timeous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season. Scotland,South-Africa,especially,not-comparable
    — We sincerely hope, however, that a timeous and speedy adoption of energetic and conciliatory measures will waft such a dreadful calamity far distant from our homes, and restore that confidence in society so necessary for the welfare of a commercial community.

词形变化

timous alternative

词源

From earlier timous, from Middle English tymous, *tymwos, *tymwis (“early”), equivalent to timewise. Cognate with Scots timeous (“timely”). By surface analysis, time + -ous.
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