单词 | downgoing |
释义 | > as lemmasdowngoing downgoing n. Brit. /ˈdaʊnɡəʊɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌɡoʊɪŋ/ the action or an act of going down; spec. the setting of the sun (cf. down ganging n.).ΚΠ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. viii. xvi. 489 He [sc. þe sonne] semeþ more in his arisinge and doungoynge. 1616 Sheriff Court Bk. Orkney & Shetland (National Archives Scotl.: SC10/1/3–4) f. 63v in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Doun-going Jone Stewart quha wes slane..at the doun going of the soone. 1638 Charles I Let. 25 June in Bp. G. Burnet Mem. Dukes of Hamilton (1677) 60 The telling you that I have not changed my mind in this particular, is Answer sufficient, since it was both foreseen by me, and fully debated betwixt us two before your down-going. 1834 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakspere 22 His down-goings and up-risings. 1912 S. Graham Undiscovered Russia viii. 53 I swear they..smoked clay pipes at the downgoing of the sun. 1995 D. F. Krell Lunar Voices i. i. 12 A turning of the tide..in which the downgoing of the prior epoch embodies the upsurgence of the new. < as lemmas |
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