rankingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈraŋkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈræŋkɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s rankeing, 1600s– ranking; Scottish pre-1700 rancking, pre-1700 renkning, pre-1700 1700s– ranking.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.³ 1, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rank v.³ 1 + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action or process of rank v.³ (in various senses); esp. the action or process of placing in a rank or ranks; the giving of a particular rank. Also: the result of this; ordering, classification.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [noun] > action of

ranking1581

lining1598

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > driving or hiring of cabs > station for vehicles plying for hire

standa1732

rank1829

standing1831

cab stand1832

coach-stand1834

hazard1836

ranking1903

taxi rank1907

taxi station1912

1581 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) III. 233/1 The samyn was remittit togidder with the renkning and placeing of the haill burrowis within this realme to the commissionaris of the haill burrowis.

1605 W. Temple Logicall Anal. 20 Select Psalmes 93 Threatning vnto the wicked such a reproofe and visible detection of their sinnes, such a representation and ranking of them before their eyes, as they shall be forced to acknowledge them.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner Pref. sig. Aii They [sc. kitchen gardens] are ill contrived in the Disposition and Ranking of the things contained in them.

1758 Things as they Are 35 Of all the injuries however done to that illustrious Prince, not one can be a greater..than the ranking amongst his motives, the protection of the Protestant Religion.

1769 T. Llewellyn Hist. & Crit. Remarks Brit. Tongue ii. iii. 105 Besides ranking, a further and more common idea of syntax is concord.

1863 Continental Monthly June 660/1 The ranking of officers of the navy compared to the grades of the army may thus be enumerated.

1874 J. W. Watson & M. J. Evans tr. J. J. van Oosterzee Christian Dogmatics I. i. iii. 196 There would seem to be present, as early as in the Apostolic Epistles, traces of the ranking of the New Testament writings upon a level with those of the Old.

1903 Daily Chron. 29 Sept. 3/1 The provision of additional ranking accommodation [for cabs] in suitable places.

1948 Sporting Mirror 21 May 14/1 According to American world ranking he places one higher than our own Alan Paterson.

1999 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 5 Jan. 2/5 Questions..have been raised about the ranking of schools and districts in national examinations following the release of the 1998 KCPE results.

b. A position in a hierarchy; a level on a scale of comparison with others; a rank, a status.

ΚΠ

1836 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 8 84 A preparation too well known to require describing, except in regard to its mode of formation, which the preparer, in spite of his ranking as a scientific druggist, has hitherto kept a profound secret.

1928 Times 30 June 6 He showed the forehand driving to which he owes his ‘ranking’.

1965 J. Wainwright Death in Sleeping City ii. vii. 129 A Mafioso must obey..any order originating from a Don or a Capo—the two senior rankings within the Mafia.

1992 N.Y. Times 17 Aug. c8/5 (heading) By winning, Navratilova takes over third place in the rankings.

2002 Washington Post (Home ed.) 18 Mar. a1/1 Their responses will contribute to a socioeconomic ranking that will be the major factor in determining which schools their children will attend.

2. In specific uses.

a. Law (originally Scots Law). The action or process of placing the creditors of a bankrupt estate in order of precedence with regard to repayment; (also) the result of this. ranking and sale: (Scots Law) the repayment of creditors from the proceeds of the sale of a bankrupt estate in order of precedence (now historical).

ΚΠ

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. (1981) iv. xxxvi. §3 Nominations of factors in competitions of many creditors, whether the ranking be past or not.

1695 Acts Sederunt Scotl. (1740) I. 303 The Ranking of the Creditors..shall proceed.

1711 Acts Sederunt Scotl. (1740) I. 223 The Raiser of a Process of Sale and Ranking.

1773 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. I. ii. xii. 409 An action of ranking and sale, which is calculated for the common interest of all the creditors.

1826 Edinb. Advertiser 11 Apr. 225/4 Mr. William Keith, Accountant, Trustee on the estate, and arbiter in the ranking of the Creditors.

1882 G. Watson Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev.ed.) 800 Ranking and sale..is now practically superseded by the simpler procedure provided by the Bankruptcy Act.

