adsumint.n.

Brit.

/ˈadsʊm/,

/ˈadsʌm/, U.S.

/ˈædˌsəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adsum, adesse.

Etymology: < classical Latin adsum, 1st singular present indicative of adesse to be present (see adessive adj.).

Now rare.

‘I am here’ (used to indicate the speaker is present). Hence as n.: this statement as an answer in a roll-call, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > [noun] > presence in person > actual person

persona1438

adsum1594

1594 Taming of a Shrew sig. D3 Feran...Wheres that villaine that I sent before. San. Now, adsum, sir.

1710 Tatler 20 Jan. in Lucubrations Isaac Bickerstaff (1712) V. 19 One Day, just after the Publick Prayers were over, and when it came to my turn to say Adsum, through Mistake I answer'd, Amen.

1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xlii. 373 He lifted up his head a little, and quickly said ‘Adsum!’ and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called.

1915 J. E. G. Hadath Sheepy Wilson i. 2 Before ever he had uttered his first Adsum or slipped timidly for the first time into form.

1969 R. Godden In this House of Brede iii. 98 The Abbot President took a roll call, each nun as her name was called rising in her stall and answering, ‘Adsum.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adsum
释义	adsumint.n. Brit. /ˈadsʊm/, /ˈadsʌm/, U.S. /ˈædˌsəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adsum, adesse. Etymology: < classical Latin adsum, 1st singular present indicative of adesse to be present (see adessive adj.). Now rare. ‘I am here’ (used to indicate the speaker is present). Hence as n.: this statement as an answer in a roll-call, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [noun] > presence in person > actual person persona1438 adsum1594 1594 Taming of a Shrew sig. D3 Feran...Wheres that villaine that I sent before. San. Now, adsum, sir. 1710 Tatler 20 Jan. in Lucubrations Isaac Bickerstaff (1712) V. 19 One Day, just after the Publick Prayers were over, and when it came to my turn to say Adsum, through Mistake I answer'd, Amen. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xlii. 373 He lifted up his head a little, and quickly said ‘Adsum!’ and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called. 1915 J. E. G. Hadath Sheepy Wilson i. 2 Before ever he had uttered his first Adsum or slipped timidly for the first time into form. 1969 R. Godden In this House of Brede iii. 98 The Abbot President took a roll call, each nun as her name was called rising in her stall and answering, ‘Adsum.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.n.1594
随便看	treecrow treecrowned treecuckoo treecult treed treed calf treedaisy treedaubing treedeity treediagram treedigger treedivination treedotted treedove treedrum treeduck treedweller treedwelling treeembowered treeenchanter treefalcon treefancier treefeeder treefeeding treefeller