diligentadj.adv.

/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s deligent.

Etymology: < French diligent (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin dīligent-em attentive, assiduous, careful, in origin present participle of dīligĕre to value or esteem highly, love, choose, affect, take delight in (doing); compare Provençal diligent,Spanish diligente, Italian diligente.

A. adj.

1. Of persons: ‘Constant in application, persevering in endeavour, assiduous’, industrious; ‘not idle, not negligent, not lazy’ (Johnson).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > studiously careful or diligent

intentivec1290

ithanda1300

diligent1340

assiduala1400

industrious1531

sedulous1593

assiduous1660

perdiligent1694

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 32 Uolk..þet by diligent ine þet hi byeþ yhyealde to done.

c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 268 Oure covent To pray for yow is ay so diligent.

c1430 Syr Gener. 1152 Thei wer diligent in here seruice.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 136 To fast and pray..We synfull folk sulde be more deligent.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. xiii. A The soule of the diligent shal haue plenty.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 14^v A painefull and diligent Bayliffe.

1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 53 Philopon is diligentest, and honestest of all.

1655 Campion's Art of composing Musick in Parts in J. Playford Introd. Skill Musick ii. 40 He that will be diligent to know..the true allowances.

1771 E. Burke Corr. (1844) I. 351 Though he is not very active in the House, few are more diligent attenders.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 427 Comforts and luxuries..now unknown..may be within the reach of every diligent and thrifty working man.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) ix. 224 He was a diligent student, working day and night.

2. Of actions, etc.: Constantly or steadily applied; prosecuted with activity and perseverance; assiduous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > studiously careful or diligent > of actions

diligentc1430

sedulous1540

incumbent1814

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 89 Al these thynges, Founde of olde tyme by diligent travaile.

1546 Wycklyffes Wycket sig. A.ii Not in ydle lyuynge, but in dilygente labourynge.

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland Pref. sig. A4^v Things..worthy of our Diligentest Search and Inquiry.

1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline ii Silent awhile were its treadles, at rest was its diligent shuttle.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid i, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 92 Artist's cunning, and workman's diligent hand.

†3.

a. Attentive, observant, heedful, careful. (Of persons and their actions, etc.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective]

busyOE

carefula1000

orne?c1225

intentivec1290

soignous1340

curiousc1386

diligentc1400

well-advisedc1405

thoughtfulc1450

thoughtyc1480

keepful1489

tentfula1525

respective1525

solicit?1526

heedful1548

heedy1548

tentyc1555

chare1564

respectful1585

tentible1603

solicitous1610

observant1627

care-taking1825

leery1911

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective]

intentivec1386

intendable1390

studiousa1400

diligentc1400

intendantc1440

suspensec1450

attent1482

heartbounda1586

searchful1594

intent1610

wist1615

wistful1616

intense1640

imminent1641

concentrative1725

well-attending1725

acuminated1786

spell-bound1799

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 199 Men moun be delyuerid of manye greet sijknessis if her leche is kunnynge & diligent aboute hem.

?c1460 R. Roos tr. La Belle Dame sans Mercy 112 in Polit. Relig. & Love Poems (1866) 55 In his langage not gretely dyligente.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xlii. 5 I haue geuen diligent eare vnto the.

c1547 Duke of Somerset in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 730/2 It maie appere vnto vs mete, more diligenter hede to be taken.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. i. 128 For lacke of diligent obseruing the difference.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 73 A very diligent and observing person.

1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons iii. 31 That exact and diligent Writer Dionysius Halicarnasseus.

1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful v. §4. 174 On a very diligent examination of my own mind..I do not find that..any such picture is formed.

†b. Attentive to others; assiduous in service.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > studiously careful or diligent > diligent in service

officious1565

diligent1566

attentivec1570

assiduous1725

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [adjective] > ready or willing to serve

serviceablea1375

obsequious1447

diligent1566

1566 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 264 All my children to be delegent and obbedient to hir as becummithe them.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 105 Not like a waiting woman, but like a diligent Squire.

1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair i. i He will be diligent and fawning.

†B. adv. = diligently adv.

Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] > with studious care or diligently

yernlyc725

needlyeOE

yerneOE

getenlya1200

diligently1340

studiouslya1382

assiduallya1400

ithandlya1400

throngc1400

diligent1479

abidingly1530

industriously1572

sedulously1594

applyingly1624

assiduously1627

1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 413 So that..they may the better, sewrer, and more diligenter, execute..their said Officez.

