单词 | tonically |
释义 | tonicallyadv. In a tonic manner. 1. By or in relation to tension; in the way of tonic contraction (see tonic adj. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [adverb] > muscular tension tonically1885 1885 G. J. Romanes Jelly-fish viii. 209 In..Sarsia the irritability of the tonically contracting manubrium is higher than that of the rhythmically contracting bell. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Dec. 1627 The muscles on the right side are somewhat more tonically contracted than those on the left. 2. As a tonic (see tonic n. 1a, 1b); so as to invigorate or ‘brace up’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [adverb] refreshingly1658 coolingly1662 revivingly1740 refreshfully1769 animatingly1778 restoratively1835 invigoratively1858 tonically1873 invigoratingly1874 zingily1951 zingingly1952 1873 H. Curwen Hist. Booksellers 304 The difficulty..might act tonically. 1889 Crouter in Amer. Ann. Deaf July 182 The agreeable labor of planting and harvest, which tonically would be of service to them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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