释义 |
overˈwhelmment [f. overwhelm v. + -ment.] = overwhelmedness; overwhelmingness.
1866W. M. Thomas tr. Hugo's Toilers of Sea II. vii. i. 90 There is a degree of overwhelmment which abstracts the mind entirely from its fellowship with man. 1960Angling Times 9 Sept. 6/2 Our river may cause love at first sight, a sudden instantaneous overwhelmment with its manifest beauty. |