| 释义 |
subdual|səbˈdjuːəl|
[f. subdue v. + -al1.]
1. The act of subduing or state of being subdued; subjection.
1675R. Burthogge Causa Dei 227 The Castigation and subdual of the affections. 1741–65Warburton Div. Legat. v. iv. Wks. 1788 III. 139 Mahomet's work was not like Moses's, the subdual of a small tract of Country. 1864Pusey Lect. Daniel ii. (1866) 79 Permanent subdual distinguished the Roman Empire. Other Empires swept over like a tornado. 1882H. S. Holland Logic & Life (1885) 45 We are shut out from understanding this subdual which is belief. 1904Archæol. æliana XXV. ii. 147 Their subdual lasted several years.
2. A becoming subdued or moderate. rare.
1884J. Tait Mind in Matter 72 In autumn, with the subdual of heat, there is annually, in Canada, a transformation of nature. |