resilientadj.n.

Brit.

/rᵻˈzɪlɪənt/, U.S.

/rəˈzɪliənt/,

/rəˈzɪljənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin resilient-, resiliēns, resilīre.

Etymology: < classical Latin resilient-, resiliēns, present participle of resilīre resile v. Compare earlier resilience n.

A. adj.

†1.

a. Rebounding; recoiling; returning to the original position. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > rebound > [adjective]

resilient1644

rebounding1667

bouncy1926

bouncing1950

1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 43 The hand resilient or leapeing back to the Northward of the Body.

1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana ii. iv. 124 The resilient Atom soon falls foul upon a second, and is thereby reviberated [sic] upon a third, which repercusseth it upon a fourth.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Resilient, leaping back, rebounding, or recoiling.

1828 T. Buchanan Physiol. Illustr. Organ of Hearing 25 The elongated portion of the ceruminous tubular circle prevents this disagreeable complaint, by absorbing the resilient pulsations which would be reflected if the membrana tympani were dry.

1860 C. Patmore Faithful for Ever iii. vii. 228 The rain all round Resilient dimm'd the whistling ground.

b. figurative. Casting a backward glance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking back

reviewing1655

respectanta1765

resilient1848

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 345 The soul in death resilient Looks back to whence its impulse came.

1880 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley III. iv. 60 Never yet looked horse through bridle, without at least one eye resilient towards the charm of headstall.

a. Tending to resume the original shape or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched; hard-wearing because of being able to recover after the application of force or pressure. Also in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > elastic

softc1330

elastical1660

springy1660

elastic1674

resilient1674

resiliating1709

1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 122 I think it easiest to consider Elastic, Springing, or Resilient Bodies, as Laminæ, Laths, or Lines.

1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 89 The fibrils of the resilient part of the nerve.

1820 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 110 29 The resilient property of the substance of the lungs.

1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 287/2 The power of the heart is materially reinforced by the resilient structure which composes the parietes of the aortic bulb.

1873 Contemp. Rev. 22 181 His conscience consolidates itself, the original fibres grow firmer, more massive, and more resilient.

1950 Jrnl. Brit. Interplan. Soc. 9 56 Another contribution by General Electric is ‘bouncing putty’, a viscous and highly resilient silicon material.

1958 Nursing (St. John Ambulance Assoc.) ii. 20 An interior-sprung hair mattress is ideal, being resilient and hard-wearing.

1986 Bicycling Aug. 30/3 Some racers prefer a resilient bicycle frame to one with unyielding rigidity.

2004 High Mountain Mar. 66/2 In the past synthetic fills were prone to being heavy, bulky and not that resilient to repeated compression.

b. Watchmaking. Designating a form of modified lever escapement in which the banking pins or other parts of the mechanism are made sufficiently flexible to yield if overbanking occurs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [adjective] > of parts of clocks

twelve-hour1791

remontoiring1803

resilient1859

time delay1938

quartz-locked1977

1859 Mechanics' Mag. 19 Aug. p. iv/1 Description of the principles of the Resilient Lever Escapement in various modes of adaptation.

1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 40 Mr. J. F. Cole devised a resilient escapement without any banking pins.

1965 C. Clutton & G. Daniels Watches 42 He employed Massey's escapement; a jewelled impulse pallet; resilient banking pins; Massey's safety action [etc.].

1977 V. Mercer Life & Lett. Edward John Dent xxvi. 466 M. G. Cole's father must have invented a resilient lever escapement prior to the invention we are now considering.

