单词 | long-standing |
释义 | long-standingadj. That has continued or existed for a long time; having had a specified role or identity for a long time. Originally and frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > of long standing longOE oldOE veterate?1541 long-rooted1562 of long standinga1568 old-standinga1627 veteran1648 long-running1651 long-standing1655 old-established1776 long-breathed1816 long-time1851 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] stablea1300 durablec1386 during1398 durant1455 permanent?a1475 standingc1480 perseverablea1500 indelible1532 of long standinga1568 permansible1568 long-established1589 dureful1595 subsistent1603 subsisting1613 staple1621 constant1645 long-standing1655 throughout1701 untemporary1784 pukka1801 rock-ribbed1903 hardwired1971 1655 J. Robinson Birth of Day 52 Taking away that sinne and corruption which he sees contracted in us by a long standing security. 1668 E. Worsley Protestancy without Princ. i. xi. 115 They so boldly prefer it before the Faith of the long standing Catholick Church. 1727 R. Acherley Britannic Constit. x. 601 The Rising of the long standing Parliament, which was at last Dissolved. 1761 G. G. Beekman Let. 28 May in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 381 I Shall..Trouble you Once More to settle another small Longstanding account with Mr. E Fetch. 1792 W. Osbaldiston Brit. Sportsman 115/1 Where the disorder is long standing, the following [medicine] balls are best. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. ix. 196 In spite of every long-standing expectation. View more context for this quotation 1841 W. Brewer Mil. & Naval Med. Ref. Bk. 235 If the purging be long-standing, or constitutional, or brought on by moral causes. 1871 S. B. James Duty & Doctr. (ed. 3) 20 The afflictions of many upright, deserving, poor, long-standing curates. 1937 A. Christie Dumb Witness xv. 155 Yes, but in this case, Miss Arundell died of a long-standing complaint. 1947 Kiplinger Mag. Apr. 19/1 The troubles are long-standing. 1987 M. Crichton Sphere 26 Ted was a longstanding advocate for life on the other worlds. 1993 Toronto Life July 10/2 There are some friendships that are long-standing, and there are some folks..who are not particularly well-integrated. 2007 Commonweal 23 Nov. 19/1 The ‘cultural revolution’ of the 1960s challenged long-standing assumptions about authority and conformity to traditional ways of life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1655 |
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