expeditiousness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed. uncountable
    — Even the numerous drunkards and beggars seemed to be in a hurry, stumbling from one side of the street to the other with pointless resolution or, with businesslike expeditiousness, soliciting money and food from strangers.

词源

Etymology tree
English expeditious
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English expeditiousness
From expeditious + -ness.
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