1556 W. Lauder Compend. Tractate Dewtie of Kyngis sig. B2 Quhilk suld be taucht, most deligent Be faithfull Pastors.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iii. sig. C2^v He wayted diligent, With humble seruice to her will prepard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	diligent
释义	diligentadj.adv. /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s deligent. Etymology: < French diligent (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin dīligent-em attentive, assiduous, careful, in origin present participle of dīligĕre to value or esteem highly, love, choose, affect, take delight in (doing); compare Provençal diligent,Spanish diligente, Italian diligente. A. adj. 1. Of persons: ‘Constant in application, persevering in endeavour, assiduous’, industrious; ‘not idle, not negligent, not lazy’ (Johnson). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > studiously careful or diligent intentivec1290 ithanda1300 diligent1340 assiduala1400 industrious1531 sedulous1593 assiduous1660 perdiligent1694 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 32 Uolk..þet by diligent ine þet hi byeþ yhyealde to done. c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 268 Oure covent To pray for yow is ay so diligent. c1430 Syr Gener. 1152 Thei wer diligent in here seruice. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 136 To fast and pray..We synfull folk sulde be more deligent. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. xiii. A The soule of the diligent shal haue plenty. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 14^v A painefull and diligent Bayliffe. 1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 53 Philopon is diligentest, and honestest of all. 1655 Campion's Art of composing Musick in Parts in J. Playford Introd. Skill Musick ii. 40 He that will be diligent to know..the true allowances. 1771 E. Burke Corr. (1844) I. 351 Though he is not very active in the House, few are more diligent attenders. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 427 Comforts and luxuries..now unknown..may be within the reach of every diligent and thrifty working man. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) ix. 224 He was a diligent student, working day and night. 2. Of actions, etc.: Constantly or steadily applied; prosecuted with activity and perseverance; assiduous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > studiously careful or diligent > of actions diligentc1430 sedulous1540 incumbent1814 c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 89 Al these thynges, Founde of olde tyme by diligent travaile. 1546 Wycklyffes Wycket sig. A.ii Not in ydle lyuynge, but in dilygente labourynge. 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland Pref. sig. A4^v Things..worthy of our Diligentest Search and Inquiry. 1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline ii Silent awhile were its treadles, at rest was its diligent shuttle. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid i, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 92 Artist's cunning, and workman's diligent hand. †3. a. Attentive, observant, heedful, careful. (Of persons and their actions, etc.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] busyOE carefula1000 orne?c1225 intentivec1290 soignous1340 curiousc1386 diligentc1400 well-advisedc1405 thoughtfulc1450 thoughtyc1480 keepful1489 tentfula1525 respective1525 solicit?1526 heedful1548 heedy1548 tentyc1555 chare1564 respectful1585 tentible1603 solicitous1610 observant1627 care-taking1825 leery1911 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] intentivec1386 intendable1390 studiousa1400 diligentc1400 intendantc1440 suspensec1450 attent1482 heartbounda1586 searchful1594 intent1610 wist1615 wistful1616 intense1640 imminent1641 concentrative1725 well-attending1725 acuminated1786 spell-bound1799 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 199 Men moun be delyuerid of manye greet sijknessis if her leche is kunnynge & diligent aboute hem. ?c1460 R. Roos tr. La Belle Dame sans Mercy 112 in Polit. Relig. & Love Poems (1866) 55 In his langage not gretely dyligente. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xlii. 5 I haue geuen diligent eare vnto the. c1547 Duke of Somerset in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 730/2 It maie appere vnto vs mete, more diligenter hede to be taken. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. i. 128 For lacke of diligent obseruing the difference. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 73 A very diligent and observing person. 1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons iii. 31 That exact and diligent Writer Dionysius Halicarnasseus. 1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful v. §4. 174 On a very diligent examination of my own mind..I do not find that..any such picture is formed. †b. Attentive to others; assiduous in service. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > studiously careful or diligent > diligent in service officious1565 diligent1566 attentivec1570 assiduous1725 society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [adjective] > ready or willing to serve serviceablea1375 obsequious1447 diligent1566 1566 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 264 All my children to be delegent and obbedient to hir as becummithe them. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 105 Not like a waiting woman, but like a diligent Squire. 1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair i. i He will be diligent and fawning. †B. adv. = diligently adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] > with studious care or diligently yernlyc725 needlyeOE yerneOE getenlya1200 diligently1340 studiouslya1382 assiduallya1400 ithandlya1400 throngc1400 diligent1479 abidingly1530 industriously1572 sedulously1594 applyingly1624 assiduously1627 1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 413 So that..they may the better, sewrer, and more diligenter, execute..their said Officez. 1556 W. Lauder Compend. Tractate Dewtie of Kyngis sig. B2 Quhilk suld be taucht, most deligent Be faithfull Pastors. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iii. sig. C2^v He wayted diligent, With humble seruice to her will prepard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † diligentv. Etymology: < French diligent-er to execute with diligence (15th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < diligent diligent adj. and adv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To bestow diligence upon; to work at diligently. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)] > bestow diligence upon diligent1545 to sit tight1738 1545 T. Raynald & R. Jonas in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde iv. sig. Y.v^v Be [the earth]..neuer so well dylygented and pykyd, yet always therein wyl remayne..sedes of vnloked for weedes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.adv.1340v.1545
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diligentadj.adv.

† diligentv.