transfixv.

/trɑːnsˈfɪks/

/transˈfɪks/

Etymology: < Latin transfīx-, participial stem of transfīgĕre , < trans- prefix + fīgĕre to fix v. Compare Old French transfixer (15th cent. in Godefroy).

a. transitive. To pierce through with, or impale upon, a sharp-pointed instrument (also said of the instrument); to fix or fasten by piercing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > make an opening or hole in or into > bore, pierce, or perforate > with something sharp-pointed > transfix

through-driveOE

through-nimc1275

stickc1330

through-piercec1330

to stick througha1382

preenc1390

spitc1430

thirlc1450

broacha1470

prickc1475

to stick up1528

transfix1590

fix1638

bestick1667

impalea1678

spiculate1835

skewer1837

to strike through1893

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. v. sig. E6^v The bold Semiramis, whose sides transfixt With sonnes own blade, her fowle reproches spoke.

1629 P. Massinger Roman Actor iii. ii. sig. F4 Take A golden arrow, to transfix her heart.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. xi. 407 That monk seemed as if transfixed to the spot.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 239 The butcher bird, transfixes its prey upon the spike of a thorn, whilst it picks its bones.

1850 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders 405 Being absorbed in rapturous devotion, she was transfixed, that is, received the stigmata.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 382 He delights..to transfix the Eristic Sophist with weapons borrowed from his own armoury.

b. figurative. To pierce through (esp. with pain, grief, or other emotion); also, to render motionless (with astonishment, horror, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > intense emotion > affect intensely [verb (transitive)]

thirlc1315

piercec1390

thrilla1400

strikec1475

throb1600

penetratea1616

heart-strikea1637

transfix1649

sink1771

shoot1842

the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > render motionless

transfix1649

1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 19 Transfixed Venus stood amas'd.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 76 Sent by a breaking Heart by Guilt transfix'd.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. x. 303 His heart transfixt With anguish.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xix. 43 Both of whom were so transfixed at sight of the ladies, that..they..could do nothing but stare.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. iv. 70 [He] stood transfixed, with his long dark eyes resting on the unknown man who had addressed him.

Derivatives

transfixed adj. /-ˈfɪkst/poetic./-ˈfɪksɪd/ ; spec. in Heraldry: see quots. c1828 and 1894.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > bored, pierced, or perforated > with a sharp-pointed instrument > transfixed

transfixed1661

transpierced1838

1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Transfixed.., sticked or thurst through.

c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss. Transfixed, pierced through, as a boar's head, &c., transfixed with a spear, &c.

1894 Parker's Gloss. Heraldry 456 Pierced with an arrow generally means the same as transfixed.

transˈfixing adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [adjective] > piercing > transfixing

impalinga1657

transfixing1853

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlvi. 429 Then the transfixed and transfixing vessels were both eaten up together by the greedy floes.

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 64 Their muskets—prudently divested of the transfixing bayonets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	transfix
释义	transfixv. /trɑːnsˈfɪks//transˈfɪks/ Etymology: < Latin transfīx-, participial stem of transfīgĕre , < trans- prefix + fīgĕre to fix v. Compare Old French transfixer (15th cent. in Godefroy). a. transitive. To pierce through with, or impale upon, a sharp-pointed instrument (also said of the instrument); to fix or fasten by piercing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > make an opening or hole in or into > bore, pierce, or perforate > with something sharp-pointed > transfix through-driveOE through-nimc1275 stickc1330 through-piercec1330 to stick througha1382 preenc1390 spitc1430 thirlc1450 broacha1470 prickc1475 to stick up1528 transfix1590 fix1638 bestick1667 impalea1678 spiculate1835 skewer1837 to strike through1893 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. v. sig. E6^v The bold Semiramis, whose sides transfixt With sonnes own blade, her fowle reproches spoke. 1629 P. Massinger Roman Actor iii. ii. sig. F4 Take A golden arrow, to transfix her heart. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. xi. 407 That monk seemed as if transfixed to the spot. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 239 The butcher bird, transfixes its prey upon the spike of a thorn, whilst it picks its bones. 1850 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders 405 Being absorbed in rapturous devotion, she was transfixed, that is, received the stigmata. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 382 He delights..to transfix the Eristic Sophist with weapons borrowed from his own armoury. b. figurative. To pierce through (esp. with pain, grief, or other emotion); also, to render motionless (with astonishment, horror, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > intense emotion > affect intensely [verb (transitive)] thirlc1315 piercec1390 thrilla1400 strikec1475 throb1600 penetratea1616 heart-strikea1637 transfix1649 sink1771 shoot1842 the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > render motionless transfix1649 1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 19 Transfixed Venus stood amas'd. a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 76 Sent by a breaking Heart by Guilt transfix'd. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. x. 303 His heart transfixt With anguish. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xix. 43 Both of whom were so transfixed at sight of the ladies, that..they..could do nothing but stare. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. iv. 70 [He] stood transfixed, with his long dark eyes resting on the unknown man who had addressed him. Derivatives transfixed adj. /-ˈfɪkst/poetic./-ˈfɪksɪd/ ; spec. in Heraldry: see quots. c1828 and 1894. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > bored, pierced, or perforated > with a sharp-pointed instrument > transfixed transfixed1661 transpierced1838 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Transfixed.., sticked or thurst through. c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss. Transfixed, pierced through, as a boar's head, &c., transfixed with a spear, &c. 1894 Parker's Gloss. Heraldry 456 Pierced with an arrow generally means the same as transfixed. transˈfixing adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [adjective] > piercing > transfixing impalinga1657 transfixing1853 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlvi. 429 Then the transfixed and transfixing vessels were both eaten up together by the greedy floes. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 64 Their muskets—prudently divested of the transfixing bayonets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1590
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