单词 | eluctation |
释义 | † eluctationn. Obsolete. 1. The action of bursting or struggling forth. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [noun] > sudden or violent eruption1555 ebullition1600 eluctation1633 explosion1652 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 3) 480 The breath being gathered into those straights, with a forcible eluctation opens the arterie. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 52 There is nothing more acceptable unto the Ingenious World, than this noble Eluctation of Truth. 2. figurative. Escape through struggle; release. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > by struggling eluctation1627 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > release from confinement unbinding1382 releasing1395 loosing1415 dischargec1458 enlargement1540 release1559 relaxationa1578 unloosing1578 bail1598 loosening1598 releasant1606 enlarge1608 dismission1609 eluctation1627 to let go1631 relaxating1647 unfetteringa1653 disimprisonment1656 disimprisoning1659 absolute discharge1729 disincarceration1831 decarceration1963 1627 J. Donne Serm. Lady Danuers 65 I shall be with him, in his Eluctation, in his Victory. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 268 At last we..find our selves freed by a comfortable and joyfull eluctation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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