| 单词 | daily bread |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdaily bread daily bread n. the food or sustenance a person requires every day in order to survive; (hence, by extension) livelihood, living, means of subsistence; cf. bread n. 4b. [With reference to the Lord's Prayer (e.g. Matthew 6:11: compare quot. 1526). Compare German tägliches Brot (1522 as teglich Brot in Luther's translation of the gospels). Compare also the discussion at supersubstantial adj. and the Old English parallels cited at that entry.] ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > livelihood lifeOE foodOE livelihoodc1300 livingc1330 ploughc1390 purchasec1475 daily bread1526 being1570 governing1572 shift1572 supportation1576 thrift1579 livelihead1590 thrive1592 breadwinnera1614 subsistence1644 gain1655 bread and butter1691 through-bearing1705 bread1719 bread ticket1801 daily1817 lifehood1823 rice bowl1853 crust1916 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. vi. f. vijv Geve vs this daye oure dayly breade [Gk. τὸν ἄρτον..τὸν ἐπιούσιον]. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion iv. 17 The Father of Hortensius did keep sheep, and was constrained to work with his hands for his daily bread. 1772 New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 5th 32 Time was she earn'd her daily bread, And walk'd the streets in pattens. 1862 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 3) iv. 62 The daily labour to gain their daily bread. 2004 T. Khair Bus Stopped 71 I sold off my jewels..and he entered the clothes retail business. That provided us with our daily bread, but it was not enough. < as lemmas |
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