repentineadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈpɛntʌɪn/, U.S.

/rəˈpɛntin/,

/riˈpɛntin/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s repentyne, 1500s–1700s 2000s– repentine.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French repentin; Latin repentīnus.

Etymology: < Middle French repentin sudden, unexpected (1398) or its etymon classical Latin repentīnus sudden < repent- , repēns sudden, of uncertain origin + -īnus -ine suffix¹.

Now rare.

Sudden.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective] > sudden

repentinec1487

repentinous1651

stunt1851

snapped1869

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 292 We rede also that the fenny mareis of Tritonydas..was wondrely endried by a repentyne and soden aduenture of an erthequave.

?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Cii Enterpryses rasshe, hasty and repentyne Are chefe thynges bryngynge, great warkes to ruyne.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. Apol. Chirurgians f. 51^v/1 All repentine & subite permutation..how soever the same may be are vnto our bodyes very preiudicialle.

1624 L. Andrewes Serm. (1629) 259 Never trust a repentance repentine; no sodein flash or brunt.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 1) 385 These repentine, serpentine mischiefes sting before they hisse.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 61 in Scepsis Scientifica A Repentine Prosiliency jumping into Being.

1730 A. Brice Freedom 58 More disast'rous..than Battle, Murder, and repentine Death.

1776 W. Hilton Poet. Wks. II. 145 Each hour in danger of repentine death, From suffocating damps, from air compress'd.

2007 R. Ferri in S. Harrison Cambr. Compan. Horace ix. 129 The satire made the most of the motif of the repentine, unabashed change from philosopher to parasite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	repentine
释义	repentineadj. Brit. /rᵻˈpɛntʌɪn/, U.S. /rəˈpɛntin/, /riˈpɛntin/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s repentyne, 1500s–1700s 2000s– repentine. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French repentin; Latin repentīnus. Etymology: < Middle French repentin sudden, unexpected (1398) or its etymon classical Latin repentīnus sudden < repent- , repēns sudden, of uncertain origin + -īnus -ine suffix¹. Now rare. Sudden. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective] > sudden repentinec1487 repentinous1651 stunt1851 snapped1869 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 292 We rede also that the fenny mareis of Tritonydas..was wondrely endried by a repentyne and soden aduenture of an erthequave. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Cii Enterpryses rasshe, hasty and repentyne Are chefe thynges bryngynge, great warkes to ruyne. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. Apol. Chirurgians f. 51^v/1 All repentine & subite permutation..how soever the same may be are vnto our bodyes very preiudicialle. 1624 L. Andrewes Serm. (1629) 259 Never trust a repentance repentine; no sodein flash or brunt. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 1) 385 These repentine, serpentine mischiefes sting before they hisse. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 61 in Scepsis Scientifica A Repentine Prosiliency jumping into Being. 1730 A. Brice Freedom 58 More disast'rous..than Battle, Murder, and repentine Death. 1776 W. Hilton Poet. Wks. II. 145 Each hour in danger of repentine death, From suffocating damps, from air compress'd. 2007 R. Ferri in S. Harrison Cambr. Compan. Horace ix. 129 The satire made the most of the motif of the repentine, unabashed change from philosopher to parasite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1487
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