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单词 resit
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resitn.

Brit. /ˈriːsɪt/, U.S. /ˈriˌsɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: resit v.
Etymology: < resit v. Compare resitting n.
1. An act of sitting for a second or subsequent (photographic) portrait. Now rare.
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1872 E. Anderson Sky-light & Dark-room 199 If a sitter brings back his proofs for a ‘resit’, do not take it in dudgeon.
1917 Photogr. Jrnl. Amer. Aug. 342/2 In the case of guarantee work and no charge for re-sits, deposits are apt to lose their extrinsic value.
2. Originally British. An act of resitting an examination; (also) an examination held specifically to enable candidates to resit. Also figurative.
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society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > resit
post-mortem1827
make-up1934
resit1939
retake1976
society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > resit > resitting
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1939 Ann. Rep. (Dept. Agric. & Fisheries, Palestine) i. 25 Seventeen out of the twenty-one second-year students passed..while the remaining four managed to pass at a re-sit examination in certain subjects which was held at a later date.
1952 Aberdeen Univ. Rev. 35 64 The busy human world where life can be a tougher co-examiner than any on the University list and no re-sits are allowed.
1972 D. Haston In High Places ii. 30 For once he'd passed his exams in June and didn't have any resits in September.
1977 Belfast Tel. 19 Jan. 3/4 One wonders how your recent correspondents, who feel that an Eleven-Plus resit is unnecessary, can accept the position arising as a result of the supplementary test which has not been held.
1998 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 25 Feb. 11 The written theory test will cost $19.50..for a first sitting and $23 for resits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

resitv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈsɪt/, U.S. /riˈsɪt/
Inflections: Past tense and past participle resat;
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, sit v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + sit v. Compare resitting n., resit n.
1. intransitive. To sit down again.
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1640 F. Knight Relation Seaven Yeares Slaverie ii. 38 The Duana..made him resit in the chaire to doe justice.
1844 J. Howse Gram. Cree Lang. 151 He re-sits, rests, reposes.
2000 S. Laurens Secret Love 114 He rose and poured himself a small amount of brandy... He met Gabriel's gaze as he resat.
2.
a. transitive. Of a photographer: to seat (a person) for a second or subsequent portrait.
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1873 Photographer's Friend Nov. 176/2 Re-sit them when they desire it, and if you have a good Photograph they do not appreciate, try them with a better one.
1988 R. Hillis in G. Ursell Sky High 104 When we were ready to sit, she sat us, took some pictures, re-sat us and took more.
b. intransitive. To sit for a second or subsequent portrait.
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1882 H. B. Pritchard Photogr. Studios of Europe 265 If he desires to re-sit, he can do so at no great cost.
1907 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 5 Apr. 254/2 One man I remember came to re-sit for his photograph, which was really an excellent portrait.
2006 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 26 Nov. 3 Bennett agreed to resit for the artist,..but still had reservations about the new version.
3. transitive. Chiefly British. To take (an examination) again, usually after failing at a previous attempt, or in order to improve upon the grade or mark obtained on a previous occasion. Also intransitive.
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society > education > educational administration > examination > examine a candidate [verb (transitive)] > resit
resit1926
society > education > educational administration > examination > examine [verb (intransitive)] > sit > resit
retake1904
resit1926
1926 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 72 715 That a nuese who fails in one part be required to re-sit only in that part.
1933 Trans. Inst. Gas Engineers 83 6 The increasing number of candidates who re-sit an Examination and fail to pass or improve their position.
1948 India Rubber Jrnl. 115 565/1 Candidates..who fail the Associateship may re-sit up to July, 1950, without becoming subject to the Common Preliminary Examination.
1968 Sunday Times 30 June 15 So many students resit the engineering examination each year that an eventual pass rate of 80 percent..may occur.
1974 A. Fowles Pastime i. 6 He'd had to re-sit English to get the minimum the library required.
2003 in G. Phillips & T. Pound Baccalaureate 113 He..resat GCSE Design and Technology (taken as part of core time/studies).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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