tidings: [OE] Tidings is etymologically ‘that which happens’. It is closely related to English tide, in the sense ‘happen’ (as in betide). It was adapted from Old Norse títhendi ‘happenings, events, news’, a derivative of the adjective títhr ‘happening’. A similar semantic development from ‘events’ to ‘news of events’ lies behind the related German zeitung ‘newspaper’.
tidings (n.)
"announcement of an event," c. 1200, from late Old English tidung "event, occurrence, piece of news," verbal noun from Old English tidan "to happen," or in part from Old Norse tiðendi (plural) "events, news," from tiðr (adj.) "occurring," from PIE *di-ti- (see tide (n.)). Similar formation in Norwegian tidende "tidings, news," Dutch tijding, German Zeitung "newspaper."
实用例句
1. He hated always to be the bearer of bad tidings.
他讨厌总是带去坏消息。来自柯林斯例句
2. I am the bearer of good tidings .
我带来了好消息。来自《权威词典》
3. The good tidings filled the whole nation with joy.
捷报传来,全国人民无不欢欣鼓舞.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. It is greeted throughout the country as tidings of great joy.
