over-pleasingadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpliːzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈplizɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and pleasing adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, pleasing adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + pleasing adj. Compare later overplease v.

Excessively pleasing.Now frequently in negative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > excessively pleasing

sugar candy1575

over-pleasing1587

1587 A. Day tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe i. sig.D2 Hee..plaied so sweetly and melodiously, as that with the ouerpleasing sounde therof, hee drewe from her eight of her fayrest beastes.

1593 A. Chute Shores Wife in Beawtie Dishonoured 26 For this fault euen is incident to kinges Too much to credit ouer pleasing thinges.

1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. iii. i. 132/2 An ouerpleasing repose, & euer flourishing happines.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women II. x. 176 The insinuation..will not..be over pleasing.

1840 R. H. Barham Witches' Frolic in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 173 What coughing and wheezing, Ensued in a way that was not over pleasing!

1924 J. Hawkes Saskatchewan & its People II A friend of mine who was smoking home grown tobacco, the odor of which was not over-pleasing to his wife.

1957 A. Christie 4.50 from Paddington xiii It was clear that she suggested to them something that they had never thought of and which they did not find overpleasing.

1994 Observer (Nexis) 13 Feb. 38 The artificial, plastic feel of a hotel garden with plastic plants, a too-blue pool and over-pleasing and fabricated shapes and colours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-pleasing
释义	over-pleasingadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpliːzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈplizɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and pleasing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, pleasing adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + pleasing adj. Compare later overplease v. Excessively pleasing.Now frequently in negative contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > excessively pleasing sugar candy1575 over-pleasing1587 1587 A. Day tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe i. sig.D2 Hee..plaied so sweetly and melodiously, as that with the ouerpleasing sounde therof, hee drewe from her eight of her fayrest beastes. 1593 A. Chute Shores Wife in Beawtie Dishonoured 26 For this fault euen is incident to kinges Too much to credit ouer pleasing thinges. 1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. iii. i. 132/2 An ouerpleasing repose, & euer flourishing happines. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women II. x. 176 The insinuation..will not..be over pleasing. 1840 R. H. Barham Witches' Frolic in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 173 What coughing and wheezing, Ensued in a way that was not over pleasing! 1924 J. Hawkes Saskatchewan & its People II A friend of mine who was smoking home grown tobacco, the odor of which was not over-pleasing to his wife. 1957 A. Christie 4.50 from Paddington xiii It was clear that she suggested to them something that they had never thought of and which they did not find overpleasing. 1994 Observer (Nexis) 13 Feb. 38 The artificial, plastic feel of a hotel garden with plastic plants, a too-blue pool and over-pleasing and fabricated shapes and colours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1587
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