Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 82
Simper (n.) 假笑；傻笑；忸怩的呆笑 A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.
The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. -- Pope.
Simper (n.) A silly self-conscious smile.
Simper (v.) Smile affectedly or derisively [syn: smirk, simper].
Simperer (n.) 痴笑（或假笑）的人 One who simpers. -- Sir W. Scott.
A simperer that a court affords. -- T. Nevile.
Simperer (n.) A smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy.
Simpering () a. &. n. from Simper, v.
Simperingly (adv.) 皮笑肉不笑地 In a simpering manner.
Simperingly (adv.) 怯懦地 With a lack of courage and determination; "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy" [syn: pusillanimously, simperingly].
Simple (a.) 簡單的，簡易的，簡明的；單純的，樸實的；天真的 Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
Simple (a.) Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress. "Simple truth." -- Spenser. "His simple story." -- Burns.
Simple (a.) Mere; not other than; being only.
A medicine . . . whose simple touch Is powerful to araise King Pepin. -- Shak.
Simple (a.) Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
Full many fine men go upon my score, as simple as I stand here, and I trust them. -- Marston.
Must thou trust Tradition's simple tongue? -- Byron.
To be simple is to be great. -- Emerson.
Simple (a.) Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
In simple manners all the secret lies. -- Young.
Simple (a.) Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
Simple (a.) Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly. "You have simple wits." -- Shak.
Simple (a.) Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
Thy simple fare and all thy plain delights. -- Cowper.
Simple (a.) Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
A simple husbandman in garments gray. -- Spenser.
Clergy and laity, male and female, gentle and simple made the fuel of the same fire. -- Fuller.
Simple (a.) (BOt.) Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
Simple (a.) (Chem.) Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.
Note: A simple body is one that has not as yet been decomposed. There are indications that many of our simple elements are still compound bodies, though their actual decomposition into anything simpler may never be accomplished.
Simple (a.) (Min.) Homogenous.
Simple (a.) (Zool.) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
Simple contract (Law), Any contract, whether verbal or written, which is not of record or under seal. -- J. W. Smith. -- Chitty.
Simple equation (Alg.), An equation containing but one unknown quantity, and that quantity only in the first degree.
Simple eye (Zool.), An eye having a single lens; -- opposed to compound eye.
Simple interest. See under Interest.
Simple larceny. (Law) See under Larceny.
Simple obligation (Rom. Law), An obligation which does not depend for its execution upon any event provided for by the parties, or is not to become void on the happening of any such event. -- Burrill.
Syn: Single; uncompounded; unmingled; unmixed; mere; uncombined; elementary; plain; artless; sincere; harmless; undesigning; frank; open; unaffected; inartificial; unadorned; credulous; silly; foolish; shallow; unwise.
Usage: Simple, Silly. One who is simple is sincere, unaffected, and inexperienced in duplicity, -- hence liable to be duped. A silly person is one who is ignorant or weak and also self-confident; hence, one who shows in speech and act a lack of good sense.
Simplicity is incompatible with duplicity, artfulness, or vanity, while silliness is consistent with all three. Simplicity denotes lack of knowledge or of guile; silliness denotes want of judgment or right purpose, a defect of character as well as of education.
I am a simple woman, much too weak To oppose your cunning. -- Shak.
He is the companion of the silliest people in their most silly pleasure; he is ready for every impertinent entertainment and diversion. -- Law.
Simple (n.) 單一體；單一成分的食品（或藥品）；智能低下者，笨蛋 Something not mixed or compounded. "Compounded of many simples." -- Shak.
Simple (n.) (Med.) A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
What virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked simple itself as it comes over from the Indies. -- Sir W. Temple.
Simple (n.) (Weaving) A drawloom.
Simple (n.) (Weaving) A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
Simple (n.) (R. C. Ch.) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Simple (v. i.) To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
As simpling on the flowery hills she [Circe] strayed. -- Garth.
Simple-hearted (a.) Sincere; inguenuous; guileless.
Simple-minded (a.) Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity.
Simpleness (n.) 簡單；單純；愚笨 The quality or state of being simple; simplicity. -- Shak.
Simpleness (n.) A lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity" [syn: simplicity, simpleness, simple mindedness].
Simpleness (n.) The quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal" [syn: simplicity, simpleness] [ant: complexity, complexness].
