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单词 informing
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informingn.

Brit. /ɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfɔrmɪŋ/
Forms: see inform v. and -ing suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: inform v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < inform v. + -ing suffix1. Compare information n.
As a count noun: a piece of information imparted; an instruction, a teaching (now rare). As a mass noun: the action or practice of informing; the imparting of information; instructing.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > action of informing > [noun]
informinga1382
traditionc1384
informationa1393
kithinga1400
instruction?a1439
impartment1604
informance1604
re-representation1679
didactic1754
briefing1910
imparting1952
trickle-down1962
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. xix. 15 Who..resceyueden them, that hadden vsid the same enformyngus.
a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 209 Summe doon folily, for defaute of enformynge.
?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. cc.vii Ye neuer can haue none intellygence But by the meane of myn informynge.
1579 G. Gilpin tr. P. van Marnix van Sant Aldegonde Bee Hiue of Romishe Church ii. x. f.168 Lamenting sore before the Bishops, That through informing of the Pope & their prouokings he had made him and his accursed.
1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. xlv. 76 Which back to him with mutuall dutie bears All their informings.
1682 A. Behn Roundheads Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Their Rebellion..should be Represented for the better undeceiving and informing of the World.
1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xiii. 172 Sharpers; who..if unsuccessful, have it in their power to be still greater gainers by informing.
1865 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 436 The supposition that..the research of science is no longer for the enlargement of our experience or for the informing of the mind.
1921 Times 17 May 4/6 It [sc. the Press] has become a more direct, active and powerful force in..the informing of public opinion.
1960 H. Hawkins Pioneer iii. xvi. 312 The informing of Albert Cook in May, 1881, that he would not be re-employed lent an insecurity to the work of all junior faculty members.
1992 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Mar. 21 The grinding diurnal arrest and imprisonment of ordinary gay men, usually prompted by anonymous informings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

informingadj.

Brit. /ɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfɔrmɪŋ/
Forms: see inform v. and -ing suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: inform v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < inform v. + -ing suffix2.
1. That imparts form (form n. 4a) to; that imbues with some pervading quality, esp. life or spirit; animating, inspiring; influencing. Cf. inform v. 8.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > giving of life > [adjective]
life-giving1550
vivific1551
vivificative1575
vivificant1576
vital1590
informing1631
vivifical1632
vivifying1635
informative1642
animantative1655
enlivening1664
vivificatinga1688
animative1706
vitalizing1813
blood-giving1840
c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 265 (MED) Oure next goostly good..whiche is habundaunce of enformyng and stiring gracis.
1631 ‘A. B.’ tr. L. Lessius Rawleigh his Ghost 52 From this supreme Intelligence, or Spirit (as being the first inuenting and informing cause) the beauty, proportion, and perfection of all things doth take its emanation.
1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 229 The ancient heretics, who taught that Christ assumed human flesh, but that the Word or his Divinity was unto that body in the place of an informing soul.
1703 N. Rowe Fair Penitent iv. i. 1532 Love was th' informing, active Fire within.
1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 89 When you feel or see any Instance of Benevolence, you feel and see the informing Influence of your God.
1852 Amer. Whig Rev. June 563/1 Even external grace will not go without a soul, an informing spirit.
1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. i. 5 Pantheists..convinced of the omnipresence of the informing mind.
1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 166 The informing energy of the human will.
1926 P. M. Shand Bk. Wine v. 64 Like all fine wines, Jurançon owes its quality to one supreme and informing vine.
1933 M. K. Gandhi in Harijan 15 Dec. 3/1 The forms are many, but the informing spirit is one.
2001 Spectator (Nexis) 17 Mar. 47 Her syllabus was both a precious link with a glorious dance tradition and one of the vital informing factors of what became known as the English style.
2. That gives or conveys information; instructive, informative; imparting the knowledge of facts.In early use frequently with pejorative connotations of informing against a person; cf. inform v. 4b.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > action of informing > [adjective]
informatory?a1475
copiousa1500
informing1581
intelligentiary1590
intelligencing1595
informative1646
intelligential1820
informational1821
instructional1832
telling1834
factful1842
facty1871
FYI1973
1581 J. Fielde Caueat for Parsons Howlet sig. Giiijv The preachers disobediently stepte vp in the pulpit, and vttered such sedicious proposicions, as he and his informing scribe haue patched together.
1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. I4 Can a man doe nothing i'the Countrey but tis told at Court? there's some busie informing knaue abroad, a my life.
1647 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. Psalms in Tracts (1727) 506 The busy, mischievous, informing slanderer.
1691 R. Baxter Reply to Mr. Beverley's Answer 5 Is this Elucidation, or an informing way of an Instructor?
a1718 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. (1726) I. 718 A seasonable and informing Lecture for our own Times.
1799 M. Berry Let. 12 Jan. (1865) II. 83 Somerville's ‘Anne’..is..clear, distinct, impartial, and wonderfully informing.
1887 Spectator 5 Mar. 319/1 Hallam is great not as a literary writer, but as an informing writer.
1928 C. Morley Ess. 357 He includes a long and most informing article on cider.
1962 French Rev. 35 439 The chapters on folk lore and mass culture are likely to prove the most informing for many readers.
2006 Illawarra (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 5 Apr. 12 Not only are they creating entertaining and informing programs, they are also developing interpersonal skills.

Derivatives

inˈformingly adv. in an informative manner, instructively.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > action of informing > [adverb]
informingly1677
informatively1822
informationally1927
1677 R. Baxter Naked Popery ii. 30 You deal not informingly, in your describing a Puritan.
1726 Glanvill's Sadducismus (ed. 4) i. 148 You stick not to declare, that the Greek Fathers, in dividing Fire into Intellective, Sensitive, and Vegetative, speak tolerably and informingly.
1897 Chicago Advance 21 Oct. 539/1 [He] spoke both inspiringly and informingly of the rise and growth of municipal functions.
1952 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 46 257/1 Analysis of the present parliament then proceeds incisively and informingly under dozens of important sub-heads.
2003 Rec. (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 11 Dec. e3 Her second book..is at once informingly historical, moving, and deeply endearing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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