| 释义 |
swimmingness rare.|ˈswɪmɪŋnɪs|
[f. swimming ppl. a. + -ness.]
a. A misty or moist appearance (of the eyes).
b. Smooth gliding movement.
1700Congreve Way of World iii. v, You see that picture has a sort of a—Ha, Foible! a Swimmingness in the eyes. 1746H. Walpole Let. to Conway 24 Oct., His eyes..had..a certain melancholy swimmingness, that described hopeless love rather than a natural amorous languish. 1835T. Hook G. Gurney I. vii. 283 There was a swan-like swimmingness about her air and gait. |