3. figurative. Of a person, the mind, etc.: tending to recover quickly or easily from misfortune, shock, illness, or the like; buoyant, irrepressible; adaptable, robust, hardy. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective]

blithe971

gladOE

blithemod1065

jollya1350

well begonea1425

well-cheered1435

hearty1440

cheery1448

cheerfula1477

chereful1486

unsweera1500

cheerly1565

riant1567

hilaire1575

light-spirited1581

undistempered1589

comfortablea1593

well-humoured1600

good-humoured1604

rident1609

hoddy1664

chicket1682

mellow1711

blithesome1724

in spirits1747

winsome1787

hilarious1823

resilient1830

blithe-hearted1848

cheero1903

bucked1907

cheerio1918

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerfully optimistic

sanguine1509

elastical1660

buoyanta1748

elastic1786

resilient1830

sunshine-showery1830

happy-go-lucky1835

toujours gai1899

bouncy1921

upbeat1947

blue skies2005

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [adjective]

resilient1830

press-on1948

1830 Fraser's Mag. 2 90 One vast receptacle for the abode of resilient and noisy saints like unto himself.

1859 S. R. Hole Tour Ireland 30 Nothing but..the resilient spirit of roving Englishmen could have induced us to sally forth.

1870 J. Hamilton Moses viii. 150 Resolute and resilient is the stout heart of the sinner.

1912 W. E. Weyl New Democracy iii. 28 The most adventurous and resilient among Americans, men who in still earlier days would have engaged in whaling or the desperate fur trade, turned their energies into the construction of railways.

1942 Proc. Acad. Polit. Sci. 19 108 A tough and resilient economy will be needed—one capable of rapid and reasonably smooth adjustment.

1972 National Geographic Feb. 270/1 We found our Karen neighbors bore their troubles in a cheery, resilient, and generally relaxed way.

2001 I. Sinclair Landor's Tower (2002) i. iii. 34 Becky was resilient, unsinkable, bruised but never bitter.

4. In predicative use: resistant, not susceptible to.

ΚΠ

1850 London Jrnl. Arts, Sci., & Manuf. 37 202 A varnish of a very adhesive quality, and completely resilient to moisture.

1911 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 164 499/1 Advanced stages of ulcer are resilient to the test treatment and show no improvement.

1959 Times 5 Mar. 14/5 The pressures of society make most men conformist in habit... ‘August’ Courtauld was, in contrast, superbly resilient to these pressures.

1998 Microwave Jrnl. (Nexis) 41 170 Gold is..resilient to corrosion even in the presence of caustic materials.

2005 E. J. Monaghan Learning to read & write in Colonial Amer. iv. 132 Now aged fourteen, he was proving remarkably resilient to his father's religious indoctrination.

B. n.

A resilient thing or person.

ΚΠ

1852 J. D. Devlin Critica Crispiana 58 The ‘resilient’ would suit the bad or the better foot equally well.

1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 99/1 The sailor is a resilient, with fewer cares ashore than landsmen.

1959 Pop. Sci. Feb. 180 The resilients are exceptionally long-wearing but may be affected by strong, constant sunlight.

1995 Training & Devel. (Nexis) Sept. You'll find unflappable resilients managing air traffic, piloting airplanes, and serving as military snipers, finance managers, and engineers.

Compounds

resilient stricture n. Medicine (now rare) a stricture that rapidly narrows again after having being dilated.

ΚΠ

1849 J. Syme On Stricture of Urethra 52 Little advantage is gained; since the stricture seems to contract with a degree of rapidity proportioned to that of its dilatation, and to have its resilient disposition rather increased.]

1850 Retrospect Pract. Med. & Surg. 21 229 As this was evidently a resilient stricture, and accordingly a proper case for external division, I determined to have recourse to it.

1954 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 87 164/2 Resilient strictures of small caliber permit the passage of only filiform or very small tapered bougies.

2006 Clin. Radiol. 61 674/1 The majority of the patients had resilient strictures that did not show significant improvement with endoscopic therapy.

Derivatives

reˈsilientness n. rare resilience.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. sig. Ggg2^v Resilientness, rebounding Quality, Resiliency.

