mense

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Property, owndom; possessions. countable,uncountable
  2. Decency; propriety; civility. UK,countable,dialectal,uncountable
    — ... But never a soul had the mense to come near them,[…]
  3. A large amount. UK,countable,dialectal,uncountable
    — There is not a mense of snow in "smoky Leeds,"
动词 v.
  1. To adorn, bring honour to; grace.

词形变化

menses plural menses present,singular,third-person mensing participle,present mensed participle,past mensed past

词汇关系

衍生词
menseful menseless

词源

词源 1
From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch.
词源 2
From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch.
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