单词 | manned |
释义 | mannedadj. 1. Supplied with or guarded by people; having or involving a human operator, pilot, or crew (now esp. in relation to air and space travel).Frequently with modifying word, as fully-manned, ready-manned, etc.; see also undermanned adj., and well-manned adj.Although not gender-specific, manned may be considered objectionable by people who relate it to man in the sense ‘adult male’ rather than in the senses ‘human’ or ‘person’, and who thus believe that it excludes women. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > with staff or crew well-manned?a1425 manned1583 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [adjective] > manned manned1583 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > manned or piloted piloted1783 manned1906 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xii. 71/1 Wee see strong and well manned Cities,..wee see all other meanes that may serue to the maintenance of a Countrie, and yet the same is conquered by enemies. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 141 Shropshire..was a fortified and manned frontyer against the Welsh. 1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature vii. 330 Like a manned boat, where,..there is an intelligent being that..steers it, or otherwise guides it. 1799 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 97 An English-manned Frigate. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake ii. 65 Four manned and masted barges. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxv. 171 Upon descrying the game, [they] gave notice to the ready-manned boats nigh the beach. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Aug. 2/2 The second mate of a Lascar-manned ship is on watch until four o'clock. 1906 Nature 8 Nov. 35/1 (heading) The first ‘manned’ flying machine. 1936 G. Heard Exploring Stratosphere 18 As it was obviously impossible to obtain sufficient data by manned balloons, small sounding-balloons were released bearing a light cage containing self-recording instruments. 1946 H. Harper Dawn of Space Age 4 It is intended to develop manned and instrument-carrying rockets capable of being projected in and beyond the earth's atmosphere. 1956 E. Gunther tr. A. Krause Tlingit Indians i. 12 Then two fully manned canoes with natives approached. 1992 Mod. Railways Mar. 112/1 Today only the signal box at Bedale remains: all other manned crossings have been converted to traincrew operation. 2. Falconry. Of a hawk: accustomed to the presence of people; tamed by being carried on the fist. Cf. man v. 9. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [adjective] > other hawking procedures mewed1610 manned1614 1614 S. Latham Falconry i. xiii. 60 Which strangenes you will soone finde your manned and reclaimed Hawke to be possest withall. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. xii. 41/1 It is easier to Reclaim two Casts of young wild Hawks than one manned Hawk that hath been ill handled in her first making. 1729 S. Madden Themistocles iii. 38 My Soul had quit her high Pursuits of Fame, Like the mann'd Hawk had hast'ned to the Lure, And list'ned to the human Voice with Joy. 1834 Metrop. Mag. Feb. 169 She may now be considered as reclaimed and manned, and ready for the lure. 1968 Country Life 21 Nov. 1323/3 A manned hawk flying free will almost certainly fall prey to someone who takes advantage of the bird's unnatural tameness. 1997 Past & Present No. 157. 51 After 1700, when the output of sporting paintings increased, only a tiny percentage depicted wild or manned hawks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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