| 释义 |
read·ing
I. \ˈrēdiŋ, -dēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English redinge, from Old English rǣding, from rǣdan to read + -ing (suffix forming nouns from verbs)
1.
a. : material designed to be read : matter for reading
< chose the reading for the great books course >
especially : a particular selection of such material designed to be read at one time or as a unit
< readings from contemporary fiction >
b.
(1) : the material read (as in a particular field) by an individual
< were discriminating in their reading >
< thought he had seen the word somewhere in his reading >
(2) : the extent to which an individual has read
< a person of vast reading >
2.
a. : the particular form (as a variation in spelling, style, syntax, choice of vocabulary) used in a particular edition or other source of material designed to be read : a particular version
< found an interesting reading of the same passage in one of the older manuscripts >
< the generally accepted reading >
b. : an indication of particular data made by an instrument
< examined the reading of the thermometer >
3.
a. : a particular interpretation of something observed, studied, or experienced
< new readings of the history — James Martineau >
b. : a particular performance and interpretation of something (as the lines of a play, the score of a musical composition)
< a sensitive reading of the principal role >
< a knowledgeable reading of the symphony >
II. adjective
1. : of or relating to reading
< a reading list >
or readers
< formed a small reading group >
2.
a. : designed or used for reading
< a reading lamp >
< a reading desk >
b. : set aside for reading
< a reading room >
III. \ˈrediŋ, -dēŋ\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Reading, county borough in southern England
1. : of or from the county borough of Reading, England : of the kind or style prevalent in Reading
2. [from Reading, city in southeast Pennsylvania] : of or from the city of Reading, Pa. : of the kind or style prevalent in Reading |