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单词 onlooking
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onlookingn.

Brit. /ˈɒnˌlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔnˌlʊkɪŋ/, /ˈɑnˌlʊkɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: on- prefix, looking n.
Etymology: < on- prefix + looking n. Compare onlooker n., onlook n., onlooking adj., and to look on at look v. 1a(a).Compare Old English onlōcian to look on, behold, which survived into Middle English as onluke.
The action of looking on or forward; an instance of this.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > looking at or beholding
beholdinga1225
considerationc1386
advisementa1393
aspecta1398
especcion14..
viewc1450
contemplationc1500
looking ona1516
viewing1548
eyeing1550
perspectionc1550
theoria1590
conspection1611
onlooking1637
spectation1638
aspection1646
prospecting1677
onlook1800
spectating1942
1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Epist. sig. A2v Their carelesse and newtrall onlooking.
1860 F. W. Faber Precious Blood (1914) iv. 166 It moulded all sanctity into an onlooking for itself.
1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights II. xxx. 582 All chance..of any apprehensive onlooking into what life might be to her.
1969 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 15/1 Just a couple of minutes' onlooking is enough to correct the first impression.
1982 A. Grossman At Shore in Of Great House i. iv. 12 Addressed the deep Unseen, In the onlooking of ancestors.
1995 M. Tomasello in C. Moore & P. J. Dunham Joint Attention vi. 108 Prior to 9 months of age adult-infant simultaneous looking is either fortuitous, a case of onlooking, a case of alternating attention, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

onlookingadj.

Brit. /ˈɒnˌlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔnˌlʊkɪŋ/, /ˈɑnˌlʊkɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: on- prefix, looking adj.
Etymology: < on- prefix + looking adj. Compare onlooker n., onlooking n., onlook n., and to look on at look v. 1a(a).Compare Old English onlōcian to look on, behold, which survived into Middle English as onluke.
That looks on; watching something.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking at or beholding
viewing1563
beholding1594
intuitive1644
onlookinga1666
contemplative1814
a1666 R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) i. 8 To live always as under thy onlooking eye.
1838 E. S. Wortley Queen Berengaria's Courtesy I. 181 Nor seek with fond onlooking gaze To make that hidden future mine!
1845 A. Symington in Ess. Christian Union viii. 489 Does not an onlooking world perceive the discrepancy?
1866 A. Webster Anniversary in Dramatic Stud. i. 73 The marvel of the onlooking heathen world!
1903 J. London Call of Wild ii. 45 This was what the onlooking huskies had waited for.
1943 Man 43 15/1 The psychological effect of this omen-rite upon the onlooking host.
1990 D. McFarland Music Room 42 We sidestepped several onlooking cops just outside Karajian's office door.
2000 D. E. Pilato Retrieval of Legacy i. 13 The tests met with ridicule from onlooking fellow employees, who taunted that ‘no woman could improve upon their methods’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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