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单词 venturing
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venturingn.

Etymology: < venture v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈventuring.
1. The action of the verb; spec. engagement or participation in a commercial venture or enterprise.
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society > trade and finance > [noun] > trading venture or speculation
venturing1548
speculation1776
enterprise1847
society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation
venturing1548
speculation1774
1548 High Court of Admiralty Exam. 17 Dec. 35 Having the licence of the Lorde Protectors Grace to goe a venturing [i.e. having a letter of marque].
1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. Bii Ventryng of much, May haue a lyttle.
1595 Alcilia (1879) 27 Much good successe men misse for lack of ventring.
1631 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 476 Theire daylie losses sustained in the ventring of theire goods by sea.
a1695 Marquis of Halifax Char. Charles II (1750) 154 Wise Venturing is the most commendable Part of human Prudence.
1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Arriesgamiento, hazarding or venturing.
2. venturing pin n. a disposition to use, or the habit of employing, the phrase ‘I venture to say’. (Cf. pin n.1 Phrases 1a) Obsolete.
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the mind > language > statement > [noun] > disposition to venture a statement
venturing pin1671
1671 J. Eachard Some Observ. Answer to Grounds Contempt of Clergy 23 Thus far I durst venture to say, (seeing that we are got upon the Venturing-Pin) that [etc.].
1680 Refl. Late Libel Curse-ye-Meroz 5 I know him by the same old, insipid, phlegmatic-style, the same old Supposals, Dilemma's, and venturing-pins.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

venturingadj.

Etymology: formed as venturing n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈventuring.
Now rare.
a. Of a person: That ventures; engaged or engaging in a venture; venturous.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > [adjective]
adventurousc1330
undertaking?a1400
entreprenantc1475
enterprising1601
attemptive1603
venturing1616
emprising1829
15.. Vox populi vox Dei 288 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. III. 278 For of one C ye have not ten, That now be marchantes ventring men.
1572 W. Malim tr. N. Martinengo True Rep. Famagosta f. 14v The venturers with the sword were 60. thousand in number [marg., Gli Venturieri da spada, are a kinde of venturing soldiers, who commonly are wont to follow the armye in hope of the spoyle.].
1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale vii. 536 Enginers, stronge laborers and ventringe pioners.
1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Sivb In the High and Low Peaks, where ventureing Miners get but small Quantitys of Booss.
b. Of an expression: Bold, daring. Obsolete. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > bold
bold1650
venturinga1651
a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) i. xi. 96 The Stoicks..have indeed some doting and venturing expressions.

Derivatives

ˈventuringly adv.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [adverb]
tentatively1588
tastingly1598
peirastically1817
experimentally1862
venturingly1884
1884 E. Fawcett Rutherford i ‘They were very nice people..’, Rutherford proceeded, somewhat venturingly.
1893 Sunday Mag. July 465/1 He bent down and touched the child's cheeks venturingly with a hard, horny finger-tip.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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