| 单词 |
romancing |
| 释义 |
▪ I. roˈmancing, vbl. n.
Also occas. with stress |ˈrəʊ-|.
[f. romance v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb.; use of extravagant fiction or invention; fictitious narration.
1695D. Turner Apol. Chyrurg. 53 Launching out into a further liberty of romancing. 1719Waterland Vind. Chr. Div. 102 Writing of History by Invention, is really Romancing. 1741Richardson Pamela (1824) I. 90 But this, to be sure, is horrid romancing! 1849E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 181 Commend me to a Persian for romancing. 1879G. Meredith Egoist II. vii. 156 Oh! Mrs. Montague, that is what the country people call roemancing... 1884Publishers' Circular 1 Nov. 1106/1 The mischief done by historical romancings has been very considerable.
▪ II. roˈmancing, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That romances; indulging in fanciful inventions; romantic.
1710Medley No. 12. 2 This grave, yet sometimes pleasant and romancing Author, writ several Discourses. 1728Morgan Hist. Algiers II. iii. 246 The idle Story, picked up by Dr. Tassy out of that romancing Manuscript. 1766Goldsm. Vic. W. xxiii, A story, my child, told us by a grave, though sometimes a romancing historian. 1855Smedley H. Coverdale xxxi, If that had been my only reason for accepting my romancing husband. 1865Livingstone Zambesi xix. 389 Marvels equal to the most romancing tales of ancient travellers. |
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