单词 | remindful |
释义 | remindfuladj. 1. With of. Of a person: mindful of, heedful of; aware of the memory of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > [adjective] > retaining memories, mindful mindyOE mindc1300 mindfula1382 mindly1435 remembrativec1449 memoriala1513 memoriousa1513 rememorant1528 rememberingc1595 unforgetful1632 remindful1719 unforgetting1777 1719 T. Pack tr. Tibullus in Misc. Verse & Prose (ed. 2) 152 Some Good old Man, Remindful of the Charms That once had made Him Happy in Her Arms, Yearly shall Visit her Distinguish'd Urn, Fresh Garlands strow, or Grateful Odours burn. 1765 J. Z. Holwell Interesting Hist. Events: Pt. 1 ii. 172 The Sumseer Khan having safely lodged his Patna plunder returned and entered Bahar, at last remindful of his engagement to Mhîr Hubeeb. 1807 Mem. Charles Westcote (ed. 2) ii. 8 Remindful of our engagement, we of course stood in respectful silence during the oratory of the Box-keeper. 1827 T. Hood Bianca's Dream in Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 11 Meanwhile, remindful of the convent bars, Bianca did not watch these signs in vain. 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors III. x. 209 He was in some amazement at himself, remindful of the different nature of our restraining power [etc.]. 1932 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 16 596 Other generations of academicians worried over this absurdity and applied absurd remedies, remindful of our Congress and its tariff acts. 1958 G. Larson in J. S. Roucek Juvenile Delinquency 293 A priest or minister may feel that the parents of the child should be more remindful of his religious duties. 2003 Cambr. Hist. Amer. Lit. V. 269 Remindful of her biology minor and her pleasure in lab work, she continued: ‘Words cluster like chromosomes.’ 2. Of an event, situation, etc.: reminiscent, bringing back a memory. Usually with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retrospection, reminiscence > [adjective] > characterized by reminiscence reminiscential1646 remindful1797 meminiscent1812 reminiscent1828 nostalgic1838 reminiscenceful1889 1797 J. M'Nayr Guide from Glasgow 192 Seated on an eminence..in the middle of an extensive burying ground..seldom fails to superinduce in those who visit it, a deep and pious melancholy, strongly remindful of Mortality. 1853 Times 10 June 5/4 Sad and remindful task it were to say What hope and gladness graced the happy day. 1867 E. Yates Forlorn Hope II. ii. 31 A thousand little reminiscences..each touchingly remindful of something pleasant. 1916 Musical Times 57 471/2 The picturesque scenery, with its gorgeous and strongly-contrasted colours, remindful of the Russian ballet. 1968 I. Murdoch Nice & Good xxx. 256 I hope you don't mind the hay. It has a wonderfully remindful smell, somehow, hasn't it? 1995 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 18 May d33/1 Nothing objectionable, and plenty to recommend, from the toe-tapping show tunes to scenes remindful of Goofy's most popular short films. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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