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词汇 westering
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Definition of westering in English:

westering

adjective ˈwɛst(ə)rɪŋˈwɛstərɪŋ
literary
  • (especially of the sun) nearing the west.

    〈诗/文〉(尤指太阳)西沉的,西下的

    the last rays of the westering sun
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The westering sun speeds us home, but not before we spot Jain monks meditating in eternal silence on the heat-cracked, scrub-bearded red earth beyond the town.
    • Discovering and forging westering paths was increasingly portrayed as a heroic, transforming experience.
    • The whole scene is so primeval that we would stand gaping all afternoon if the westering arc of the sun didn't jog us on our way.
    • American ideas about the environment grew up in conjunction with the process of westering.
    • Although routes made by westering European Americans made up only a tiny portion of all the trails across the West, they are the ones that define the West's historical outlines.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from the literary verb wester, from west.

Definition of westering in US English:

westering

adjectiveˈwɛstərɪŋˈwestəriNG
literary
  • (especially of the sun) nearing the west.

    〈诗/文〉(尤指太阳)西沉的,西下的

    the last rays of the westering sun
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although routes made by westering European Americans made up only a tiny portion of all the trails across the West, they are the ones that define the West's historical outlines.
    • Discovering and forging westering paths was increasingly portrayed as a heroic, transforming experience.
    • The whole scene is so primeval that we would stand gaping all afternoon if the westering arc of the sun didn't jog us on our way.
    • American ideas about the environment grew up in conjunction with the process of westering.
    • The westering sun speeds us home, but not before we spot Jain monks meditating in eternal silence on the heat-cracked, scrub-bearded red earth beyond the town.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from the literary verb wester, from west.

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