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calculating (adj.)
[calculating 词源字典]
1710, "carrying out calculations," present participle adjective from
calculate
. Meaning "shrewdly or selfishly seeking advantage" is attested from c. 1810.
[calculating etymology, calculating origin, 英语词源]