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单词 job-like
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Job-likeadj.adv.

Brit. /ˈdʒəʊblʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈdʒoʊblaɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Job n.1, -like suffix.
Etymology: < Job n.1 + -like suffix.
Resembling Job in endurance, patience, etc. Also as adv.
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1654 J. N. Proh Tempora 7 Is not this admirable and terrifying their Job-like patience, that men do not Apostles-like, leave all and do what they bid them do.
1661 H. Adis Fannaticks Alarm 17 Then Iob-like they hold their Integrity, to the advancing of Gods Glory.
1789 A. Bayly Alliance Musick, Poetry & Oratory ii. 83 Groaning within himself, and seized, Job-like, with an extasy of grief.
1826 Lancet 15 July 502/2 I had long admired..the Job-like endurance.
1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 355 Job-like couched on dung and crazed with blains.
1924 Glasgow Herald 11 June His capacity to sit through the dullest debate is Job-like.
1996 Daily Tel. 26 Apr. 22/1 He deserves praise for the care, skill, dedication and Job-like patience with which he has pursued his objectives.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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