单词 | resplend |
释义 | resplendv. Now rare. intransitive. To shine brightly; to be resplendent or radiant (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [verb (intransitive)] > be brilliant or dazzling glarec1250 glore13.. blaze1393 flamec1400 resplendish1479 resplend1492 effulge1736 1492 J. Ryman Poems cii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1892) 89 276 This sterre bright..is shynyng With beames of light resplending. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 2v Ane Charbukill sa cleir Quhilk did resplend as the sterne M[atutine]. 1622 J. Reynolds Triumphs Gods Revenge: 2nd Bk. 57 He sees Berinthia's modesty resplend and shine in her affection. 1688 London Gaz. No. 2343/1 And the Glory of Your Majesty's Favours so much the more resplends towards us. 1753 J. Elphinston tr. L. Racine Religion iv. 75 The tree o'erspreads the earth, its boughs extend, Where'er the sun's diffusive beams resplend. 1793 Bacchanalian Mag. 57 Joy resplended on the face Of each be-draggled charmer. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. xv. 306 The dowager..resplended in velvet and gold lace. 1890 R. L. Stevenson Vailima Lett. 29 The house was a picture: it resplended of propriety. 1913 Living Age 15 Feb. 418/2 The bright shades of red, blue, yellow and green resplend in the variegated dresses of peasants. 1963 V. Nabokov Gift ii. 119 As soon as the sun began to be warm, the wonderful Alpine flora again resplended. 2003 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 6 Sept. 53 Canberra is beautiful in the Spring. Resplendent even. It resplends in its resplendence. Derivatives reˈsplending adj. now rare ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > brilliant or resplendent flaming?a1400 livelyc1425 resplendent?1440 resplendant?1473 resplendishant?1473 fulgent?a1475 resplendishing1479 splendiferousa1500 vehement1528 preclarec1550 profulgent1561 prelucent1568 splendicant1592 full1599 resplending1600 splendorous1604 splendious1609 splendid1634 flammeous1646 vivid1665 brilliant1681 effulgent1737 fulgorous1772 spandy-bright1968 1600 J. Norden Vicissitudo Rerum sig. B2 The pleasing Sunne, with sweete resplending rayes, Doth rise and set. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 30 That resplending Image. 1858 Med. & Surg. Reporter Apr. 261 We perceive simultaneously several resplending points, centres of culture, that reflect their light upon each other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1492 |
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