| 释义 |
† ˈfensive, a. Obs.
[Shortened form of defensive.]
= defensive.
1583Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 53 Fensiue seruice. 1595Barnfield Sonn. i, Skin, the bodies fensiue wall. 1602Warner Alb. Eng. 15 The Troyans..seeke to retire into their fensive towne. 1621Quarles Div. Poems, Esther (1717) 157 The Hills His fensive Bulwarks are. |