1918 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. & Amer. Law Reg. 66 233 In some other systems of law the ranking of the creditors is largely determined by the nature of the subject-matter of their claims.

1969 Internat. & Compar. Law Q. 18 973 It was shown that if the bond were held valid in England, this would not be conclusive; its validity could be argued all over again in Scotland in a ‘ranking and sale’ process.

2004 Fiji Times (Nexis) 20 Feb. 12 It should be noted that the Companies Act has specific provisions dealing with the ranking of creditors.

b. U.S. slang (chiefly in African-American use). The demonstration of one's superiority in a group, esp. by disparaging, humiliating, or insulting another. Cf. rank v.³ 5c. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun]

despite1297

conteckc1380

reproofa1382

contumelyc1386

villainya1400

cagment1504

injury?1518

mispersoning1522

opprobry1569

disgrace1592

baffling1602

affronting1611

insultance?1615

confronta1626

abusiveness1633

confrontmentc1635

baffle1647

insultancy1655

contumeliousness1657

disobliging1692

affrontingness1730

insultation1755

insulting1837

ranking1954

1954 Harper's Mag. Nov. 36/1 Ranking, belittling somebody to his face, in a scornful, often bullying manner.

1958 W. B. Miller in Jrnl. Social Issues 14 iii. 16 The term ‘ranking’, used to refer to the pattern of intra-group repartee, indicates awareness of the fact that this is one device for establishing the intra-group hierarchy.

1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens v. 183 In a Brooklyn, New York, secondary school the terms ranking and sounding are still used.

Compounds

General attributive, as ranking list, ranking order, ranking system, etc.

ΚΠ

1873 T. J. Mumford et al. Mem. S. J. May xix. 276 One of his children..attended an advanced school where no ranking system existed.

1892 Overland Monthly Oct. 373/1 The second ten names, without an attempt at a ranking order, might contain: William Allen, George De Long, Arthur T. Allen, [etc.].

1909 Times 26 Nov. 21/2 Here are two young Californians,..neither even named in the long official ranking list.

1941 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 46 789 In order to determine the nature of the ranking system, the value and symbol systems of the community were examined.

1998 Chicago Tribune 22 Oct. iv. 2/3 The new football ranking formula will reward teams that play marshmallows out of conference.

2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty xix. 295 Immediately below the Duchess..in the ranking order are the two Ladies of the Bedchamber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† rankingn.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.⁴, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rank v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

The roaring of a tiger.

ΚΠ

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 708 The voice of this beast [sc. the tiger] is cald Ranking, according to this verse: Tigrides indomitæ rancant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

† rankingadj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.⁴, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < rank v.⁴ + -ing suffix².

Obsolete. rare.

Designating the roar of a tiger.

ΚΠ

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 708 A tame Tiger..by her ranking and crying voice..made signes to her keeper for other meate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

rankingadj.²

Brit.

/ˈraŋkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈræŋkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.³, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < rank v.³ + -ing suffix².

Originally and chiefly U.S.

a. That occupies a (specified) place in a hierarchy of ranks; (also) that has a high rank. Frequently: spec. (originally Military) that has the highest rank.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective]

bettereOE

selerOE

betc1175

greaterc1325

unmeeta1393

masculinec1425

above one's matchc1500

superior?c1550

uppera1586

precedent1598

supereminent1599

empyreal1641

prerogative1646

paramount1654

subalternating1671

racy1675

ranking1847

plus1860

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank

higheOE

stern of slatec1300

greatc1325

differentc1384

excellentc1400

haught1470

upper1477

elevate?1504

of sort1606

sublime1606

eminenta1616

exalted1623

elevated1665

uppish1797

ranking1847

high-up1848

high-ranking1850

superimposed1861

salt1868

top-ranking1936

1847 Daily Sentinel & Gaz. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory) 21 Apr. The ranking officer received the letter.

1885 E. Custer Boots & Saddles xiii. 137 The ranking lady had a sabre which her chief had received as a present, and this she waved over the others in command.

1895 Daily News 27 Aug. 2/7 The total ranking liabilities may amount to between 15,000l. and 20,000l.

1931 Publishers' Weekly 20 June 2849/1 The publishing industry of this country..now takes a ranking place in the economic structure.

