| 单词 |
willesful |
| 释义 |
† willesful, a. Obs.
[f. willes, gen. of will n.1 + -ful.]
1. Strong-willed; obstinate: = wilful a.1 1.
a1240Sawles Warde in O.E. Hom. I. 257 Þe willesfule husewif halt hire al stille. c1290Beket 1291 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 143 Þe Erchebischop is willesful [v.r. wilful] and ȝwane he is alles i-brouȝt In ani wille þat is luytel wuyrth he nele bi-leue it nouȝt. Ibid. I. 319 Sone old and nouȝt willesfol. 1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 7402 He ne let noȝt clupie al is folc so willesfol he was. 1340Ayenb. 263 Huych mayne to moche slac and wylles uol ssel by, bote yef þe ilke uaderes stefhede hise strayny and ordayny.
2. Desirous: = wilful a.1 2.
a1225Ancr. R. 56 Ȝif eni is onwil [MS. T. ful willes ful] uorte iseon ou. c1290S. Eng. Leg. I. 435 Þis Maidenes þat beotþ willesfole folie forto do.
Hence † wilsfully adv., wilfully; eagerly.
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 268 Þay..controeued agayn kynde contrare werkez, & vsed hem..wylsfully, vpon a wrange wyse. 1340–70Alisaunder 590 Þat worthlych too þis wight wilsfully saide: ‘Fro what kith bee yee comme?’ |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：willesful英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 解释算法 释义 【计】 interpretation algorithm 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词......