单词 prepensity 释义 † prepensity Obs. rare—1.In 8 pr-.[f. prepense a. + -ity: cf. immensity.]Premeditation.1757E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances (1767) II. 43 Montaign......
单词 presentee 释义 ▪ I. presentee1|prznti|[a. AF. presentee a presentee = F. prsent, pa. pple. of prsenter to present: see -ee.]1. A person presented. a. Eccl. A clergy......
单词 prepensive 释义 † prepensive, a. Obs. rare—1.Factitious formation for prepense a.1752Fielding Amelia i. x, Carrying the penknife drawn into the room with you..seem......
单词 present-day 释义 present-day, a.[present a. (adv.) 10.]Current, contemporary; now in existence or in use; prevalent; living at the present time.1887Pall Mall G. 23 A......
单词 prepense 释义 ▪ I. prepense, a.|pripns|[Substituted for earlier prepenst, prepensed (orig. purpensed, OF. purpense), either by simple phonetic reduction, or after F......
单词 presented 释义 presented, ppl. a.|przntd|[f. present v. + -ed1.]Brought or placed before one, introduced; offered, bestowed, directed, etc.: see the verb. In quot. 1......
单词 prepensed 释义 † prepensed, ppl. a. Obs.Also prepenst.[f. prec. vb. + -ed1; substituted early in 16th c. for the original purpensed; subsequently reduced to prepens......
单词 prepenna 释义 ‖ prepenna Ornith.|pripn|Pl. -.[mod.L., f. pr, pre- A. 2 + penna feather.]A neossoptile or primitive feather of a bird.1901Ibis Apr. 343 In Apteryx th......
单词 present 释义 ▪ I. present, a. (adv.)|prznt|Also 6 prsent.[a. OF. present (11th c. in Littr), in mod.F. prsent (see presence):—L. prsens, prsent-em present, immedia......
单词 presentative 释义 presentative, a.|prznttv|[ad. med.L. type *prsenttvus: see present v. and -ative. Cf. representative.]1. Eccl. Of a benefice: To or for which a pat......