| 释义 |
exanimation|ɛgz-, ɛkˌsænɪˈmeɪʃən|
[ad. L. exanimātiōn-em, n. of action f. exanimāre: see exanimate v.]
†a. Deprivation of life (obs.).
b. ‘Apparent death from swooning’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1884).
c. Deprivation of spirits, disheartening, discouragement.
a.1670Maynwaring Vita Sana xvi. 148 Fear..scattering [the spirits] from the Fountain of Life, into the external parts, making a dissolution almost to exanimation.
b.1731–1800Bailey, Exanimation..a swooning or such a sinking of the Spirits as is attended with the Loss of Sense for some time.
c.1604T. Wright Passions v. 175 Euery accent..exclamation, indignation..exanimation, exultation, fitly deliuered, is, etc. 1635Valentine Four Sea-Serm. 55 An exanimation of the mariners..because of the greatnesse of the danger. |