mould-breakingmold-breakingadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊldˌbreɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊl(d)ˌbreɪkɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– mold-breaking (North American), 1900s– mould-breaking.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mould n.³, breaking adj.

Etymology: < mould n.³ + breaking adj., after to break the mould at mould n.³ 11c.

That ‘breaks the mould’; characterized by bold originality; pioneering, precedent-setting.

ΚΠ

1970 Amer. Lit. 42 244 Incest then serves as metaphor..for the mold-breaking, transcendent repercussions precipitated by the act.

1982 Times 20 Oct. 17/1 One of the first fruits of his mould-breaking chairmanship would be a radical overhaul of the company's head office.

2000 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 3 Sept. Other business on today's agenda includes..a TV programme which, he promises, will be as mould-breaking as anything he's been involved with so far.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mould-breaking
释义	mould-breakingmold-breakingadj. Brit. /ˈməʊldˌbreɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊl(d)ˌbreɪkɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– mold-breaking (North American), 1900s– mould-breaking. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mould n.³, breaking adj. Etymology: < mould n.³ + breaking adj., after to break the mould at mould n.³ 11c. That ‘breaks the mould’; characterized by bold originality; pioneering, precedent-setting. ΚΠ 1970 Amer. Lit. 42 244 Incest then serves as metaphor..for the mold-breaking, transcendent repercussions precipitated by the act. 1982 Times 20 Oct. 17/1 One of the first fruits of his mould-breaking chairmanship would be a radical overhaul of the company's head office. 2000 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 3 Sept. Other business on today's agenda includes..a TV programme which, he promises, will be as mould-breaking as anything he's been involved with so far. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1970
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