2005 Home Office to review Psychol. Eval. for Gun Owners in demon.local (Usenet newsgroup) 6 June These [assessment criteria] include extraversion, aggression, resilientness, emotional stability, etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	resilient
释义	resilientadj.n. Brit. /rᵻˈzɪlɪənt/, U.S. /rəˈzɪliənt/, /rəˈzɪljənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin resilient-, resiliēns, resilīre. Etymology: < classical Latin resilient-, resiliēns, present participle of resilīre resile v. Compare earlier resilience n. A. adj. †1. a. Rebounding; recoiling; returning to the original position. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > rebound > [adjective] resilient1644 rebounding1667 bouncy1926 bouncing1950 1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 43 The hand resilient or leapeing back to the Northward of the Body. 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana ii. iv. 124 The resilient Atom soon falls foul upon a second, and is thereby reviberated [sic] upon a third, which repercusseth it upon a fourth. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Resilient, leaping back, rebounding, or recoiling. 1828 T. Buchanan Physiol. Illustr. Organ of Hearing 25 The elongated portion of the ceruminous tubular circle prevents this disagreeable complaint, by absorbing the resilient pulsations which would be reflected if the membrana tympani were dry. 1860 C. Patmore Faithful for Ever iii. vii. 228 The rain all round Resilient dimm'd the whistling ground. b. figurative. Casting a backward glance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking back reviewing1655 respectanta1765 resilient1848 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 345 The soul in death resilient Looks back to whence its impulse came. 1880 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley III. iv. 60 Never yet looked horse through bridle, without at least one eye resilient towards the charm of headstall. 2. a. Tending to resume the original shape or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched; hard-wearing because of being able to recover after the application of force or pressure. Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > elastic softc1330 elastical1660 springy1660 elastic1674 resilient1674 resiliating1709 1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 122 I think it easiest to consider Elastic, Springing, or Resilient Bodies, as Laminæ, Laths, or Lines. 1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 89 The fibrils of the resilient part of the nerve. 1820 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 110 29 The resilient property of the substance of the lungs. 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 287/2 The power of the heart is materially reinforced by the resilient structure which composes the parietes of the aortic bulb. 1873 Contemp. Rev. 22 181 His conscience consolidates itself, the original fibres grow firmer, more massive, and more resilient. 1950 Jrnl. Brit. Interplan. Soc. 9 56 Another contribution by General Electric is ‘bouncing putty’, a viscous and highly resilient silicon material. 1958 Nursing (St. John Ambulance Assoc.) ii. 20 An interior-sprung hair mattress is ideal, being resilient and hard-wearing. 1986 Bicycling Aug. 30/3 Some racers prefer a resilient bicycle frame to one with unyielding rigidity. 2004 High Mountain Mar. 66/2 In the past synthetic fills were prone to being heavy, bulky and not that resilient to repeated compression. b. Watchmaking. Designating a form of modified lever escapement in which the banking pins or other parts of the mechanism are made sufficiently flexible to yield if overbanking occurs. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [adjective] > of parts of clocks twelve-hour1791 remontoiring1803 resilient1859 time delay1938 quartz-locked1977 1859 Mechanics' Mag. 19 Aug. p. iv/1 Description of the principles of the Resilient Lever Escapement in various modes of adaptation. 1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 40 Mr. J. F. Cole devised a resilient escapement without any banking pins. 1965 C. Clutton & G. Daniels Watches 42 He employed Massey's escapement; a jewelled impulse pallet; resilient banking pins; Massey's safety action [etc.]. 1977 V. Mercer Life & Lett. Edward John Dent xxvi. 466 M. G. Cole's father must have invented a resilient lever escapement prior to the invention we are now considering. 