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单词 exemplariness
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exemplarinessn.

Brit. /ᵻɡˈzɛmplərɪnᵻs/, /ɛɡˈzɛmplərɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ɪɡˈzɛmplərinᵻs/, /ɛɡˈzɛmplərinᵻs/
Forms: 1600s examplarinesse, 1600s exemplarinesse, 1600s exemplarynesse, 1600s–1700s examplariness, 1600s– exemplariness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: exemplary adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < exemplary adj. + -ness suffix.
1. The fact or quality of setting or affording an example to others that is considered worthy of imitation; commendable conduct, exemplary behaviour; = exemplarity n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > quality of being worthy of imitation
exemplarity1604
exemplariness1628
1628 W. Prynne Healthes: Sicknesse Ep. Ded. sig. ¶3 The exemplarinesse of his practicall, pious, regulating and reforming life.
1650 W. Davenant Pref. to Gondibert 49 It [sc. Witt] is in Diuines Humility, Examplarinesse [1651, 1673 Exemplariness], and Moderation.
1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 619 The examplariness of her conduct.
1857 Christian Cabinet 6 Feb. 4/1 The value of his services, the excellence of his public discourse, and his exemplariness in private life.
1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 973/2 He is remembered for the purity and exemplariness of his life.
1936 Winnipeg Free Press 30 Nov. 1/5 Mr de Valera..has..earned by his almost ascetic adherence to his principles a deep respect marred by nothing in the exemplariness of his life.
1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 11 Nov. 20 Mao..created among his own people..an illusion of exemplariness.
2. The fact or quality of serving as a deterrent or warning to others; = exemplarity n. 3. Somewhat rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > deterring > a deterrent example > quality of being
exemplariness1642
exemplarity1648
1642 J. Goodwin Imputatio Fidei xxi. 206 The offenders not holding out proportion with the nature..of their offences:..their owne families..should be taken to make up the exemplarinesse of the punishment.
1812 Crit. Rev. Apr. 415 In the exemplariness of capital punishment appears to consist its only reasonable recommendation.
1823 Inquirer Jan. 150 With respect to exemplariness..confinement on board the hulks..[is] highly calculated to strike beholders.
1912 R. Howell tr. G. de Tarde Penal Philos. iii. 147 The secondary form..was exemplariness... to inspire within those..anxious to follow in the footsteps of the malefactor a salutary terror.
2013 Times of India (Nexis) 6 July It is the authorities' ‘mandatory duty to maintain public roads and their failure to do so should result in exemplary damages for the victim’. The exemplariness is vital..to create a deterrent against future lapses.
3. The fact or quality of influencing or being likely to influence others to act in a particular way, by means of example; = exemplarity n. 2. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > outstandingness or prominence > types of
emphasis1650
exemplariness1650
stress1653
misemphasis1893
1650 C. H. Mutatus Polemo Rev. 27 They [sc. our Governors] will serve as a kind of animated law to those that are gently allured & led on by their godly conversation; certainly this exemplariness of theirs is a kind of command.
1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 210 Their [sc. kings'] Virtues and their Vices..by an Influential Exemplarinesse, so Generally Fashion and Sway their Subjects.
1728 R. Hill Disc. Fourth Commandmant i. 20 God's Rest after the six Days Work.., was designed to be exemplary. The Question is, Whether this Exemplariness extended to Mankind, or only respected the Jews?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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