词汇 | reeling ripe |
释义 | Definition of reeling ripe in English:reeling ripeadjective ˌriːlɪŋ ˈrʌɪp rare, archaic, poetic
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. From reeling + ripe, hence originally literally ‘ripe for reeling’. In later use sometimes apprehended as from reeling (which is first attested slightly later) + ripe, hence ‘so drunk as to reel or stagger’. Definition of reeling ripe in US English:reeling ripeadjectiveˌriːlɪŋ ˈrʌɪp rare, archaic, poetic
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. From reeling + ripe, hence originally literally ‘ripe for reeling’. In later use sometimes apprehended as from reeling (which is first attested slightly later) + ripe, hence ‘so drunk as to reel or stagger’. |
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