| 单词 |
trinary |
| 释义 |
trinary, a. and n. rare.|ˈtraɪnərɪ| [ad. late L. trīnāri-us of three kinds (Isidore Orig. iii. vi): cf. L. ternārius ternary.] A. adj. Consisting or composed of a set of three; threefold; triple; ternary.
1474Caxton Chesse iv. ii. (1883) 166 For the trynary nombre conteyneth iii parties whiche make a perfect nombre. 1882G. Allen in Nature 17 Aug. 374 The inner palea exhibits rudiments of two sepals,..making up, with the outer palea, a single trinary whorl. 1884M. Boole in Athenæum 23 Aug. 238/1 Ascribing to the Eternal a dividedness projected from the trinary nature of the human faculties. †B. n. A set or group of three; a triad; a trio.
1596C. Fitzgeffrey Sir F. Drake (1881) 22 The gracefull Graces faire triplicitie, Of moderne Poets rarest trinarie. 1654Vilvain Epit. Ess. iv. lxxx. 83 In England a Trinary of Peers Renound for riches was in divers yeers. |

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