| 释义 |
voluminosity|vəljuːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ|
[See next and -osity.]
1. The state of being voluminous in respect of literary production.
1782T. Twining in R. Twining Recreat. & Stud. (1882) 115 Last night I received the Virg. MSS. Thanks again. I was astonished at our voluminosity. 1881Academy 5 Mar. 163/3 A reasonable mean is kept between the voluminosity of Kinglake and the curtness of Livy's ‘this year there was war with the Hernicans and Volscians.’ 1902Ibid. 16 Aug. 167/1 In point of voluminosity the Manchester Guardian easily outdid all competitors.
2. The fact of turning or winding; an instance of this.
1841Blackw. Mag. L. 149 With what sublime..voluminosities it winds, and wreathes, and whirls, and rolls. |