单词 | obliviously |
释义 | obliviouslyadv. In a forgetful, unaware, or unconscious manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [adverb] obliviouslyc1487 forgettingly1607 forgetfullya1716 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iii. 191 It ne had be sittyng for his honoure to have his doughtere oblyviously abiected wtout promotion digne and worthy for her estate. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxix Obliuiouslie forgettynge, and littell consyderyng, that [etc.]. 1623 J. Taylor Wks. (1630) ii. 243/2 What great pitty was it, that the..memories of them [sc. Pharaoh's chariots] had not beene obliuiously swallowed in that Egyptian downfall. 1812 Examiner 11 May 303/1 Before the public act..so obliviously by past sacrifices of blood and treasure. 1866 Harper's Mag. Sept. 519/1 The Count Johannes started up and grasped his sword, and those of his companions who were not oblivously drunk staggered to their feet. 1882 Cent. Mag. Oct. 909/1 The old woman now laid her folded arms on her knees, and smoked obliviously. 1915 Econ. Jrnl. 25 145 The report notes fair progress in agriculture; but here, again, it passes almost obliviously by the fundamental political question involved—that of land tenure. 1976 D. Smith Going Home 307 My son, eleven, obliviously climbs a tree. 1992 Science 8 May 814/1 As they swim obliviously among the floes, ingesting countless ice particles, the fish are protected by specific protein. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1487 |
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