Simpleness (n.) Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" [syn: ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness] [ant: difficultness, difficulty].
Simpleness (n.) Lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" [syn: chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness].
Simpler (n.) One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist.
Simpler's joy. (Bot.) Vervain.
Simpless (n.) Simplicity; silliness. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Simpleton (n.) 呆子；笨蛋 A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
Simpleton (n.) A person lacking intelligence or common sense [syn: simpleton, simple].
Simplician (n.) One who is simple. [Obs.] -- Arnway.
Simplicity (n.) 簡單，簡易；簡明 [U]；簡明易懂的事物 [P]；簡樸，樸素 [U] The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
Simplicity (n.) The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.
Simplicity (n.) Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.
Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded. -- Hayward.
In wit a man; simplicity a child. -- Pope.
Simplicity (n.) Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
Simplicity (n.) Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.
Simplicity (n.) Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning? -- Prov. i. 22.
Simplicity (n.) The quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal" [syn: simplicity, simpleness] [ant: complexity, complexness].
Simplicity (n.) A lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity" [syn: simplicity, simpleness, simple mindedness].
Simplicity (n.) Absence of affectation or pretense [syn: simplicity, simmpleness].
Simplicity (n.) Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" [syn: ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness] [ant: difficultness, difficulty].
Simplicity (n.) Lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" [syn: chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness].
Simplification (n.) 單純化；簡單化 The act of simplifying. -- A. Smith.
Simplification (n.) An explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity.
Simplification (n.) Elimination of superfluous details.
Simplification (n.) The act of reducing complexity [syn: reduction, simplification].
Simplified (imp. & p. p.) of Simplify
Simplifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Simplify
Simplify (v. t.) 簡化，精簡；使單純；使平易 To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making.
The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified. -- A. Hamilton.
It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious in simplifying our deductions. -- W. Nicholson.
Simplify (v.) Make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives" [ant: complicate, perplex].
Simplist (n.) One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler. -- Sir T. Browne.
Simplistic (a.) Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist. [R.] -- Wilkinson.
Simplistic (a.) Characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity; "a simplistic theory of the universe"; "simplistic arguments of the ruling party".
Simplity (n.) Simplicity. [Obs.]
Simploce (n.) (Gram.) See Symploce.
Simply (adv.) 簡單地，簡易地；簡明地；簡樸地，樸素地 In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.
[They] make that now good or evil, . . . which otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the other. -- Hooker.
Simply the thing I am Shall make me live. -- Shak.
Simply (adv.) Plainly; without art or subtlety.
Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. -- Milton.
Simply (adv.) Weakly; foolishly. -- Johnson. Simulacher
Simply (adv.) And nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply, just, only, but].
Simply (adv.) Absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" [syn: just, simply].
Simply (adv.) Absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke".
Simply (adv.) In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn: plainly, simply].
Simulacher (n.) Alt. of Simulachre
Simulachre (n.) See Simulacrum. [Obs.]
Simulacra (n. pl. ) of Simulacrum
Simulacrum (n.) 幻影；假象 A likeness; a
semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. -- Thackeray.
Simulacrum (n.) An insubstantial or vague semblance.
Simulacrum (n.) A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: effigy, image, simulacrum].
Simular (n.) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchers. -- Tyndale.
Simular (a.) False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] "Thou simular man of virtue." -- Shak.
Simulate (a.) 假裝的；模仿的；模擬的 Feigned; pretended. -- Bale.
Compare: Feigned
Feigned (a.) 假的；捏造的；feign 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Simulated or pretended; insincere.
‘Her eyes widened with feigned shock.’
Simulated (imp. & p. p.) of Simulate
Simulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Simulate
Simulate (v. t.) 假裝，冒充；模仿，模擬；看上去像 To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign.
The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin. -- Macaulay.
Simulate (v.) Reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: {imitate}, {copy}, {simulate}].
Simulate (v.) Create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {model}, {simulate}].
Simulate (v.) Make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: {simulate}, {assume}, {sham}, {feign}].
Simulation (n.) <Simulation, systems> Attempting to predict aspects of the behaviour of some system by creating an approximate (mathematical) model of it. This can be done by physical modelling, by writing a special-purpose computer program or using a more general simulation package, probably still aimed at a particular kind of simulation (e.g. structural engineering, fluid flow). Typical examples are aircraft flight simlators or electronic circuit simulators.