1970 E. R. Johnson God Keepers xii. 132 There was a lot of merit in having the ranking man right where the heat was going to be.

1999 R. E. Guiley Encycl. Witches & Witchcraft (ed. 2) 68/2 In most covens, the high priestess is the ranking leader of a coven and represents the Goddess.

b. U.S. Politics. Designating the most senior representative of a particular party on a legislative committee, excluding the chairperson.

ΚΠ

1891 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Leader 24 Dec. General Wheeler,..the ranking member of the old committee, is second on the list. David B. Culberson of Texas goes to the head of the judiciary, being the ranking member of the old minority.

1928 S. Lewis Party Princ. & Pract. Politics xxiii. 398 Senator Page of Vermont was chairman of the committee on naval affairs; while the burden of the work was carried on by Senator Poindexter of Washington, the ranking Republican member.

1962 J. C. Plano & M. Greenberg Amer. Polit. Dict. vii. 141 Ranking member, that member of the majority party on a legislative committee who ranks first after the chairman in number of years of continuous service (seniority) on the committee.

1964 C. L. Clapp Congressman v. 193 It is not unusual for the leadership to escort an applicant for a particular committee to the office of its chairman or ranking member.

1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Aug. 32/3 He has whittled down his life to the one thing he cares about most: horse trading in the Senate, where he is the ranking Republican on the pivotal Finance Committee.

Categories »

c. As the second element of compounds: see high-ranking adj., low-ranking adj. at low adv. Compounds 1a, etc.

2. That forms a rank or ranks. rare.

ΚΠ

1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. II. ii. xlvii. 73 These tall, close, ranking pines.

1983 C. Doria Game of Europe 17 Boats glide under the ranking trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1581

