释义 |
sententiosity rare.|sɛntɛnʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ| [f. L. sententiōs-us sententious + -ity.] Sententiousness: also a sententious remark.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. i. vi. 23 Nosce teipsum of Thales: Nosce tempus of Pittacus: Nihil nimis of Cleobulus;..are but vulgar precepts in Morality, carrying with them nothing above the lyne, or beyond the extemporall sententiosity of common conceits with us. 1891Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Feb. 7/1 A..dull compilation of sententiosities about the gross public and Byron and Shelley [etc.]. |