A great many simulation languages exist, e.g. Simula.
See also emulation, Markov chain. (1995-02-23)
Simulation (n.) 偽裝；模仿；模擬 The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.
Syn: Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.
Simulation (n.) The act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training).
Simulation (n.) (Computer science) The technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" [syn: {simulation}, {computer simulation}].
Simulation (n.) Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [syn: {model}, {simulation}].
Simulation (n.) The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {pretending}, {simulation}, {feigning}].
Simulation (n.), French law. This word is derived from the Latin simul, together. It indicates, agreeably to its etymology, the concert or agreement of two or more persons to give to one thing the appearance of another, for the purpose of fraud. Merl. Repert. h.t.
Simulation (n.) With us such act might be punished by indictment for a conspiracy; by avoiding the pretended contract; or by action to recover back the money or property which may have been thus fraudulently obtained.
Simulator (n.) [L.] One who simulates, or feigns. -- De Quincey.
Simulator (n.) A machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research.
Simulatory (a.) Simulated, or capable of being simulated. -- Bp. Hall.
Simultaneity (n.) The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
Simultaneity (n.) Happening or existing or done at the same time [syn: simultaneity, simultaneousness].
Simultaneous (a.) 同時發生的，同時存在的；同步的，一齊的 [Z] [（+with）] Existing, happening, or done, at the same time; as, simultaneous events. -- Si`mul*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Si`mul*ta"ne*ous*ness, n.
Simultaneous equations (Alg.), 聯立方程式 Two or more equations in which the values of the unknown quantities entering them are the same at the same time in both or in all.
Simulty (n.) Private grudge or quarrel; as, domestic simulties. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Sin (adv., prep., & conj.) Old form of Since. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Sin that his lord was twenty year of age. -- Chaucer.
Sin (n.) （宗教或道德上的）罪，罪孽，罪惡 [C] [U]；（違反禮節，習俗的）過錯，過失 [C][（+against）] Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. -- John viii. 34.
Sin is the transgression of the law. -- 1 John iii. 4.
I think 't no sin. To cozen him that would unjustly win. -- Shak.
Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires. -- Milton.
Sin (n.) An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
I grant that poetry's a crying sin. --Pope.
Sin (n.) A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. -- 2 Cor. v. 21.
Sin (n.) An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]
Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin, robbed this bewailing land Of noble Buckingham. -- Shak.
Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred, sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like.
Actual sin, Canonical sins, Original sin, Venial sin. See under Actual, Canonical, etc.
Deadly sins, or Mortal sins (R. C. Ch.), Willful and deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace; -- in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
Sin eater, 食罪者 A man who (according to a former practice in England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself.
Sin offering, 贖罪的供物；贖罪祭 A sacrifice for sin; something offered as an expiation for sin.
Syn: Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See Crime.
Sinned (imp. & p. p.) of Sin
Sinning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sin
Sin (v. i. ) (v. i.) 違反教規；違命；犯罪 [（+against）]；犯過失 [（+against）] (v. t.) 犯（罪）；過罪惡生活而糟蹋掉（健康等）[（+away）] To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. -- Ps. li. 4.
All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. -- Rom. iii. 23.
Sin (v. i.) To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress.
I am a man More sinned against than sinning. -- Shak.
Who but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sins against the eternal cause. -- Pope. Sinaic
Sin (n.) Estrangement from god [syn: sin, sinfulness, wickedness].
Sin (n.) An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will [syn: sin, sinning].
Sin (n.) Ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: sine, sin].
Sin (n.) (Akkadian) God of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna.
Sin (n.) The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Sin (n.) Violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: sin, hell].
Sin (v.) Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: sin, transgress, trespass].
Sin (v.) Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof].
Sin, () Is "any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God" (1 John 3:4; Rom. 4:15), in the inward state and habit of the soul, as well as in the outward conduct of the life, whether by omission or commission (Rom. 6:12-17; 7:5-24). It is "not a mere violation of the law of our constitution, nor of the system of things, but an offence against a personal lawgiver and moral governor who vindicates his law with penalties. The soul that sins is always conscious that his sin is (1) intrinsically vile and polluting, and (2) that it justly deserves punishment, and calls down the righteous wrath of God. Hence sin carries with it two inalienable characters, (1) ill-desert, guilt (reatus); and (2) pollution (macula).", Hodge's Outlines.
