hearkening是什么意思

hearkening

英 ['hɑːk(ə)n] 美 ['hɑrkən]

hearkening (n.): Old English heorcnung "a harkening, listening; power of hearing" (see hearken).

1. The officers cared little for hearkening to the complaints of their prisoners.: 衙吏才不理会囚徒所抱怨的话呢.