单词 | continentally |
释义 | continentallyadv. In a continental manner; in relation to a continent; also figurative with ‘wide views’ of things (opposed to insularly). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adverb] unprejudicedly1643 imprejudicately1654 unprejudicatelya1663 fairly1676 unbiassedly1676 unprepossessedly1748 continentally1783 open-mindedly1909 1783 A. Hamilton Let. 8 Apr. in Papers (1962) III. 321 They are the men who think continentally. 1883 in Amer. Home Mission Rep. May A time when Christians needed to accustom their minds to larger things, when they needed to think ‘continentally’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adv.1783 |
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