time-travellingtime-travelingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmˌtravl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈtʌɪmˌtravlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmˌtræv(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: see time n., int., and conj. and travelling adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., travelling adj.

Etymology: < time n. + travelling adj. In later use after time travel n., time-travel v., time travelling n.

1. poetic. Extending or progressing forward through time. rare.

ΚΠ

1871 A. C. Swinburne Songs before Sunrise 171 Mother of man's time-travelling generations,..The temples and the towers of time thou breakest.

2. Originally Science Fiction. That travels into the past or future; that is a time traveller.

ΚΠ

1904 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Sept. 614/1 You have to grant him [sc. H. G. Wells] one absurdity—one perhaps impossible but not inconceivable discovery of a new force or magic power—a time-travelling machine.

1955 W. Tucker Time Bomb vi. 120 A time-traveling bomb, minus a human operator, could float right past you without need of protective devices.

1986 D. Koontz Strangers i. ii. 186 A tale of time-traveling trolls fighting their own secret war against British goblins during the American revolution.

2007 GQ (U.K. ed.) Apr. 316/1 Life On Mars' time-travelling 'tec pulls no punches on remixed rips-offs, Seventies skintights and why Doherty's so dull.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	time-travelling
释义	time-travellingtime-travelingadj. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmˌtravl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈtʌɪmˌtravlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌtræv(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: see time n., int., and conj. and travelling adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., travelling adj. Etymology: < time n. + travelling adj. In later use after time travel n., time-travel v., time travelling n. 1. poetic. Extending or progressing forward through time. rare. ΚΠ 1871 A. C. Swinburne Songs before Sunrise 171 Mother of man's time-travelling generations,..The temples and the towers of time thou breakest. 2. Originally Science Fiction. That travels into the past or future; that is a time traveller. ΚΠ 1904 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Sept. 614/1 You have to grant him [sc. H. G. Wells] one absurdity—one perhaps impossible but not inconceivable discovery of a new force or magic power—a time-travelling machine. 1955 W. Tucker Time Bomb vi. 120 A time-traveling bomb, minus a human operator, could float right past you without need of protective devices. 1986 D. Koontz Strangers i. ii. 186 A tale of time-traveling trolls fighting their own secret war against British goblins during the American revolution. 2007 GQ (U.K. ed.) Apr. 316/1 Life On Mars' time-travelling 'tec pulls no punches on remixed rips-offs, Seventies skintights and why Doherty's so dull. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871
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