3. figurative. Of a person, the mind, etc.: tending to recover quickly or easily from misfortune, shock, illness, or the like; buoyant, irrepressible; adaptable, robust, hardy. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] blithe971 gladOE blithemod1065 jollya1350 well begonea1425 well-cheered1435 hearty1440 cheery1448 cheerfula1477 chereful1486 unsweera1500 cheerly1565 riant1567 hilaire1575 light-spirited1581 undistempered1589 comfortablea1593 well-humoured1600 good-humoured1604 rident1609 hoddy1664 chicket1682 mellow1711 blithesome1724 in spirits1747 winsome1787 hilarious1823 resilient1830 blithe-hearted1848 cheero1903 bucked1907 cheerio1918 the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerfully optimistic sanguine1509 elastical1660 buoyanta1748 elastic1786 resilient1830 sunshine-showery1830 happy-go-lucky1835 toujours gai1899 bouncy1921 upbeat1947 blue skies2005 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [adjective] resilient1830 press-on1948 1830 Fraser's Mag. 2 90 One vast receptacle for the abode of resilient and noisy saints like unto himself. 1859 S. R. Hole Tour Ireland 30 Nothing but..the resilient spirit of roving Englishmen could have induced us to sally forth. 1870 J. Hamilton Moses viii. 150 Resolute and resilient is the stout heart of the sinner. 1912 W. E. Weyl New Democracy iii. 28 The most adventurous and resilient among Americans, men who in still earlier days would have engaged in whaling or the desperate fur trade, turned their energies into the construction of railways. 1942 Proc. Acad. Polit. Sci. 19 108 A tough and resilient economy will be needed—one capable of rapid and reasonably smooth adjustment. 1972 National Geographic Feb. 270/1 We found our Karen neighbors bore their troubles in a cheery, resilient, and generally relaxed way. 2001 I. Sinclair Landor's Tower (2002) i. iii. 34 Becky was resilient, unsinkable, bruised but never bitter. 4. In predicative use: resistant, not susceptible to. ΚΠ 1850 London Jrnl. Arts, Sci., & Manuf. 37 202 A varnish of a very adhesive quality, and completely resilient to moisture. 1911 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 164 499/1 Advanced stages of ulcer are resilient to the test treatment and show no improvement. 1959 Times 5 Mar. 14/5 The pressures of society make most men conformist in habit... ‘August’ Courtauld was, in contrast, superbly resilient to these pressures. 1998 Microwave Jrnl. (Nexis) 41 170 Gold is..resilient to corrosion even in the presence of caustic materials. 2005 E. J. Monaghan Learning to read & write in Colonial Amer. iv. 132 Now aged fourteen, he was proving remarkably resilient to his father's religious indoctrination. B. n. A resilient thing or person. ΚΠ 1852 J. D. Devlin Critica Crispiana 58 The ‘resilient’ would suit the bad or the better foot equally well. 1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 99/1 The sailor is a resilient, with fewer cares ashore than landsmen. 1959 Pop. Sci. Feb. 180 The resilients are exceptionally long-wearing but may be affected by strong, constant sunlight. 1995 Training & Devel. (Nexis) Sept. You'll find unflappable resilients managing air traffic, piloting airplanes, and serving as military snipers, finance managers, and engineers. Compounds resilient stricture n. Medicine (now rare) a stricture that rapidly narrows again after having being dilated. ΚΠ 1849 J. Syme On Stricture of Urethra 52 Little advantage is gained; since the stricture seems to contract with a degree of rapidity proportioned to that of its dilatation, and to have its resilient disposition rather increased.] 1850 Retrospect Pract. Med. & Surg. 21 229 As this was evidently a resilient stricture, and accordingly a proper case for external division, I determined to have recourse to it. 1954 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 87 164/2 Resilient strictures of small caliber permit the passage of only filiform or very small tapered bougies. 2006 Clin. Radiol. 61 674/1 The majority of the patients had resilient strictures that did not show significant improvement with endoscopic therapy. Derivatives reˈsilientness n. rare resilience. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. sig. Ggg2^v Resilientness, rebounding Quality, Resiliency. 2005 Home Office to review Psychol. Eval. for Gun Owners in demon.local (Usenet newsgroup) 6 June These [assessment criteria] include extraversion, aggression, resilientness, emotional stability, etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1644
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