Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 79
Appendicular (a.) 附屬物的；四肢的Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate. [R.]
Appendicular (a.) Relating to or consisting of an appendage or appendages; especially the limbs; "the appendicular skeleton".
Appendicular (a.) (Specialized) 附肢的（如臂、腿）；附件的（如闌尾） Relating to the arms or legs or a part of the body that is joined to another part, such as the appendix.
// An appendicular joint/ muscle.
Appendicularia (n.) [NL.] (Zool.) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.
Appendicularia (n.) Free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates.
Appendiculata (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) An order of annelids; the Polych[ae]ta.
Appendiculate (a.) '生物' 附著的；橫節狀的 Having small appendages; forming an appendage.
{Appendiculate leaf}, A small appended leaf. -- Withering.
Appendixes (n. pl. ) of Appendix
Appendices (n. pl. ) of Appendix
Appendix (n.) [C] 附錄，附件；附加物；（複數為appendixes）闌尾，盲腸 Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.
Normandy became an appendix to England. -- Sir M. Hale.
Vermiform appendix (ph.) 闌尾 Technical term for appendix (sense 1).
Appendix (n.) (Anatomy) A tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. In humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose.
‘I'm merely standing in while Stella is having her appendix out.’
Also called vermiform appendix.
Appendix (n.) A section or table of subsidiary matter at the end of a book or document.
‘A list of such activities was published as an appendix to the report.’
‘Outline answers may be found in Appendix 2.’
Appendix (n.) Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.
Appendix (n.) (Anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
Syn: See {Supplement}.
Appendix (n.) Supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
Appendix (n.) A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {appendix}, {vermiform appendix}, {vermiform process}, {cecal appendage}].
Appension (n.) The act of appending. [Obs.]
Apperceive (v. t.) To perceive; to comprehend. -- Chaucer.
Apperceive (v.) Perceive in terms of a past experience.
Apperception (n.) (Metaph.) 【心】統覺 The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. -- Leibnitz. Reid.
This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Apperception (n.) The process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience.
Apperil (n.) Peril. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Appertained (imp. & p. p.) of Appertain
Appertaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Appertain
Appertain (v. i.) To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.
Things appertaining to this life. -- Hooker.
Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. -- Lev. vi. 5.
Appertain (v.) Be a part or attribute of [syn: {pertain}, {appertain}].
Appertainment (n.) That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance.
Appertainment (n.) That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [Obs. or R.] -- Shak. Appertinance
Appertinance (n.) Alt. of Appertinence
Appertinence (n.) See {Appurtenance}.
Appertinent (a.) Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written {appurtenant}.] -- Coleridge.
Appertinent (n.) That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Appete (v. t.) To seek for; to desire.
Appetence (n.) A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
Appetencies (n. pl. ) of Appetency
Appetency (n.) Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
Appetency (n.) Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.
Appetency (n.) Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.
Appetent (a.) Desiring; eagerly desirous.
Appetibility (n.) The quality of being desirable.
Appetible (a.) Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.
Appetite (n.) [U] [C] 食慾，胃口 [（+for）]；慾望；愛好 [（+for）] The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. -- Hooker.
Appetite (n.) Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
Men must have appetite before they will eat. -- Buckle.
Appetite (n.) Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. -- Jer. Taylor.
To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. -- Macaulay.
Appetite (n.) Tendency; appetency. [Obs.]
In all bodies there as an appetite of union. -- Bacon.
Appetite (n.) The thing desired. [Obs.]
Power being the natural appetite of princes. -- Swift.
Note: In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure.
Syn: Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.
Appetite (n.) A feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: {appetite}, {appetency}, {appetence}].
Appetite (n.) An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a solution to the labor question.
Appetition (n.) Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something.
Appetitive (a.) Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty.
Appetize (v. t.) To make hungry; to whet the appetite of.
Appetizer (n.) 開胃的食物，開胃小吃；【喻】吊胃口的東西 Something which creates or whets an appetite.
Appetizer (n.) Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: {appetizer}, {appetiser}, {starter}].
Appetizing (adv.) So as to excite appetite.
Appetizing (a.) 開胃的；刺激食慾的；令人喜愛的 Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food.
The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing. -- Sir W. Scott.
Appetizing (a.) Appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma [syn: {appetizing}, {appetising}] [ant: {unappetising}, {unappetizing}].
