单词 | elevated |
释义 | elevatedadj.n. 1. a. Raised up; (of buildings, etc.) reared aloft; (of the hands) uplifted; (Geography) situated at a high level. elevated pole (see quot.). elevated railway: a railway supported on pillars above the street-level; also (U.S.) elevated highway, elevated railroad, elevated road; so elevated station, elevated train; elliptical as n. = elevated railway, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > elevated in position raiseda1450 elevated1553 mounted1601 upmounted1616 pinnacled1863 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > raised rearedc1330 araisedc1340 loft14.. upraisedc1400 upreared1422 raiseda1450 uplentc1450 sublevate?1523 enhancedc1540 elevated1553 well-raised1575 elevate1598 extolled1608 exalteda1616 relevated1635 elatea1730 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Jjv The south pole..is there eleuated fortie & syxe degrees. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 434 The intelligible faculty of the Soule, as the Queene and Princesse of the rest should sit in an eleuated Tribunall. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xlii. 290 To elect..by plurality of elevated hands. 1674 W. Lloyd Difference Church & Court of Rome 7 The idolatrous Worship of the elevated Wafer. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 200 Rivers have their source either in mountains, or elevated lakes. 1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) i. 11 Um Shaumer, the most elevated summit of the whole range. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Elevated Pole, that..pole which is above the horizon. 1868 N.Y. Tribune 1 July 8/2 The remarkable work of constructing an elevated railway..was again on trial yesterday. 1868 N.Y. Tribune 1 July 8/6 The elevated railroad through Greenwich street has ‘gone up’ higher than was contemplated in the charter of the company. 1868 Commerc. & Financial Chron. VI. 361/1 Three tiers of roads could be constructed; a basement road..a surface road..and an elevated road. 1880 Harper's Mag. Sept. 563 The buzzing which vibrates in the air comes from an elevated railway. 1881 Scribner's Monthly May 159/2 The clatter and roar and groaning wail of the Elevated train. 1881 W. G. Marshall Through Amer. 24 The effect of the ‘elevated’—the ‘L’, as New Yorkers generally call it—is, to my mind, anything but beautiful. 1884 N.Y. Herald 27 Oct. 2/2 Commodious First Flat; Rent $37; Elevated Station 86th st. 1890 Cent. Mag. Nov. 45 In those days there were no elevated roads. 1901 Scribner's Mag. 29 454/1 In the street the Ninth Avenue Elevated train roared by... The cobble-stones on Sixth Avenue were shining under the Elevated. 1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million 8 Standing under a gas-light and looking over the elevated road at the moon. 1945 W. Maxwell Folded Leaf 257 They rode on the elevated railway. 1947 Harper's Mag. May 453/2 The remaining eighty per cent [of the population] cling to the greasy straps of the antiquated, unsanitary, dilapidated, and dangerous Elevated. 1963 P.M.L.A. Dec. p. vii/2 (list) U.K. flyover: U.S. elevated highway. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > [adjective] > of the nature of fumes or vapour > raised by heat elevated1715 1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost II. viii. 322 Distillation..whereby elevated Fumes..are resolv'd into Waters, Oils. c. figurative. Exalted in rank. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank higheOE stern of slatec1300 greatc1325 differentc1384 excellentc1400 haught1470 upper1477 elevate?1504 of sort1606 sublime1606 eminenta1616 exalted1623 elevated1665 uppish1797 ranking1847 high-up1848 high-ranking1850 superimposed1861 salt1868 top-ranking1936 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xii. sig. Ff2 So Elevated a Station is apt to make Men giddy. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 545 The most elevated position among English subjects. 2. transferred. Of the voice, of temperature. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > loud or resonant > raised (of voice) highlyOE highOE hautaina1375 raised1579 exalted1711 uplifted1828 elevated1829 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > becoming hot or warm > of temperature: raised elevated1878 1829 W. Scott Antiquary (new ed.) I. i. 7 With an elevated voice. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 76 If the liquid metal be kept..at an elevated temperature. 3. Mathematics. Of an equation: Involving high powers of the unknown quantity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [adjective] > relating to expressions > relating to equations > involving terms of unspecified powers parodic1684 parodicala1690 elevated1841 non-linear1844 1841 J. R. Young Math Diss. iii. 138 Whenever..the proposed equation is of an elevated order. 1854 G. Boole Investig. Laws Thought i. 17 When that equation is of an elevated degree. 