| 释义 |
† inˈsisture Obs. rare—1.
[f. insist v. + -ure.]
A word of obscure use in Shakespeare: taken variously in the sense of ‘persistency, constancy’ (Schmidt), ‘regularity, or perhaps station’ (Nares); perh. = ‘steady continuance’ in their path.
1606Shakes. Tr. & Cr. i. iii. 87 The Heauens themselues, the Planets, and this Center, Obserue degree, priority, and place, Insisture, course, proportion, season, forme. |