| 释义 |
out-ˈcant, v.
[out- 18.]
trans. To surpass or excel in the use of cant (see cant n.3).
1658Osborn Adv. Son (1673) 182, I have heard him..at another time out-Cant a London Chirurgion. 1670W. Clarke Nat. Hist. Nitre 91 If you would with my Lord Bacon out-cant these or other Artists in their own Terms. 1772Ann. Reg. 7 A prince..who has..out-canted the most zealous enthusiasts in his appeals to heaven. |