rankness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of being rank, of having a repulsive or pungent odor. countable,uncountable
    — 1578, Raphael Holinshed et al., Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, Volume I, Book 3, Chapter 1 “Of cattell kept for profit,” p. 222, […] the bowels of the beast are commonlie cast awaie because of their ranknesse […]
  2. Exuberant or uncontrolled growth. countable,uncountable
    — Tam’d us to Manners, when the Stage was rude;
  3. Exuberance, excessiveness. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — First Gentleman. God save you, sir! where have you been broiling? Third Gentleman. Among the crowd i’ the Abbey; where a finger Could not be wedged in more: I am stifled With the mere rankness of their joy.
  4. Insolence. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — I will physic your rankness […]

词形变化

ranknesses plural

词源

From Middle English rankenesse, equivalent to rank + -ness.
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