单词 | qualifying |
释义 | qualifyingn. The action of qualify v. (in various senses), qualification; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > toning down modering1414 modulation1531 qualifying1565 modification1603 modifying1692 qualification1757 1565 Burgh Court Perth 6 Feb. 236 Protestit for ane eik and sufficient copy of the ansris for qualifeing thairof. 1574 R. Scot Perfite Platf. of Hoppe Garden (1578) Epistle To deuise argument of priuate profit, to the qualifying of your charges. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. vii. 108 The qualifying and allaying of the scorching heat. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xvii. 112 A little qualifying among such violent spirits, was not amiss. 1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 14 To suppose us knowing heat by any other means, besides its effect in the qualifying of bodies. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xxi. 303 Now, you fat gentleman up there, have you done a qualifying of yourself for New gate? 1898 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 8 223 Their efforts are not exactly directed towards the qualifying of the average man for the medical care of his own body. 1939 N. A. Wade Post-Primary Educ. 144 Available statistics show a slow tendency toward a lower average age of qualifying. 1996 Courier Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 15 Jan. 29 In the women's draw, five Australians did not have to go through the qualifying or depend on a wildcard. 2001 Times 27 Feb. i. 38 The conventions for qualifying for a super-licence, which is awarded to the winner of a senior championship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). qualifyingadj. That qualifies (in senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > modifying or qualifying qualifying1582 qualificative1696 modifying1793 modificativea1832 modificatory1861 restrictive1878 the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adjective] > essential or constituting the essence formalc1386 substantial1422 essential1546 radical1562 constitutive1610 essentifical1656 constituent1659 vital1659 qualifying1704 constitutional1750 staminal1798 substantive1858 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xvii. 114 If it [sc. the sound of the letter i] be flat and quik, the qualifying e, must not follow, as, examin, behind. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 9 My loue admittes no qualifiing drosse. View more context for this quotation 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 32 The soyle..,hath such a qualifying force, that when plants..come to ingraft..,their imps presently partake rather of the nature of the soyle. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. iii. 192 Something..so peculiarly qualifying and distinguishing. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxv. 41 A qualifying measure would not be accepted. 1812 W. Scott Let. 23 Jan. (1932) III. 72 The good we meet with..is always blended with qualifying bitterness. 1890 Athenæum 26 Apr. 525/3 To pass a qualifying examination and to become a teacher. 1924 O. Jespersen Philos. Gram. viii. 108 The most important of these [classes of adjuncts]..is the one composed of what may be called restrictive or qualifying adjuncts. 1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 10 July d3 The qualifying team will compete in the 1990 world championship. 2006 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 26 Sept. 13 The qualifying conditions are that the Commission must be satisfied with..the management..system. Derivatives ˈqualifyingly adv. in a qualifying or modifying manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] conditionlyc1380 conditionally1483 qualifiedly1598 sub modo1600 contingently1657 subject1722 eventually1746 in a sort of way1802 qualifyingly1829 1829 Times 20 June 5/5 A person..states that ‘he thought it worth while to inquire into the particulars of the affray,’ as he qualifyingly terms it. 1831 R. Blakey Ess. Good & Evil 109 They qualifyingly admit its force by calling it a difficulty. 1927 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 7 Jan. 15/4 He added qualifyingly, ‘I don't think either of you would..intentionally hurt Mollie.’ 1992 K. Widmer Defiant Desire v. 172 It is, with whatever skepticism and tough-mindedness one brings qualifyingly to bear, proper context for considering the writings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1565adj.1582 |
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