| 释义 |
aˈttaining, vbl. n.
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
1. The action of getting at by continued effort; reaching, acquiring.
1570R. Ascham Scholem. (Arb.) 95 For the..perfit atteyning of any tong. 1638Sanderson Serm. II. 121 To the more ready attaining to this Christian unanimity. 1875B. Taylor Faust i. iii. 52 Lo! it waits for thy attaining!
2. That which is attained; an attainment.
1615Daniel Queens Arcad. (1717) 161 Our Longings never stay With our Attainings, but they go beyond. |
