英和和英

名詞

ingathering (複数形 ingatherings)

1. The gathering in of a literal or metaphorical harvest
   • 1886, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge‎^[2]:

     From that day and hour it was clear that there was not to be so successful an ingathering after all.

   • 1920, Emile Joseph Dillon, The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference‎^[3]:

     The peasant obtained also the seed, but this he was obliged to return to the state after the ingathering of the harvest.

   • 1994 July 1, Adam Langer, “The Last Days of the House of David”, in Chicago Reader‎^[4]:

     Not until the ingathering are we talking about Eden.

   • 2012 January 3, Ralph Benko, “Daniel Yergin's The Quest”, in Forbes‎^[5]:

     ... infuses a rich ingathering of information and analysis with the narrative power of a McMurtry, ...