Appian (a.) Of or pertaining to Appius.
Applauded (imp. & p. p.) of Applaud
Applauding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Applaud
Applaud (v. t.) 向……鼓掌；向……喝采；稱讚；贊成 To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again. -- Shak.
Applaud (v. t.) To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.
By the gods, I do applaud his courage. -- Shak.
Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See {Praise}.
Applaud (v. i.) 鼓掌歡迎；喝采 To express approbation loudly or significantly.
Applaud (v.) Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {spat}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}, {hiss}].
Applaud (v.) Express approval of; "I applaud your efforts".
Applauder (n.) One who applauds.
Applauder (n.) Someone who applauds [syn: {clapper}, {applauder}].
Applausable (a.) Worthy of applause; praiseworthy. [Obs.]
Applause (n.) [U] 鼓掌歡迎，喝采；稱讚，嘉許 The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
The brave man seeks not popular applause. -- Dryden.
Syn: Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.
Applause (n.) A demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: {applause}, {hand clapping}, {clapping}].
Applause (n.) The echo of a platitude.
Applausive (a.) 拍手喝采的；讚賞的 Expressing applause; approbative. -- {Ap*plau"sive*ly}, adv.
Apple (n.) 蘋果 [C] The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones.
Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung.
Apple (n.) (Bot.) Any tree genus {Pyrus} which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.
Apple (n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple.
Apple (n.) Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold.
Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as, apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.
{Apple blight}, An aphid which injures apple trees. See {Blight}, n.
{Apple borer} (Zool.), A coleopterous insect ({Saperda candida} or {Saperda bivittata}), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.
{Apple brandy}, Brandy made from apples.
{Apple butter}, A sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. -- Bartlett.
{Apple corer}, An instrument for removing the cores from apples.
{Apple fly} (Zool.), Any dipterous insect, the larva of which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera {Drosophila} and {Trypeta}.
{Apple midge} (Zool.) A small dipterous insect ({Sciara mali}), the larva of which bores in apples.
{Apple of the eye}, The pupil.
{Apple of discord}, A subject of contention and envy, so called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed "For the fairest," which was thrown into an assembly of the gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the latter.
{Apple of love}, or {Love apple}, The tomato ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).
{Apple of Peru}, A large coarse herb ({Nicandra physaloides}) bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry.
{Apples of Sodom}, A fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of {Solanum Sodom[ae]um}, a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.
{Apple sauce}, Stewed apples. [U. S.]
{Apple snail} or {Apple shell} (Zool.), A fresh-water, operculated, spiral shell of the genus {Ampullaria}.
{Apple tart}, A tart containing apples.
{Apple tree}, A tree which naturally bears apples. See {Apple, 2.}
{Apple wine}, Cider.
{Apple worm} (Zool.), The larva of a small moth ({Carpocapsa pomonella}) which burrows in the interior of apples. See {Codling moth}.
{Dead Sea Apple}, pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. "To seek the Dead Sea apples of politics." -- S. B. Griffin.
{Dead Sea Apple}, A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See {Gallnut}.
Apple (v. i.) To grow like an apple; to bear apples. -- Holland.
Apple (n.) Fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh.
Apple (n.) Native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits [syn: {apple}, {orchard apple tree}, {Malus pumila}].
Apple (n.) (Heb. tappuah, meaning "fragrance"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Palestine was too hot for the growth of apples proper. It is enumerated among the most valuable trees of Palestine (Joel 1:12), and frequently referred to in Canticles, and noted for its beauty (2:3, 5; 8:5). There is nothing to show that it was the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Dr. Tristram has suggested that the apricot has better claims than any other fruit-tree to be the apple of Scripture. It grows to a height of 30 feet, has a roundish mass of glossy leaves, and bears an orange coloured fruit that gives out a delicious perfume. The "apple of the eye" is the Heb. _ishon_, meaning manikin, i.e., the pupil of the eye (Prov. 7:2). (Comp. the promise, Zech. 2:8; the prayer, Ps. 17:8; and its fulfilment, Deut. 32:10.)
The so-called "apple of Sodom" some have supposed to be the Solanum sanctum (Heb. hedek), rendered "brier" (q.v.) in Micah 7:4, a thorny plant bearing fruit like the potato-apple. This shrub abounds in the Jordan valley. (See {ENGEDI}.)
