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单词 inscriptive
释义

inscriptiveadj.

Brit. /ɪnˈskrɪptɪv/, U.S. /ᵻnˈskrɪptɪv/
Etymology: < Latin inscript-, participial stem of inscrībĕre to inscribe v. + -ive suffix.
1. Of the nature of an inscription; belonging to or used in inscriptions (quot. 1888).
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society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [adjective]
inscriptive1740
inscriptional1822
epigraphic1858
epigraphical1881
1740 in Ann. Reg. 1772 (1773) Poetry 208 O! let this column rise, Pure from false trophies and inscriptive lyes.
1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone vii. 123 ‘God us ayde!’..Inscriptive legend, which I ween May on those holy Bells be seen.
1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. i. 36 When speaking of inscriptive writing, Routh once remarked [etc.].
2. Bearing an inscription; = inscribed adj. 2. Obsolete.
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1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 5 And Vases boss'd, and huge inscriptive Stones.

Derivatives

inˈscriptively adv. by way of an inscription.
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society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [adverb]
epigraphically1883
inscriptively1895
1895 Daily News 5 Feb. 6/5 Beneath this again are inscriptively quoted the hero's words: ‘Thus Sebastopol defends herself’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1740
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