| 单词 |
insinuating |
| 释义 |
inˈsinuating, ppl. a.
[f. prec. vb. + -ing2.]
1. That penetrates by sinuous windings between the particles of a body; subtly penetrating.
1615J. Stephens Satyr. Ess. (ed. 2) 170 His wit and apprehension (like the insinuating ayre) will pierce through lesse cranyes then the pores of a mans bodie. 1735Somerville Chase iv. 369 Th' insinuating Eel, that hides his Head Beneath the slimy Mud. 1744Berkeley Siris §60 A volatile, smooth, insinuating oil. 1799tr. Meister's Lett. Eng. 165 Black smoak..of the most subtile and insinuating nature.
2. That artfully works his way into company, position, favour, etc.; wily, wheedling, ingratiating. Of persons, their manner, etc.
1591Shakes. 1 Hen. VI, ii. iv. 35 Without all colour Of base insinuating flatterie, I pluck this white Rose with Plantagenet. 1592Nashe P. Penilesse (ed. 2) 11 b, Let not a seruile insinuating slaue creepe betwixt your legges into credit with your Lords. 1664H. More Myst. Iniq. 209 A more cunning Impostour and insinuating Hypocrite. 1782Cowper Progr. Err. 7 By what unseen and unsuspected arts The serpent Error twines round human hearts..The poisonous, black, insinuating worm. a1859Macaulay Hist. Eng. xxiii. V. 27 Englishmen of honourable name, distinguished appearance, and insinuating address.
Hence inˈsinuatingly adv., in an insinuating manner; inˈsinuatingness (Bailey vol. II, 1727).
1861G. Meredith E. Harrington I. vi. 88 He insinuatingly remarked he could jog on all night. 1882Mrs. J. H. Riddell Pr. Wales's Garden-Party 24 ‘Is your husband very shy, Mrs. Arkley?’ enquired the judge's granddaughter, blandly and insinuatingly. |
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