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单词 engrossment
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engrossment


en·gross

E0148800 (ĕn-grōs′)tr.v. en·grossed, en·gross·ing, en·gross·es 1. To occupy exclusively; absorb: a novel that engrosses every reader.2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).3. a. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.b. To write or print the final draft of (an official document).
[Middle English engrossen, to collect in large quantity, monopolize, from Old French engrossier, from en gros, in large quantity : en, in (from Latin in; see in-2) + gros, large; see gross. Sense 3, from Middle English engrossen, to make a finished copy of a legal document, from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossāre : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + grossa, a copy in a large hand (from Late Latin grossus, thick).]
en·gross′er n.en·gross′ment n.Synonyms: engross, absorb, consume, preoccupy
These verbs mean to possess or control exclusively: Her reading engrosses her. Studying absorbs all my time. Fear has consumed her. Financial worries preoccupied him.

engrossment

(ɪnˈɡrəʊsmənt) n1. (Law) a deed or other document that has been engrossed2. the state of being engrossed

en•gross•ment

(ɛnˈgroʊs mənt)

n. 1. the act of engrossing. 2. the state of being engrossed or absorbed. [1520–30]

engrossment

1. a document or other piece of writing in a large, bold hand.
2. a formal document, as a proclamation, suitably written in a calligraphic hand and often illuminated. — engrosser, n.
See also: Writing
Thesaurus
Noun1.engrossment - complete attentionengrossment - complete attention; intense mental effortimmersion, absorption, concentrationattention - the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"centering, focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction - the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"specialism - the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupationstudy - a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
2.engrossment - the mental state of being preoccupied by somethingengrossment - the mental state of being preoccupied by somethingpreoccupancy, preoccupation, absorptioncognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processesabstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all elseabsentmindedness - preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
3.engrossment - the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"intentnessassiduity, assiduousness, concentration - great and constant diligence and attention

engrossment

nounTotal occupation of the attention or of the mind:absorption, enthrallment, immersion, preoccupation, prepossession.

engrossment


engrossment

(ĕn-grōs′mĕnt) An attitude of total focus on something or someone. In obstetrics, the term denotes attachment behavior exhibited by new parents during initial contacts with their newborns.

engrossment


  • noun

Synonyms for engrossment

noun total occupation of the attention or of the mind

Synonyms

  • absorption
  • enthrallment
  • immersion
  • preoccupation
  • prepossession

Synonyms for engrossment

noun complete attention

Synonyms

  • immersion
  • absorption
  • concentration

Related Words

  • attention
  • centering
  • focus
  • focusing
  • focussing
  • focal point
  • direction
  • specialism
  • study

noun the mental state of being preoccupied by something

Synonyms

  • preoccupancy
  • preoccupation
  • absorption

Related Words

  • cognitive state
  • state of mind
  • abstractedness
  • abstraction
  • absentmindedness

noun the quality of being intent and concentrated

Synonyms

  • intentness

Related Words

  • assiduity
  • assiduousness
  • concentration
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