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单词 concernment
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Definition of concernment in English:

concernment

noun kənˈsəːnm(ə)ntkənˈsərnmənt
mass nounarchaic
  • 1Importance.

    matters of great public concernment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many times it happens, that it is of great concernment to the Querent to know whether a woman be with child of a male or female; or whether the thief be man or woman, & c.
    • Will, then, these, or any of these things, stand in competition with that which we propose for the great concernment of souls?
    • Oh - but now God is a portion of infinite consequence and concernment to all the sons and souls of men.
    • Some repetitions, to show his seriousness in all, and the concernment of the thing spoken.
    • I perceive there is yet good hopes of peace with Guyland, which is of great concernment to Tangier.
    1. 1.1count noun A matter of interest or importance to someone; a concern.
      if the captain has a family or any absorbing concernment of that sort
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thirdly, the requirement of this offence is that the concernment or involvement be a ‘knowing’ one.
      • Some of them, it may be, will inquire into and after their own concernments, as they are here declared.
      • This was the work of those, who, if our author say true, thought basely of the public concernments; and believing things might be well enough managed by others, minded only their private affairs.
      • But I speak of a mischievous, selfish nature, that is little affected with any one's concernments but its own.
      • Eternal concernments are so weighty in themselves and of so near importance to every man, that nothing can be a greater kindness, than to give real help and warning hereabouts.
      Synonyms
      solicitude, consideration, solicitousness, care, sympathy, thought, regard, caringness
 
 

Definition of concernment in US English:

concernment

nounkənˈsərnməntkənˈsərnmənt
archaic
  • 1Importance.

    matters of great public concernment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Will, then, these, or any of these things, stand in competition with that which we propose for the great concernment of souls?
    • Oh - but now God is a portion of infinite consequence and concernment to all the sons and souls of men.
    • I perceive there is yet good hopes of peace with Guyland, which is of great concernment to Tangier.
    • Some repetitions, to show his seriousness in all, and the concernment of the thing spoken.
    • Many times it happens, that it is of great concernment to the Querent to know whether a woman be with child of a male or female; or whether the thief be man or woman, & c.
    1. 1.1 A matter of interest or importance to someone; a concern.
      a family or any absorbing concernment of that sort
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Eternal concernments are so weighty in themselves and of so near importance to every man, that nothing can be a greater kindness, than to give real help and warning hereabouts.
      • But I speak of a mischievous, selfish nature, that is little affected with any one's concernments but its own.
      • Some of them, it may be, will inquire into and after their own concernments, as they are here declared.
      • Thirdly, the requirement of this offence is that the concernment or involvement be a ‘knowing’ one.
      • This was the work of those, who, if our author say true, thought basely of the public concernments; and believing things might be well enough managed by others, minded only their private affairs.
      Synonyms
      solicitude, consideration, solicitousness, care, sympathy, thought, regard, caringness
 
 
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