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单词 home-going
释义

home-goingadj.

Brit. /ˈhəʊmˌɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhoʊmˌɡoʊɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home adv., going adj.
Etymology: < home adv. + going adj. Compare earlier homegoing n.
That goes or is going home.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [adjective] > home
homebound1598
homeward-bound1602
home-coming1655
home-going1763
1763 W. Perfect Bavin of Bays 24 Herds home-going hasten from the field.
1850 Morning Chron. 4 Oct. 5/4 I sent you a few hasty lines by our overland express to Madras on the 5th inst., to catch the home-going steamer Hindostan.
1867 Home Missionary Aug. 89 Home-going letters to every part of the world.
1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 416/1 From beyond the cliffs tinkled the bells of the home-going goats.
1973 ‘D. Craig’ Bolthole i. 9 They were beginning to reach thick home-going traffic.
1999 Caravan Mag. June 11/1 We were motoring round the M25 among the homegoing crowds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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