4. a. Astrology. ΚΠ 1721–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Elevated, a Planet is said to be elevated above another, when being stronger it weakens the Influence of the other. b. Heraldry (see quots.). ΚΠ 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Elevated in Heraldry..signifies the points of them [wings] turned upwards, which is the true flying posture. 5. Exalted in character, style, and tone; lofty, sublime; dignified. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] > specifically of things or ideas regal1561 prince-worthy1574 mounted1601 august1602 elevated1604 venerable1615 tall1655 seraphical1656 big1660 rarefied1662 elevate1667 grand1678 dignified1763 princessly1813 sublimized1827 high-stepping1867 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent magnificenta1460 statelya1525 magnifical1533 tragical1533 lofty1565 tragic1566 sublime1586 over-high1587 magnific1589 heroic1590 buskina1593 grandiloquous1593 full-mouthed1594 high-pitched1594 buskined1595 full-mouth1595 high-borne1596 altisonant1612 Roman1619 high-sounding1624 transcendent1631 magniloquent1640 loud1651 altiloquent1656 grandiloquent1656 largiloquent1656 altisonous1661 tall1670 elevate1673 grandisonous1674 sounding1683 exalted1684 grandisonant1684 grandific1727 magniloquous1727 orotund1799 superb1825 spread eagle1839 grandiose1840 magnisonanta1843 togated1868 elevated1875 mandarin1959 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. i. 117 Among..eleuated spirits it will often chance that there will arise in conuersation, a certaine diuersitie of opinion. 1713 Berkeley Ess. in Wks. (1871) III. 183 The most elevated notions of theology and morality. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) Introd. 1 Science..must ever afford..subject of elevated meditation. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 120 One of the most elevated passages in Plato. 6. a. Elated, exhilarated. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > pleasurably excited ticklec1330 elevateda1640 up1815 thrilly1893 thrilled1900 stoked1902 gassed1941 kilig1981 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > elated jollyc1305 elated1615 elevateda1640 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 high1695 elate1702 uppisha1704 vaudyc1720 in fine (also good, high) leg1808 exalté1831 in high snuff1840 bucked1907 thrilled1908 twitterpated1942 a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) ii. i. 64 A little ellevated With the assurance of my future fortune. 1800 R. Bloomfield Winter in Farmer's Boy 98 Sunshine, Health, and Joy…cheer the elevated Boy! 1863 M. Oliphant Salem Chapel I. xi. 189 This elevated frame of mind. b. Slightly intoxicated (humorous or slang). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk merrya1382 semi-bousyc1460 pipe merry1542 totty1570 tipsy1577 martin-drunk1592 pleasant1596 mellow1611 tip-merry1612 flustered1615 lusticka1616 well to live1619 jolly1652 happy1662 hazy1673 top-heavy1687 hearty1695 half-seas-over1699 oiled1701 mellowish1703 half channelled over1709 drunkish1710 half-and-half1718 touched1722 uppisha1726 tosie1727 bosky1730 funny1751 fairish1756 cherry-merry1769 in suds1770 muddy1776 glorious1790 groggified1796 well-corned1800 fresh1804 to be mops and brooms1814 foggy1816 how-come-ye-so1816 screwy1820 off the nail1821 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821 swipey1821 muggy1822 rosy1823 snuffy1823 spreeish1825 elevated1827 up a stump1829 half-cockedc1830 tightish1830 tipsified1830 half shaved1834 screwed1837 half-shot1838 squizzed1845 drinky1846 a sheet in the wind1862 tight1868 toppy1885 tiddly1905 oiled-up1918 bonkers1943 sloshed1946 tiddled1956 hickey- 1827 J. Wight More Mornings Bow St. 51 A leetle elevated in liquor. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany v. 64 Some of the men were a little elevated. 1898 C. M. Yonge Founded on Paper xviii. 211 Though the landlord declared him to have been fairly sober, he was what one awe-stricken youth termed ‘a little elevated’. Derivatives ˈelevatedly adv. in an elevated manner; with exaltation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adverb] micklelyeOE worthlyeOE noblelyc1300 lordlya1398 greatlya1400 kinglyc1425 princely1548 lordlikea1555 princelike1567 majestically1577 kinglike1582 elevatedly1593 great1616 grandly1647 augustly1649 magnificently1660 grand1729 lordfully1836 queenly1840 exaltedly1852 regally1852 nobilmente1899 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 13v So penetrating and eleuatedly haue I prayd for you. ˈelevatedness n. the quality or condition of being elevated. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] highnesseOE dignityc1230 worshiphead1340 gentryc1390 heighta1400 rank?c1430 portc1475 affair1480 stateliness1548 character1629 sublimitya1656 station1706 rate1707 elevatedness1731 tchin1861 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Elevatedness, exaltedness, a being lift up, etc. 1799 W. Godwin St. Leon IV. iv. 111 The elevatedness and generosity of my station. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1553 |
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