单词 | exampling |
释义 | examplingn. 1. The action or an act of setting or affording an example, esp. one for others to follow. Also (chiefly in early use): a model or example of a quality, action, etc., esp. one considered commendable or worthy of imitation. Cf. example v. 1.Apparently rare between mid 18th cent. and late 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > exemplifying some rule, activity, quality, etc. > action of exemplifying or instantiating forbyseninga1400 examplingc1443 exemplification1450 exemplifying1519 illustration1581 instantiation1949 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 443 (MED) Þou denouncist hem to vs in holy writte boþe bi exaumpling of þi gouernaunce and also bi þi wordis speking. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 456 (MED) Bi exaumpling of petris deede. 1611 H. Barrow Platform sig. B6 Remember for your exampleing and incouragement, the good hand of God that was upon Nehemias when hee sought the wealth, prosperitie, and reedifying of Ierusalem. 1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts lxxi. 204 Much caution must be had in our imitation of the actions of the holiest:..the most of their actions are for our wonder, not for our exampling..; how absurd were it in a Peasant to imitate a King? ?1760 S. Hume Extracts Divers Anc. Testimonies of Friends 4 How much greater is this Obligation on Ministers and Elders, to whom the Care, Instruction, exampling, feeding and Oversight of the Flock, Family or Church of Christ, is committed? 1887 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Pharos 11 Apr. The idea is gaining ground that Chicago will lead in the exampling of cities by their commonwealths. 1982 N. Delbanco Northiam Hall in Georgia Rev. Winter 850 We each must learn to die; exampling helps only a little. 1993 S. M. Gower What do they see when they see you Coming vii. 100 Exampling is much more than tutorial in nature. It is supportive. It looks like company and team and fellowship and cooperation. 2009 Rev. Soc. Econ. Sept. 280 The presence of intrinsically motivated people..is important..because their presence indirectly influences the behavior of other workers via ‘exampling’, which leads to imitation. 2. The action or an act of supplying an example which provides evidence of, or serves to illustrate, a fact, assertion, etc.; = exemplification n. 3. Also: such an example. Cf. example v. 3, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > exemplifying some rule, activity, quality, etc. > serving to confirm or illustrate samplec1380 experimenta1530 experimental1664 test1773 exampling1881 1881 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 29 Nov. His rich full voice and his easy exampling of the Westerner [in a theatrical performance] always holds an audience. 1902 Athenaeum 13 Dec. 776/2 Outside Shakespeare, there is no such numerous, full, and various an exampling of Tudor English. 1942 Sociometry Nov. 342 Sampling seems often to have been confused with ‘exampling’. Properly chosen samples in any field of thought permit valid conclusions. Examples..have no such validity, although they are useful as illustrations of principles. 1981 Public Choice 37 381 Professor Eckert's excellent book..is also highly recommended for anyone seeking exampling of high quality applied economics. 2014 Polit. & Govt. Week 6 Feb. Figs. 5A–5C illustrate an exampling of a combining mechanism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). examplingadj. Now rare. That sets or affords a good example; = exemplary adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > prototype > [adjective] > exemplary paradigmatical1577 exemplary1593 suit-worth1594 exampling1605 paradigmatic1662 model1831 exemplaric1836 1605 G. Chapman in B. Jonson Sejanus sig. A Our Phoebus may, with his exampling Beames, Burne out the webs from their Arachnean eyes. 1847 H. W. Pearson League's Convert iii. i. 49 Make my death A holy emblem—an exampling sign, To prove I loved the world that bade me die. 1982 Rendezvous 1 16 He lived an exampling life. My father was an example of Gospel living all my life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1443adj.1605 |
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