A way to hold it: the state of having no warmth in you. Nothing radiates out; whatever comes near you is not warmed by being near you.
From the word’s history
From Old English cealdness — simply cold + -ness, the ending that turns a quality into a thing you can name and talk about.
來自古英文 cealdness,構造非常單純:cold(冷的)+ -ness。-ness 這個字尾的作用是把一個性質變成一個名詞,讓你可以拿它當主詞、當受詞來談。認得這個字尾很划算:kindness、darkness、weakness、happiness 全是同一個做法,看到 -ness 就可以先猜「某種性質被名詞化了」。
Wiktionary(coldness < Middle English coldnesse < Old English cealdness;cold + -ness)
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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
coldnessnoun/ˈkoʊldnəs/
- 1
The relative lack of heat.
- 2
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
- 3
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
- 4
natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsThe reciprocal of absolute temperature.
- The coldness is the reciprocal of absolute temperature.
- (article title) The coldness, a universal function in thermoelastic bodies.
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