单词 | appui |
释义 | appuin.ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports staffc1000 hold1042 source1359 legc1380 shorer1393 stabilimenta1398 upholder1398 sustentationa1400 undersetterc1400 bearinga1425 undersettinga1425 suppowellc1430 triclinec1440 sustentaclec1451 supportera1475 sustainerc1475 sustenal1483 stayc1515 buttress1535 underpinning1538 firmament1554 countenance1565 support1570 appuia1573 comfort1577 hypostasis1577 underpropping1586 porter1591 supportation1593 supportance1597 understaya1603 bearer1607 rest1609 upsetter1628 mountinga1630 sustent1664 underlay1683 holdfast1706 abutment1727 suppeditor1728 mount1739 monture1746 bed1793 appoggiatura1833 bracing1849 bench1850 under-pinner1859 bolster-piece1860 sustainer1873 table mount1923 a1573 Lett. Lethington in R. Keith Hist. Affairs Church & State Scotl. (1734) 233 (Jam.) What appuy, or of whom shall she have, being forsaken of her own and old friends? 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 538 If a Vine be to climbe Trees that are of any great height, there would be stayes and appuies set to it. 2. Military. Defensive support. point of appui (French point d'appui): see quot. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > defensive support relief1443 appui1809 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > line > marker for a formation of point of appui1809 1809 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) V. 44 Give an appui to my left flank. 1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Apr. 523 Was the object to provide a point of appui for the spirit of change? 1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry iii. 46 Point of Formation or Appui—Any fixed object or marker upon which a body of troops is directed to commence its formation into line. 3. Horse Riding. (See quot.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > use of hands and legs > management by reins and bit > reciprocal effort appui1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Appui, in the Manage,..is the reciprocal Effort between the Horse's Mouth and the Bridle-Hand; or the Sense of the Action of the Bridle in the Hand of the Horseman. 1816 C. James New Mil. Dict. 19 Horses for the army ought to have a full appui, or firm stay upon the hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2020). appuiappuyv. To prop or stay; spec. (Military) to post (troops) near some point which affords support. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] to bear upeOE underbearc950 bearOE holdc1000 weighc1200 to hold up1297 upholda1300 sustainc1330 undersetc1330 comforta1382 underbear1382 upbear1390 sustaina1398 upkeepc1412 carrya1425 supporta1425 chargea1500 convey1514 avoke1529 confirm1542 stay1548 to carry up1570 bolster1581 lift1590 upstay1590 atlas1593 sustent1605 statuminatea1628 firm1646 appui1656 establish1664 shoulder1674 to keep up1681 upheave1729 withhold1769 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > assign to position > near point of support appui1813 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Appuyed, stayed, propped..also, rested, or leaned upon. 1813 R. Wilson Private Diary I. 361 The enemy have their right appuied upon these mountains. 1813 R. Wilson Private Diary I. 451 The allied main army..will be appuyed so as to succour or receive succour from both flanks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.a1573v.1656 |
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