n.²1607

adj.¹1607

adj.²1847

单词	ranking
释义	rankingn.¹ Brit. /ˈraŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s rankeing, 1600s– ranking; Scottish pre-1700 rancking, pre-1700 renkning, pre-1700 1700s– ranking. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.³ 1, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rank v.³ 1 + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action or process of rank v.³ (in various senses); esp. the action or process of placing in a rank or ranks; the giving of a particular rank. Also: the result of this; ordering, classification. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [noun] > action of ranking1581 lining1598 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > driving or hiring of cabs > station for vehicles plying for hire standa1732 rank1829 standing1831 cab stand1832 coach-stand1834 hazard1836 ranking1903 taxi rank1907 taxi station1912 1581 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) III. 233/1 The samyn was remittit togidder with the renkning and placeing of the haill burrowis within this realme to the commissionaris of the haill burrowis. 1605 W. Temple Logicall Anal. 20 Select Psalmes 93 Threatning vnto the wicked such a reproofe and visible detection of their sinnes, such a representation and ranking of them before their eyes, as they shall be forced to acknowledge them. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner Pref. sig. Aii They [sc. kitchen gardens] are ill contrived in the Disposition and Ranking of the things contained in them. 1758 Things as they Are 35 Of all the injuries however done to that illustrious Prince, not one can be a greater..than the ranking amongst his motives, the protection of the Protestant Religion. 1769 T. Llewellyn Hist. & Crit. Remarks Brit. Tongue ii. iii. 105 Besides ranking, a further and more common idea of syntax is concord. 1863 Continental Monthly June 660/1 The ranking of officers of the navy compared to the grades of the army may thus be enumerated. 1874 J. W. Watson & M. J. Evans tr. J. J. van Oosterzee Christian Dogmatics I. i. iii. 196 There would seem to be present, as early as in the Apostolic Epistles, traces of the ranking of the New Testament writings upon a level with those of the Old. 1903 Daily Chron. 29 Sept. 3/1 The provision of additional ranking accommodation [for cabs] in suitable places. 1948 Sporting Mirror 21 May 14/1 According to American world ranking he places one higher than our own Alan Paterson. 1999 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 5 Jan. 2/5 Questions..have been raised about the ranking of schools and districts in national examinations following the release of the 1998 KCPE results. b. A position in a hierarchy; a level on a scale of comparison with others; a rank, a status. ΚΠ 1836 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 8 84 A preparation too well known to require describing, except in regard to its mode of formation, which the preparer, in spite of his ranking as a scientific druggist, has hitherto kept a profound secret. 1928 Times 30 June 6 He showed the forehand driving to which he owes his ‘ranking’. 1965 J. Wainwright Death in Sleeping City ii. vii. 129 A Mafioso must obey..any order originating from a Don or a Capo—the two senior rankings within the Mafia. 1992 N.Y. Times 17 Aug. c8/5 (heading) By winning, Navratilova takes over third place in the rankings. 2002 Washington Post (Home ed.) 18 Mar. a1/1 Their responses will contribute to a socioeconomic ranking that will be the major factor in determining which schools their children will attend. 2. In specific uses. a. Law (originally Scots Law). The action or process of placing the creditors of a bankrupt estate in order of precedence with regard to repayment; (also) the result of this. ranking and sale: (Scots Law) the repayment of creditors from the proceeds of the sale of a bankrupt estate in order of precedence (now historical). ΚΠ 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. (1981) iv. xxxvi. §3 Nominations of factors in competitions of many creditors, whether the ranking be past or not. 1695 Acts Sederunt Scotl. (1740) I. 303 The Ranking of the Creditors..shall proceed. 1711 Acts Sederunt Scotl. (1740) I. 223 The Raiser of a Process of Sale and Ranking. 1773 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. I. ii. xii. 409 An action of ranking and sale, which is calculated for the common interest of all the creditors. 1826 Edinb. Advertiser 11 Apr. 225/4 Mr. William Keith, Accountant, Trustee on the estate, and arbiter in the ranking of the Creditors. 1882 G. Watson Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev.ed.) 800 Ranking and sale..is now practically superseded by the simpler procedure provided by the Bankruptcy Act. 1918 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. & Amer. Law Reg. 66 233 In some other systems of law the ranking of the creditors is largely determined by the nature of the subject-matter of their claims. 1969 Internat. & Compar. Law Q. 18 973 It was shown that if the bond were held valid in England, this would not be conclusive; its validity could be argued all over again in Scotland in a ‘ranking and sale’ process. 2004 Fiji Times (Nexis) 20 Feb. 12 It should be noted that the Companies Act has specific provisions dealing with the ranking of creditors. b. U.S. slang (chiefly in African-American use). The demonstration of one's superiority in a group, esp. by disparaging, humiliating, or insulting another. Cf. rank v.³ 5c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun] despite1297 conteckc1380 reproofa1382 contumelyc1386 villainya1400 cagment1504 injury?1518 mispersoning1522 opprobry1569 disgrace1592 baffling1602 affronting1611 insultance?1615 confronta1626 abusiveness1633 confrontmentc1635 baffle1647 insultancy1655 contumeliousness1657 disobliging1692 affrontingness1730 insultation1755 insulting1837 ranking1954 1954 Harper's Mag. Nov. 36/1 Ranking, belittling somebody to his face, in a scornful, often bullying manner. 1958 W. B. Miller in Jrnl. Social Issues 14 iii. 16 The term ‘ranking’, used to refer to the pattern of intra-group repartee, indicates awareness of the fact that this is one device for establishing the intra-group hierarchy. 