| 释义 |
unˈtying, vbl. n.
[f. untie v.]
The action of the vb.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 45 b/2 Concerninge the vntyinge [of a bandage]. a1637B. Jonson Horace's Art Poetrie 274 Nor must the fable..have a god come in; except a knot Worth his untying happen there. 1644Hunton Vind. Treat. Monarchy vii. 55 The non observance of it by the King did not amount to an untying of the bond of subjection in the people. 1668Dryden Ess. (ed. Ker) I. 86 For the contrivance of the plot, 'tis..withal easy; for the..untying of it, 'tis so admirable, that [etc.]. a1844Campbell Song, ‘How delicious’ i, When two mutual hearts are sighing For the knot there's no untying. 1891T. Hardy Tess xlvii, Tess..was one of those who best combined strength with quickness in untying. |