单词 | labyrinthal |
释义 | labyrinthaladj. = labyrinthine adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves > like a maze or labyrinth forwrinked14.. mazy1579 coney-vaulted1585 labyrinthian1588 mazelike1596 labyrinth-like1601 Daedalian1607 labyrinthine1632 cuniculous1634 labyrinthed1641 labyrinthala1661 labyrinthiform1805 daedal1818 meandriform1857 mazed1920 a1661 R. Bargrave Trav. Diary (1999) 72 About Ephesus is the Maeander, whose labirinthallStreams afford..a delightfull Prospect. 1665 W. Simpson Zenexton Ante-pestilentiale 35 Those Idea's & labyrinthal thoughts which are impress'd upon those who are sometimes in the beginnings of Feavers. a1711 T. Ken Anodynes in Wks. (1721) III. 431 I then meet labyrinthal Ducts, Turnings and Windings, dark Retreats. 1797 College: a Satire 42 Each lymphatic fills From myriad springs its labyrinthal rills. 1859 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 175 Many labyrinthalpassages and recesses inaccessible to daylight. 1881 Arctic Cruise Corwin 30 The labyrinthal ice mazes of the Arctic. 1914 A. J. Bedell tr. G. Alexander Dis. Ear in Childhood xvi. 400 Labyrinthal fistulæ are of exceedingly frequent occurrence. 1961 P. Kelemen El Greco Revisited 157 The tourists, herded by a guide whose main concern is not to lose any of them in the labyrinthal streets. 1996 Language 72 806 But as with many other of his denials, his reasons are labyrinthaland wordy. 2007 L. Laube Way to Madagascar 41 Getting my bag up and down endless flights of stairs and negotiating through labyrinthal, subterranean depths to the right platform. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adverb] > in many or winding curves > like a maze or labyrinth labyrinthally1669 mazily1845 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adverb] > and complex labyrinthally1669 1669 Addr. Hopeful Young Gentry 42 The soul is..more labyrinthally and securely imprisoned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1661 |
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