Apple-faced (a.) Having a round, broad face, like an apple.
Apple-jack (n.) Apple brandy.
Apple-john (n.) A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple.
Apple pie (n.) A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.
Apple-squire (n.) A pimp; a kept gallant.
Appliable (a.) Applicable; also, compliant. [Obs.] -- Howell.
Appliable (a.) (In British) Another word for applicable.
Appliance (n.) [C] 器具，用具；裝置，設備；【罕】使用，應用 [the S] [（+of）]；救火車 The act of applying; application.
Appliance (n.) Subservience; compliance. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Appliance (n.) The thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.
Appliance (n.) Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions. An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are the {refrigerator}, {washing machine}, {clothes drier}, {oven}, and {dishwasher}. Some minor appliances are a {toaster}, {vacuum cleaner} or {microwave oven}.
Appliance (n.) A device or control that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}].
Appliance (n.) Durable goods for home or office use.
Applicability (n.) （可）應用性，適用性 [U] The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.
Applicability (n.) Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: {applicability}, {pertinence}, {pertinency}] [ant: {inapplicability}].
Applicable (a.) 可應用的，合用的；可實施的；適當的，合適的 [（+to）] Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- {Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ap"pli*ca*bly}, adv.
Applicable (a.) Capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument".
Applicancy (n.) The quality or state of being applicable.
Applicant (n.) 申請人；申請者；請求者 [C] [（+for）] One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.
The applicant for a cup of water. -- Plumtre.
The court require the applicant to appear in person. -- Z. Swift.
Applicant (n.) A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission [syn: {applicant}, {applier}].
Applicate (v. i.) To apply. [Obs.]
The act of faith is applicated to the object. -- Bp. Pearson.
Applicate (a.) Applied or put to some use.
Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements. -- I. Taylor.
{Applicate number} (Math.), One which applied to some concrete case.
{Applicate ordinate}, Right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.
Application (n.) 應用，適用；運用 [U] [C] [（+of/ to）]；申請，請求；申請書 [C] [U] [（+to/ for）] [+to-v] The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
Application (n.) The thing applied.
He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. -- Johnson.
Application (n.) The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. -- Locke.
Application (n.) The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.
Application (n.) Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry.
Application (n.) The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.
Application (n.) The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.
Had his application been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater. -- J. Jay.
Application (n.) The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.
Application (n.) A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.
Application (n.) The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: {application}, {practical application}].
Application (n.) A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications".
Application (n.) The work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; [syn: {application}, {coating}, {covering}].
Application (n.) A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" [syn: {application}, {application program}, {applications programme}].
Application (n.) Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: {lotion}, {application}].
Application (n.) A diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: {application}, {diligence}].
Application (n.) The action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data".
Application (n.) The act of making a request for something; the paper on which the request is written is also called an application; as, an application to chancery for leave to invest trust funds; an application to an insurance company for insurance. In the land law of Pennsylvania, an application is understood to be a request in writing to have a certain quantity of land at or near a certain place therein mentioned. 3 Binn. 21; 5 Id. 151; Jones on Land Office Titles, 24.
Application (n.) An application for insurance ought to state the facts truly as to the object to be insured, for if any false representation be made with a fraudulent intent, it will avoid the policy. 7 Wend. 72.
Application (n) By application is also meant the use or disposition of a thing; as the application of purchase money.
Application (n.) In some cases a purchaser who buys trust property is required, to see to the application of thee purchase money, and if be neglects to do so, and it be misapplied, he will be considered as a trustee of the property he has so purchased. The subject will be examined by considering, 1, the kind of property to be sold; 2, the cases where the purchaser is bound to see to the application of the purchase money in consequence of the wording of the deed of trust.
Application (n.) Personal property is liable, in the hands of the executor, for the payment of debts, and the purchaser is therefore exempted from seeing to the application of the purchase money, although it may have been bequeathed to be sold for the payment of debts. 1 Cox, R. 145; 2 Dick. 725; 7 John. Ch. Rep., 150, 160; 11 S. & R. 377, 385; 2 P. Wms. 148; 4 Bro. C. C. 136; White's L. C. in Eq. 54; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 3946.
Application (n.) With regard to real estate, which is not a fund at law for the payment of debt's, except where it is made so by act of assembly, or by direction in the will of the testator or deed of trust, the purchaser from an executor or trustee may be liable for the application of the purchase money. And it will now be proper to consider the cases where such liability exists.
