Notes of a word-watcher, Hanching Chung. A first port of call for English learning.
2024年4月11日 星期四
visit, absolve, nebbish, shrewish, delectation, divine visitation, absolved his fighters of repercussions.This Artificially Intelligent Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phone
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It says a great deal about the status of artists in Italy by the
mid-15th century that Pius II, instead of visiting some terrible
punishment on Filippo Lippi and his lover, absolved them of their vows.
Perhaps the pope, a connoisseur and patron of art and architecture, was
swayed by the fact that Lippi was then in the middle of painting a
groundbreaking cycle of frescoes in Prato’s principal church, St.
Stephen.
divine visitation
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Since
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worth of triazolam and 14 other kinds of sleeping pills per visit, up
from 14 days.
absolve
verb
declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
Etymology
From
Yiddish nebekh (poor, unfortunate), of Slavic origin. Ultimately from
the Indo-European root bhag- (to share) that is also the source of baksheesh, Sanskrit bhagya (good fortune), and words related to -phagy (eating), such as onychophagia and xerophagy.
Usage "Nebbish son-in-law Lando must stand up to his shrewish wife Tiffany." — David Schmeichel; Greed is Good at Celebrations; Winnipeg Sun (Canada); Apr 4, 2007.
delectation
de·lec·ta·tion(dē'lĕk-tā'shən) n.
Delight.
Enjoyment; pleasure.
[Middle English delectacioun, from Old French, from Latin dēlectātiō, dēlectātiōn-, from dēlectus, past participle of dēlectāre, to please. See delight.]
Synonyms:
enjoyment
Usage:
She cooks pastries and cakes for the delectation of visitors.
1go to see and spend time with (someone) socially:I came to visit my grandmother [no object]:North Americanhe went out to visit with his pals
stay temporarily with (someone) or at (a place) as a guest or tourist:we hope you enjoy your stay and will visit us again [no object]:I don’t live here—I’m only visiting
go
to see (someone or something) for a specific purpose, such as to make
an inspection or to receive or give professional advice or help:inspectors visit all the hotels
[no object]North American informal chat:there was nothing to do but visit with one another
go to (a website or web page):visit us at www.flycreekcidermill.com
(chiefly in biblical use) (of God) come to (a person or place) in order to bring comfort or salvation.
2inflict (something harmful or unpleasant) on someone:the mockery visited upon him by his schoolmates
(of something harmful or unpleasant) afflict (someone):they were visited with epidemics of a strange disease
archaic punish (a person or a wrongful act):offenses were visited with the loss of eyes or ears
noun
an act of going or coming to see a person or place socially, as a tourist, or for some other purpose:a visit to the doctor
a temporary stay with a person or at a place.
North American informal an informal conversation.
Derivatives
visitable
adjective
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French visiter or Latin visitare 'go to see', frequentative of visare 'to view', from videre 'to see'
Spelling rule
Do
not double the final consonant when adding endings that begin with a
vowel to a word that ends in a vowel plus a consonant, if the stress is
not at the end of the word (as in target): (visits, visiting, visited).
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