attaint

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A blow or strike, especially in jousting. archaic
    — This politic selection did not alter the fortune of the field, the challengers were still successful: one of their antagonists was overthrown, and both the others failed in the “attaint”, that is, in striking the helmet and shield of their antagonist firmly and strongly, with the lance held in a direct line, so that the weapon might break unless the champion was overthrown.
  2. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
  3. The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights. archaic
    — Tom Truth is attainted. All he has — not much — is forfeit to the king, and he is entitled to nothing but a traitorʼs death.
  2. To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour. archaic
    — CHARLES STUART. Attainted and proscribed by name and grade in his British regiment.
  3. To taint; to corrupt, sully. archaic
    — Amoret right fearefull was and faint, / Lest she with blame her honor should attaint […].
形容词 adj.
  1. Convicted, attainted. obsolete
  2. Attainted; corrupted. obsolete
    — My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming love,

词形变化

more attaint comparative most attaint superlative atteint alternative attaints present,singular,third-person attainting participle,present attainted participle,past attainted past atteint alternative attaints plural atteint alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
attaintment unattaint

词源

词源 1
From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.
词源 2
From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.
词源 3
From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.
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