Application (n.) Upon the sale of real estate, a trustee in whom the legal title is vested, can it law give a valid discharge for the purchase money, because he is the owner at law. In equity, on the contrary, the persons among whom the produce of the sale is to be distributed are considered the owners; and a purchaser must obtain a discharge from them, unless the power of giving receipts is either expressly or by implication given to the trustees to, give receipts for the purchase money. It is, for this reason, usual to provide in wills and trust deeds that the purchaser shall not be required to see to the application of the purchase money.
Application (n.) (Request) (B1) [ C or U ] （通常指書面的）申請，請求 An official request for something, usually in writing.
// A letter of application.
// Free information will be sent out on application to (= if you ask) the central office.
// I've sent off applications for four different jobs.
// Have you filled in the application form for your passport yet?
// [ + to infinitive ] Argentina has submitted an application to host the World Cup.
Application (n.) (Computer) (B2) [ C ] 應用軟體 A computer program that is designed for a particular purpose.
// Spreadsheet applications.
Application (n.) (Use) (C2) [ C or U ] 用途，用法；應用 A way in which something can be used for a particular purpose.
// The design has many applications.
// The application of this research in the treatment of cancer.
Application (n.) (Hard work) [ U ] 勤奮；努力；專心致志 The determination to work hard over a period of time in order to succeed at something.
// Joshua clearly has ability in this subject but lacks application.
Application (n.) (Putting on) [ C or U ] 塗抹；敷用 The act of spreading or rubbing a substance such as cream or paint on a surface, or a layer of cream or paint.
// Leave the paint to dry between applications.
// Regular application of the cream should reduce swelling within 24 hours.
Application (n.) (Relation to) [ C or U ] （法律，規定等的）適用 A way in which a rule or law, etc. relates to or is important for someone or something.
// The new laws have (a) particular application to the self-employed.
Applicative (a.) 適用的 Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. --Bramhall. -- {Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly}, adv.
Applicative (a.) Readily applicable or practical [syn: {applicative}, {applicatory}].
Applicatorily (adv.) By way of application.
Applicatory (a.) 適用的 Having the property of applying; applicative; practical.
Applicatory (n.) That which applies.
Applicatory (a.) Readily applicable or practical [syn: {applicative}, {applicatory}].
Appliedly (adv.) By application. [R.]
Applier (n.) 申請人 [C] [（+for）] He who, or that which, applies.
Applier (n.) A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission [syn: {applicant}, {applier}].
Applier (n.) 塗藥器；（化妝品的）塗抹器 A device for applying a substance [syn: {applicator}, {applier}].
Appliment (n.) 應用，適用；運用 [U] [C] [（+of/ to）]；申請，請求；申請書 [C] [U] [（+to/ for）] [+to-v] Application. [Obs.] -- Marston
Applique (a.) 貼花的；有貼花飾物的 Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqu['e] lace; appliqu['e] work.
Applique (n.) 貼花；貼花繡 A decorative design made of one material sewn over another.
Applique (v. t.) 縫上飾物；在……貼花 Sew on as a decoration.
Applotted (imp. & p. p.) of Applot
Applotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Applot
Applot (v. t.) 分攤；分配 To divide into plots or parts; to apportion.
Applotment (n.) 分配；（美國）各州的直接稅的分派 Apportionment.
Applied (imp. & p. p.) of Apply
Applying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Apply
Apply (v. t.) 塗，敷；將……鋪在表面 [（+to）]；應用；實施 [（+to）]； 使起作用；使適用 [W] [（+to）] To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
He said, and the sword his throat applied. -- Dryden.
Apply (v. t.) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.
Apply (v. t.) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.
Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied. -- Milton.
Apply (v. t.) To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
Apply thine heart unto instruction. -- Prov. xxiii. 12.
Apply (v. t.) To direct or address. [R.]
Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. -- Pope.
Apply (v. t.) To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
I applied myself to him for help. -- Johnson.
Apply (v. t.) To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]
She was skillful in applying his "humors." -- Sir P. Sidney.
Apply (v. t.) To visit. [Obs.]
And he applied each place so fast. -- Chapman.
{Applied chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.
{Applied mathematics}. See under {Mathematics}.