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单词 agentially
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agentiallyadv.

Brit. /eɪˈdʒɛnʃl̩i/, U.S. /eɪˈdʒɛn(t)ʃəli/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin agentia , -al suffix1, -ly suffix2; Latin agenti- , agēns , -al suffix1, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < either post-classical Latin agentia agency n. or classical Latin agenti-, stem of agēns (see agent adj.) + -al suffix1 (compare -ial suffix) + -ly suffix2. Compare later agential adj.
rare before late 20th cent.
As an agent or agency; in the manner or by means of an agent (in various senses).
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1713 Def. Doctrines Holy Trinity iv. 50 I think the Word personally or agentially, both ad intra and ad extra would do better.
1886 H. H. Furness Shakespeare's Othello 101 (note) It [sc. the verb tire] must be either the shortened form of attire..or formed..from tire, a head-dress; and this either transitively or agentially in the sense of ‘arrange a head-dress’.
1997 M. Ruel Belief, Ritual & Securing of Life v. 91 Gift-giving..acts also, agentially, in the creation or maintenance of a relationship.
2008 C. A. B. Joseph Agent in Margin 3 The subject character engages agentially—in other words, chooses and resists in ways that defy the..determination of power systems.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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