The moral character of a man's actions is determined by the moral state of his heart. The disposition to sin, or the habit of the soul that leads to the sinful act, is itself also sin (Rom. 6:12-17; Gal. 5:17; James 1:14, 15).
The origin of sin is a mystery, and must for ever remain such to us. It is plain that for some reason God has permitted sin to enter this world, and that is all we know. His permitting it, however, in no way makes God the author of sin.
Adam's sin (Gen. 3:1-6) 原罪 Consisted in his yielding to the assaults of temptation and eating the forbidden fruit. It involved in it, (1) the sin of unbelief, virtually making God a liar; and (2) the guilt of disobedience to a positive command.
By this sin he became an apostate from God, a rebel in arms against his Creator. He lost the favour of God and communion with him; his whole nature became depraved, and he incurred the penalty involved in the covenant of works.
Original sin. （基督教的）原罪 "Our first parents being the root of all mankind, the guilt of their sin was imputed, and the same death in sin and corrupted nature were conveyed to all their posterity, descending from them by ordinary generation." Adam was constituted by God the federal head and representative of all his posterity, as he was also their natural head, and therefore when he fell they fell with him (Rom. 5:12-21; 1 Cor. 15:22-45). His probation was their probation, and his fall their fall. Because of Adam's first sin all his posterity came into the world in a state of sin and condemnation, i.e., (1) a state of moral corruption, and (2) of guilt, as having judicially imputed to them the guilt of Adam's first sin.
"Original sin" Is frequently and properly used to denote only the moral corruption of their whole nature inherited by all men from Adam. This inherited moral corruption consists in, (1) the loss of original righteousness; and (2) the presence of a constant proneness to evil, which is the root and origin of all actual sin. It is called "sin" (Rom. 6:12, 14, 17; 7:5-17), the "flesh" (Gal. 5:17, 24), "lust" (James 1:14, 15), the "body of sin" (Rom. 6:6), "ignorance," "blindness of heart," "alienation from the life of God" (Eph. 4:18, 19). It influences and depraves the whole man, and its tendency is still downward to deeper and deeper corruption, there remaining no recuperative element in the soul. It is a total depravity, and it is also universally inherited by all the natural descendants of Adam (Rom. 3:10-23; 5:12-21; 8:7). Pelagians deny original sin, and regard man as by nature morally and spiritually well; semi-Pelagians regard him as morally sick; Augustinians, or, as they are also called, Calvinists, regard man as described above, spiritually dead (Eph. 2:1; 1 John 3:14).
The doctrine of original sin is proved, (1.) From the fact of the universal sinfulness of men. "There is no man that sinneth not" (1 Kings 8:46; Isa. 53:6; Ps. 130:3; Rom. 3:19, 22, 23; Gal. 3:22). (2.) From the total depravity of man. All men are declared to be destitute of any principle of spiritual life; man's apostasy from God is total and complete (Job 15:14-16; Gen. 6:5,6). (3.) From its early manifestation (Ps. 58:3; Prov. 22:15). (4.) It is proved also from the necessity, absolutely and universally, of regeneration (John 3:3; 2 Cor. 5:17). (5.) From the universality of death (Rom. 5:12-20).
Various kinds of sin are mentioned, (1.) "Presumptuous sins," or as literally rendered, "sins with an uplifted hand", i.e., defiant acts of sin, in contrast with "errors" or "inadvertencies" (Ps. 19:13). (2.) "Secret", i.e., hidden sins (19:12); sins which escape the notice of the soul. (3.) "Sin against the Holy Ghost" (q.v.), or a "sin unto death" (Matt. 12:31, 32; 1 John 5:16), which amounts to a wilful rejection of grace.
Sin, () A city in Egypt, called by the Greeks Pelusium, which means, as does also the Hebrew name, "clayey" or "muddy," so called from the abundance of clay found there. It is called by Ezekel (Ezek. 30:15) "the strength of Egypt, "thus denoting its importance as a fortified city. It has been identified with the modern Tineh, "a miry place," where its ruins are to be found. Of its boasted magnificence only four red granite columns remain, and some few fragments of others.
Sin, () Bush
Sinaic (a.) Alt. of Sinaitic
Sinaitic (a.) 西奈山的；西奈半島的 Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law.
