单词 | manually |
释义 | manuallyadv. 1. a. With or using the hand or hands; by manual operation or intervention. In later use: by human effort rather than by automatic, electronic, etc., means. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [adverb] > manually manuallyc1475 handily1611 by one's fingers' ends1618 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by means of the hand(s) manuallyc1475 handily1659 one-handed1865 bimanually1898 one-handedly1949 c1475 tr. Henri de Mondeville Surgery (Wellcome) f. 146v The firste is for to conseruen & hele manuelli, as by letyngis of blood and bi cauterizatioun. a1500 (?1471) G. Ripley Epist. Edward IV (Ashm.) f. 103v Which thyng is not wrought manuelly, But naturally. 1506 in Memorials Hen. VII (1858) 297 Both kings..went up to the high altar, and there sware upon the holy Evangelists, canon of the mass by them manually touched. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Manoalmente, manually, handily. 1738 D. Waterland Christian Sacrifice Explained App. 59 In Baptism..we represent and commemorate mentally, vocally, and manually,..the Death and Burial of Christ our Lord. 1762 S. Scott Descr. Millenium Hall 86 There are always some us manually employed, who are at leisure to converse. 1854 Amer. Farmer's New & Universal Handbk. 351 In the ordinary hive..we cannot avoid manually ascertaining the weight and condition of the stock. 1877 J. D. Chambers Divine Worship Eng. 199 The Presbyters manually should hand each Penitent to the Archdeacon. 1932 R. C. Jewesbury Mothercraft iii. 37 Milk can be expressed manually, but this often causes pain. 1990 J. Sutherland Mrs Humphry Ward i. 5 Tom worked manually for four months, in mid-1848, clearing bush on his five-acre plot of land. 1991 What Personal Computer Dec. 105/3 This meant the computer-generated statement of accounts couldn't be used, and had to be recalculated manually. b. manually operated adj. operated by hand, non-automatic. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > operated by hand or foot manual1921 manually operated1921 step-on1945 offhand1966 1921 A. C. Lescarboura Cinema Handbk. 21 Douser, the manually operated door in the projecting machine, which intercepts the light before it reaches the film. 1945 Business Week 6 Oct. 48/3 This would mark the first time the River Rouge producer has gone away from manually operated shifts. 1964 G. D. Cherescavich Textbk. Nursing Assistants vii. 52 High-low bed, an electrically or manually operated bed which can be raised to the height of the regular hospital bed and lowered to the height of the home bed. 1991 Stained Glass Spring 26 Even the annealing oven, which cools and flattens the glass, is manually operated. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal possession > [adverb] > actually or in one's hands manually1628 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 17 That which is manually occupied, manured and possessed. 3. With regard to the hands. rare. ΚΠ 1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1885) 185 An obliging waiter..facially and manually as black as the Ace of Spades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1475 |
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