英语词汇“emulous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

emulous

/ˈɛmjʊləs

adjective formal

1Seeking to emulate someone or something.If he has, or gathers, a band of the emulous, we may look for some capital sport....

The difficulty of sorting out those confusions arises in part, of course, from the fact that, even before Edward Young's Conjectures on Original Composition, the tradition of ‘emulous imitation’ seemed in need of defense.
His concern to distinguish ‘emulous’ Imitation from simple theft may surprise some.

1.1Motivated by a spirit of rivalry: emulous young writers

adverb

Late Middle English (in the sense 'imitating'): from Latin aemulus 'rival'. Current senses date from the mid 16th century.

单词	emulous
释义	emulous /ˈɛmjʊləs / adjective formal 1Seeking to emulate someone or something.If he has, or gathers, a band of the emulous, we may look for some capital sport.... The difficulty of sorting out those confusions arises in part, of course, from the fact that, even before Edward Young's Conjectures on Original Composition, the tradition of ‘emulous imitation’ seemed in need of defense. His concern to distinguish ‘emulous’ Imitation from simple theft may surprise some. 1.1Motivated by a spirit of rivalry: emulous young writers Derivatives emulously adverb Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'imitating'): from Latin aemulus 'rival'. Current senses date from the mid 16th century. Rhymes tremulous
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