Sinaitic manuscript, 西奈半島手稿 A fourth century Greek manuscript of the part Bible, discovered at Mount Sinai (the greater part of it in 1859) by Tisschendorf, a German Biblical critic; -- called also Codex Sinaiticus.
Sinalbin (n.) (Chem.) A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Sinamine (n.) (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly from oil of mustard and ammonia; -- called also allyl melamine.
Sinapate (n.) (Chem.) A salt of sinapic acid.
Sinapic (a.) (Chem.) Of or pertaining to sinapine; specifically, designating an acid (C11H12O5) related to gallic acid, and obtained by the decomposition of sinapine, as a white crystalline substance.
Sinapine (n.) (Chem.) An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition.
Sinapis (n.) [L.] (Bot.) A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called Brassica.
Sinapis (n.) Small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica [syn: Sinapis, genus Sinapis].
Sinapisin (n.) (Chem.) A substance extracted from mustard seed and probably identical with sinalbin. [Obs.]
Sinapism (n.) (Med.) A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed. It is a powerful irritant.
Sinapism (n.) A plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient [syn: mustard plaster, sinapism].
Sinapoleic (a.) (Chem.) Of or pertaining to mustard oil; specifically, designating an acid of the oleic acid series said to occur in mistard oil.
Sinapoline (n.) (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, CO.(NH.C3H5)2, related to urea, extracted from mustard oil, and also produced artifically, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also diallyl urea.
Sincaline (n.) (Chem.) Choline. [Written also sinkaline.]
Since (adv.) （常用於現在完成式或過去完成式）此後；從那時到現在；之前，以前 From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
Since (adv.) In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
Since (adv.) When or that.
Since (prep.) （常用於現在完成式或過去完成式）自……以來，從……至今 From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object.
The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming. -- Gen. xxx. 30.
I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any extant since the ancients. -- Dryden.
Since (conj.) Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.
Since that my penitence comes after all, Imploring pardon. -- Shak.
Since truth and constancy are vain, Since neither love, nor sense of pain, Nor force of reason, can persuade, Then let example be obeyed. -- Granville.
Syn: Because; for; as; inasmuch as; considering. See Because.
Since (adv.) From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
We since become the slaves to one man's lust. -- B. Jonson.
Since (adv.) In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
How many ages since has Virgil writ? -- Roscommon.
About two years since, it so fell out, that he was brought to a great lady's house. -- Sir P. Sidney.
Since (adv.) When or that. [Obs.]
Do you remember since we lay all night in the windmill in St. George's field? -- Shak.
Sincere (a.) Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
There is no sincere acid in any animal juice. -- Arbuthnot.
A joy which never was sincere till now. -- Dryden.
Sincere (a.) Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]
The inviolable body stood sincere. -- Dryden.
Sincere (a.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our actions. -- Law.
Sincere (a.) 衷心的，真誠的，真心實意的；忠實的，誠實的，正直的 Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.
The more sincere you are, the better it will fare with you at the great day of account. -- Waterland.
Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected; inartificial; frank; upright. See Hearty.
Sincere (a.) Open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" [ant: insincere].
Sincere (a.) Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" [syn: earnest, sincere, solemn].
Sincerely (adv.) 真誠地；誠懇地；由衷地In a sincere manner. Specifically:
Sincerely (adv.) Purely; without alloy. -- Milton.
Sincerely (adv.) Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.
Sincerely (adv.) With sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" [syn: sincerely, unfeignedly, truly] [ant: insincerely].
Sincerely (adv.) Written formula for ending a letter [syn: sincerely, sincerely yours].
Sincereness (n.) 誠摯 Same as Sincerity. -- Beau. & Fl.
Sincerity (n.) 真實；誠心誠意；純真 [U]；【古】真摯的感情；真誠的行為 [P] The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.
I protest, in the sincerity of love. -- Shak.
Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important. -- Knox.
Sincerity (n.) An earnest and sincere feeling [syn: earnestness, seriousness, sincerity].
Sincerity (n.) The quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" [ant: falseness, hollowness, insincerity].
Sincerity (n.) A quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" [syn: sincerity, unassumingness].
Sincerity (n.) The trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity] [ant: frivolity, frivolousness].
Sinch (n.) A saddle girth made of leather, canvas, woven horsehair, or woven grass. [Western U.S.]