| 单词 | timefulness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtimefulness ˈtimefulness n. the quality or state of being timeful or in time; timeliness. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > opportuneness or timeliness covenablenessa1382 opportunity1531 seasonableness1546 tidiness1567 timeliness1573 tempestivity1576 ratheness1635 opportuneness1727 timefulness1898 1898 Werner's Mag. 21 85/1 We have often seen little guttermaidens revolving gravely to the sound of a barrel-organ with a timefulness that would shame many a drawing-room heroine. a1943 R. G. Collingwood Idea of Hist. (1946) v. i. 212 Just as history is not the same thing as change, so it is not the same thing as ‘timefulness’, whether that means evolution or an existence which takes time. 1962 H. C. Weston Sight, Light & Work (ed. 2) v. 167 The changeability and the ‘timefulness’ of daylighting have already been mentioned. 2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 May g1 Rather than imagining that Lawrence's art speaks timeless artistic truths, we may need to recognize its timefulness, and that the ideal time for it is now. < as lemmas |
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