释义 |
maiming, vbl. n.|ˈmeɪmɪŋ| [-ing1.] The action of the verb maim.
a1400–50Alexander 4088 Þan wald his pepill & his princes haue past ouir þe bourne, And miȝt noȝt for þe morsure & maynyng of bestis. a1568R. Ascham Scholem. ii. (Arb.) 99 To the marring and mayning of the Scholer in learning. 1602W. Fulbecke 1st Pt. Parall. 78 The opinion of M. Brooke is that hee may beate him if hee cannot otherwise escape without stripes or wounds or mayming. 1727Swift Let. Eng. Tongue Wks. 1755 II. i. 188 Another cause..which hath contributed..to the maiming of our language, is a foolish opinion,..that we ought to spell exactly as we speak. 1768–74Tucker Lt. Nat. (1834) II. 43 Inevitable evils are..such as sudden deaths, maimings, or other bodily hurts by the stroke of lightning. |