单词 | admiratively |
释义 | admirativelyadv. 1. Chiefly Grammar. By means of, or in the manner of, an admirative statement; in the admirative mood. Cf. admirative adj. 2. ΚΠ 1765 J. Elphinston Princ. Eng. Lang. Digested II. iii. viii. 206 Connectedly we may affirm—so makes duly the donor the donation; and admiratively we may ask: The donor makes duly the donation! 1842 E. H. Lindo tr. R. M. Ben Israel Conciliator I. 102 R. Hezekiah says, it should be read admiratively, as if it said, ‘I will approach now and see why?’ that is, why the bush does not burn. 1871 Nature 14 Dec. 122/2 When Prof. Tait parenthetically and admiratively corrects me for calling him Cartes, he surely overlooked the fact that Cartes is his English name. 2007 V. A. Friedman in Z. Guentchéva & J. Landaburu L'Énonciation Médiatisée II. v. 368 The analytic preterit can be used admiratively to express surprise at the present discovery of a pre-existing state. 2. With admiration; admiringly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > [adverb] wonderfullya1500 admiringly1606 admiratively1882 1882 Notes & Queries 1 Apr. 245/2 So wonderfully applicable..that it may be admiratively quoted just now. 1904 L. A. Harker Little People 98 Peter, behind the door, wagged his head, exclaiming admiratively—‘How well that kid does act.’ 1929 F. B. Austin Saga of Sea 105 Flosi, the Icelander known admiratively as Skull-splitter, was with them. 1980 M. Girodias Frog Prince iii. 56 He pinches admiratively my butterly-size biceps, pretending fright. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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