单词 | inventory |
释义 | inventoryn. 1. A detailed list of articles, such as goods and chattels, or parcels of land, found to have been in the possession of a person at his decease or conviction, sometimes with a statement of the nature and value of each; hence any such detailed statement of the property of a person, of the goods or furniture in a house or messuage, or the like. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > list > [noun] > inventory indenture1420 inventar1435 invitory1483 inventuarya1513 inventory?1523 inventaryc1540 invitor1545 titulation1576 indent1710 polyptych1897 1483 Cath. Angl. 197/1 Inuitory, inuentarium.] ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. liiv I haue sene..inuy [n] tories made after their dyscease of their apparayle. 1577 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Chron. 137 He caused them to giue an inuentorie, of their owne proper goods. 1582 Instructions to Fenton 9 Apr. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) iii. 645 You shall make a iust and true inuentorie..of all the tackle [etc.]. 1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes iii. f. 101 v Euerie tutor ought..to make a true inuentorie of al the goods and cattelles of his pupil. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 452 There take an Inuentory of all I haue, To the last peny, 'tis the Kings. View more context for this quotation a1714 Bp G. Burnet Hist. Reformation anno 1553 (R.) Visitors were..appointed to examine what church-plate, jewels, and other furniture, was in all cathedrals and churches; and to compare their account with the inventories made in former visitations. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. xxix. 206 The..Duke..ordered an inventory to be taken of his son's wearing apparel. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. iii. iii. 345 The duke's emissaries were active in making inventories of the property of the suspected parties. 2. a. gen. or figurative from 1. A list, catalogue; a detailed account. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > list > [noun] tableOE scorec1325 billa1340 calendar?a1400 legendc1400 librarya1450 Ragmanc1450 Ragman rollc1450 cataloguea1464 repertory1542 scrowa1545 bedroll?1552 roll1565 file1566 state1582 inventory1589 brief1600 series1601 counter-roll1603 list1604 muster roll1605 cense1615 pinax1625 repertoirec1626 diagram1631 recensiona1638 repertorium1667 vocabulary1694 albe1697 enumeration1725 screed1748 album1753 tableau1792 roll-call1833 shopping list1923 laundry list1958 remainder list1977 1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet D iv I haue taken an inuentorie of al thy vnciuill..tearmes. 1607 E. Grimstone (title) A General Inventorie of the History of France from the beginning of the Monarchie unto 1598. By I. de Serres. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 24 What sects? What are their opinions? give us the Inventory. a1708 W. Beveridge Private Thoughts Relig. (1709) 104 All He hath is briefly summ'd up in this short Inventory; Whatsoever is in Heaven above, or in the Earth beneath is his. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits v. 95 Sir John Herschel..at the Cape of Good Hope, finished his inventory of the southern heaven. 1857 R. C. Trench On Some Deficiencies in our Eng. Dict. 5 The lexicographer is making an inventory; that is his business;..his task is to make his inventory complete. b. spec. in Linguistics. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > [noun] > list of features inventory1945 1945–9 Acta Linguistica V. 88 The graphemes become manifested in concrete letters and letter-attributes... These items make up what may be called the graphic inventory of the given language, which has..its counterpart in the phonic inventory of the same language. 1954 U. Weinreich in Word 10 394 One thing is certain: In the study of language contact and interference..a clear picture of differences in inventory is a prerequisite. 1954 U. Weinreich in Word 10 395 We are not told whether in the phoneme inventory of Southeastern American English, the /æy/ of pass does or does not correspond as an inventory item to the /æ/ of other varieties. 1971 B. Mafeni in J. Spencer Eng. Lang. W. Afr. 109 It is possible that a number of nasalised vowel phonemes may be included in the vowel inventories of some of the conservative varieties of Nigerian Pidgin spoken in certain parts of the country. 3. a. transferred. The lot or stock of goods, etc., which are or may be made the subject of an inventory. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > that which is stored or a store > which is or may be subject of inventory inventory1691 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 5 Those that have duly prized and valued the whole Inventory of this Worlds goods. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 401 All the care Ingenious Parsimony takes, but just Saves the small inventory, bed, and stool, Skillet, and old carv'd chest, from public sale. 1890 E. F. Knight Cruise of ‘Alerte’ ii. 30 She was provided..with new sails..and an excellent inventory throughout. 1895 Daily News 30 Nov. 3/4 Paying all outgoings, which included a heavy inventory. b. spec. The quantity of material, etc., in use or held in stock in an installation at any one time. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > that which is stored or a store > quantity held in stock at one time inventory1955 1955 Proc. Internat. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy (United Nations) III. 4/2 The inventory is the total of all separated fissile fuel supplied to the reactor or system other than produced internally in the reactor, less the amount assignable to the steady rate of make-up. 1963 Chem. Engineer 292/1 Returns..may range from inventory statements to quality control rights. 1963 Chem. Engineer 292/1 The problem of maintaining minimum inventories at minimum cost to the company. 1970 New Scientist 25 June 628/2 Freezing also wins over evaporating as the ‘heat inventory’ is far lower—the latent heat of fusion is far less than the latent heat of evaporation. 1970 Supervisor XXI. 65/2 Vehicles are built for inventory in slack sales periods in anticipation of the peak sales periods. Production hours can thus be stored as physical inventory. 4. attributive. ΚΠ 1529 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. iv. 532 The Inventory Bylle wrytten by Richard Thurketill parishe prest of Eye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). inventoryv. 1. transitive. To make an inventory or descriptive list of; to enter in an inventory, to catalogue: a. goods, etc. ΚΠ 1526 in H. A. Lee-Dillon Customs of Pale (1892) 86 Wracke found by the sea coste muste be broughte to the Lagander's hous, and Invitoried.] 1622 Sir R. Boyle in Lismore Papers (1886) II. 40 Sir Lawrence Parsons..was to inventory all the wrytings. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1649 (1955) II. 553 To Lond, & Inventoried my Moveables. 1721 London Gaz. No. 5986/3 Any such Estate not inventoried. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. ii. 64 Certain commissioners were..appointed to inventory, secure and appraise the said goods. 1881 M. A. Lewis Two Pretty Girls I. 2 All his possessions were being inventoried for sale. b. gen. or figurative. (Cf. to take stock of.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > list > [verb (transitive)] > inventory invitory1556 inventary1590 inventorize1601 inventorya1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 234 It [sc. my beauty] shalbe Inuentoried and euery particle and vtensile labell'd to my will. View more context for this quotation 1645 J. Milton Colasterion 3 The lerned Author himself is inventoried, and summ'd up, to the utmost value of his Livery cloak. 1730 T. Boston View Covt. Grace (1771) 228 This trust makes the unsearchable riches of Christ, not to be particularly inventoried by us, since they are unsearchable. 1889 C. D. Warner Little Journey World vii When she had scanned and thoroughly inventoried Margaret. 2. intransitive and transitive. To amount to or be worth (so much) on an inventory. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] to go for ——1574 value1577 inventory1902 1902 G. H. Lorimer Lett. Merchant ix. 113 The last time I saw her, she inventoried about $10,000 as she stood. 1905 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 20 Oct. 12 The late Senator Platt left an estate which inventories at $20,880. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.?1523v.a1616 |
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