1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens v. 183 In a Brooklyn, New York, secondary school the terms ranking and sounding are still used. Compounds General attributive, as ranking list, ranking order, ranking system, etc. ΚΠ 1873 T. J. Mumford et al. Mem. S. J. May xix. 276 One of his children..attended an advanced school where no ranking system existed. 1892 Overland Monthly Oct. 373/1 The second ten names, without an attempt at a ranking order, might contain: William Allen, George De Long, Arthur T. Allen, [etc.]. 1909 Times 26 Nov. 21/2 Here are two young Californians,..neither even named in the long official ranking list. 1941 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 46 789 In order to determine the nature of the ranking system, the value and symbol systems of the community were examined. 1998 Chicago Tribune 22 Oct. iv. 2/3 The new football ranking formula will reward teams that play marshmallows out of conference. 2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty xix. 295 Immediately below the Duchess..in the ranking order are the two Ladies of the Bedchamber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † rankingn.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.⁴, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rank v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. The roaring of a tiger. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 708 The voice of this beast [sc. the tiger] is cald Ranking, according to this verse: Tigrides indomitæ rancant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018). † rankingadj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.⁴, -ing suffix². Etymology: < rank v.⁴ + -ing suffix². Obsolete. rare. Designating the roar of a tiger. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 708 A tame Tiger..by her ranking and crying voice..made signes to her keeper for other meate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018). rankingadj.² Brit. /ˈraŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank v.³, -ing suffix². Etymology: < rank v.³ + -ing suffix². Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. a. That occupies a (specified) place in a hierarchy of ranks; (also) that has a high rank. Frequently: spec. (originally Military) that has the highest rank. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective] bettereOE selerOE betc1175 greaterc1325 unmeeta1393 masculinec1425 above one's matchc1500 superior?c1550 uppera1586 precedent1598 supereminent1599 empyreal1641 prerogative1646 paramount1654 subalternating1671 racy1675 ranking1847 plus1860 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank higheOE stern of slatec1300 greatc1325 differentc1384 excellentc1400 haught1470 upper1477 elevate?1504 of sort1606 sublime1606 eminenta1616 exalted1623 elevated1665 uppish1797 ranking1847 high-up1848 high-ranking1850 superimposed1861 salt1868 top-ranking1936 1847 Daily Sentinel & Gaz. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory) 21 Apr. The ranking officer received the letter. 1885 E. Custer Boots & Saddles xiii. 137 The ranking lady had a sabre which her chief had received as a present, and this she waved over the others in command. 1895 Daily News 27 Aug. 2/7 The total ranking liabilities may amount to between 15,000l. and 20,000l. 1931 Publishers' Weekly 20 June 2849/1 The publishing industry of this country..now takes a ranking place in the economic structure. 1970 E. R. Johnson God Keepers xii. 132 There was a lot of merit in having the ranking man right where the heat was going to be. 1999 R. E. Guiley Encycl. Witches & Witchcraft (ed. 2) 68/2 In most covens, the high priestess is the ranking leader of a coven and represents the Goddess. b. U.S. Politics. Designating the most senior representative of a particular party on a legislative committee, excluding the chairperson. ΚΠ 1891 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Leader 24 Dec. General Wheeler,..the ranking member of the old committee, is second on the list. David B. Culberson of Texas goes to the head of the judiciary, being the ranking member of the old minority. 1928 S. Lewis Party Princ. & Pract. Politics xxiii. 398 Senator Page of Vermont was chairman of the committee on naval affairs; while the burden of the work was carried on by Senator Poindexter of Washington, the ranking Republican member. 1962 J. C. Plano & M. Greenberg Amer. Polit. Dict. vii. 141 Ranking member, that member of the majority party on a legislative committee who ranks first after the chairman in number of years of continuous service (seniority) on the committee. 1964 C. L. Clapp Congressman v. 193 It is not unusual for the leadership to escort an applicant for a particular committee to the office of its chairman or ranking member. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Aug. 32/3 He has whittled down his life to the one thing he cares about most: horse trading in the Senate, where he is the ranking Republican on the pivotal Finance Committee. Categories » c. As the second element of compounds: see high-ranking adj., low-ranking adj. at low adv. Compounds 1a, etc. 2. That forms a rank or ranks. rare. ΚΠ 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. II. ii. xlvii. 73 These tall, close, ranking pines. 1983 C. Doria Game of Europe 17 Boats glide under the ranking trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1581n.²1607adj.¹1607adj.²1847
随便看	to go out of kind to go out of one's mind to go out of one's way to go out of one's way to do something to go out of the stable to go out of the window to go out of this world to go out of use to go out on strike to go out the window to go out to fight to go over to go over a person's head to go over big to go over the falls to go over the heckle pins to go over the left shoulder to go over the score to go over the top to go over the wall to go over to rome to go overboard to go partners to go pass out of use to go past

rankingn.1

Compounds

† rankingn.2

† rankingadj.1

rankingadj.2

rankingn.¹

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† rankingadj.¹

rankingadj.²