dec. 753/2 We find the utmost scorn expressed [by Moltke] for..theorizing demagogues.
1907 Athenæum 12 Oct. 435/2 The obscure, theorizing poets who..had their influence in formalizing the Pléiade.
2009 E. B. Litwack Wittgenstein & Value viii. 110 A wide range of theorizing philosophers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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