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单词 double-edged
释义

double-edgedadj.

Etymology: < double edge + -ed suffix2, or double adv. + edged adj.
Having two (cutting) edges; figurative cutting or acting both ways.
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the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge > having sharp edge > two-edged
two-edged1526
ansal?1541
double-edged1552
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective]
double?c1225
uncertainc1384
equivoquea1450
amphibille?1450
ambiguousc1487
indifferent?1531
forked1551
amphibological1587
equivocal1601
double-meaning1605
left-handed1610
dilogical1616
two-edgeda1625
biviousa1644
equivocating1645
amphibolous1647
yea-and-nay1648
amphibolical1652
bifarious1656
double-handed1661
squibbling1674
ambigual1683
equivocous1701
ambiguea1734
double-edged1791
multivocala1834
grey1835
amphibolic1873
ambivalent1923
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Double edged, anceps.
1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 84 Your Delphick Sword..Is double edg'd, and cuts on either side.
1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 289 Pikes..headed with a double-edged Iron.
1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 454 Strong pointed, double-edged wit.
1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 196 The charge..is double-edged, and cuts both ways.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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