单词 | rhythmetic |
释义 | rhythmeticadj. Rhythmic. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > rhythmical or measured measurable1569 rhythmetic1603 measured1604 cadent1613 rhythmicala1620 rhythmic1773 cadenceda1790 rhythmetical1801 rhythmed1832 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1259 The Rhythmetique matter [Fr. la matiere Rythmique, Gk. ἡ ῥυθμικὴ πραγματεία]. 1842 E. B. Barrett Some Acct. Greek Christian Poets in Athenæum 12 Mar. 230/1 An unaccustomed rhythmetic pomp. 1897 A. B. Curry in Amer. Ann. Deaf 42 266 I could teach him also inflection or speech form of voice, and I also satisfied myself that voice in rhythmetic form could be taught him. 1917 E. Wallace Kate, plus Ten (1919) v. 93 The noisy coon band kept up its rhythmetic pandemonium in one corner of the room. 1962 C. Hughes Ponies for Children iii. 57 Rusk didn't shut off the engine, but called above its slow rhythmetic throbbing—‘Doing a good morning's work, darlings?’ 2004 Daily Oklahoman (Nexis) 10 June By noon Tuesday, the crowd of protesters had grown to several hundred and about a dozen or so danced wildly in the street as drums sounded a rhythmetic beat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1603 |
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