单词 | acknowledging |
释义 | acknowledgingn. The action of acknowledge v. (in various senses); an instance of this; (an) acknowledgement. ΚΠ 1534 G. Joye in tr. Dauids Psalter f. 33 It [sc. Psalm 25] is a comon prayer and acknowleginge of his sinnes. 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xvi. 83 An acknowledging of a bond to the Prince, taken by a Iudge of Recorde. 1611 Bible (King James) Philemon 6 The acknowledging of euery good thing. View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. ix. 135 There is nothing needfull to the acknowledging of the truth of the consequence, but that the word Man be understod. a1754 J. Maclaurin Ess. Prophecies (1773) ii. 479 That is not an acknowledging of God's grace. 1861 H. Bushnell Christian Nurture ii. vi. 339 An habitual surrender to what God has..instituted by his will..is the acknowledging of his pure authority. 1877 Electoral Count 1877 (U.S. Electoral Comm.) 217 They..object to the reading, the recording, or acknowledging of any commission, license, certificate of appointment, [etc.]. 1913 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 10 146 He..would represent himself as delivered from the bad infinite by an acknowledging of the good. 2001 Law & Philos. 20 587 Registering or acknowledging of the Other in his or her suffering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). acknowledgingadj. That acknowledges (in various senses); (formerly) spec. †that expresses esteem, regard, or gratitude, grateful (obsolete); (now usually) that owns, recognizes, or notices something or someone. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > [adjective] > expressing gratitude gratulatory1563 acknowledging1603 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. v. 517 A vertuous and constant resolution, matched with an acknowledging minde [Fr. vne volonté recognoissante]. 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iii. iii, in Wks. I. 555 He has..made your mistris so acknowledging, and indeed, so ashamed of her iniurie to you, that she desires you to forgiue her. View more context for this quotation 1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 199 There are but few acknowledging Persons. a1700 J. Dryden Dram. Wks. (1701) III. 8 Certainly, if ever Nation were oblig'd, either by the Conduct, the Personal Valour, or the good Fortune of a Leader, the English are acknowledging, in all of them, to your royal Highness. 1751 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 9 She..was..so acknowledging that I should desire her acquaintance, that she overwhelmed me with her civilities. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xiv. 302 And with what do you propose to commence your debut as a man of letters?—but I guess—poetry—poetry... Yes! there is an acknowledging modesty of confusion in your eye and manners. 1906 J. London White Fang v. v. 321 Weedon Scott patted him, and his throat rumbled an acknowledging growl. 1999 Med. Anthrop. Q. 13 146 Diagnostic meetings seemed to forbid conversation or even an acknowledging glance in my direction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1534adj.1603 |
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