单词 | don |
释义 | Donn.1 1. a. A Spanish title, prefixed to a man's Christian name.Formerly confined to men of high rank, but now applied in courtesy to all of the better classes. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for gentleman > with forename Don1523 1523 T. Wolsey in St. Papers VI. 119 The Archiduke Don Ferdinando. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 313 Done Peter King of Spaine. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) i. iii. 39 Don Alphonso, With other Gentlemen of good esteeme. View more context for this quotation 1724 T. Richers tr. Hist. Royal Geneal. Spain 92 This prince [Pelayus] was the first, to whom was given the Title of Don, which till then, they gave only to saints. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella II. i. xvi. 129 The title of Don..which had not then been degenerated into an appellation of mere courtesy. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. ii. 76 If Don worme (his conscience) find no impediment to the contrary. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost (1623) iii. i. 175 This signior Iunios gyant drawfe [sic] don [1598 dan] Cupid. 1619 Pasquils Palinodia sig. Dv Don Constable in wrath appeares. a1658 J. Cleveland London Lady in Wks. (1687) 235 Don Mars, the great Ascendant on the Road. c. Don Diego n. a name for a Spanish man (cf. diego n.); hence as v., to cheat or ‘do’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > trick out of delude1493 juggle1531 bull1532 defeata1538 cozen1602 Don Diego1607 foista1640 sham1681 jockey1719 fling1749 short1942 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster Famous Hist. Thomas Wyat sig. E2v A Dondego is a kinde of Spanish Stockfish, or poore Iohn. c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 770 Now Don Diego..or Don Divell I defye thee. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 31. ⁋8 Why you look as if you were Don Diego'd to the Tune of a Thousand Pounds. 2. A Spanish lord or gentleman; a Spanish man. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain Spainola1375 Spaniela1387 Spaniardc1400 Spaniardo1598 diegoc1611 Don1612 hombre1630 caballero1749 Spanisher1910 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iii. iii. sig. G3 A doughty Don is taken, with my Doll. View more context for this quotation 1659 J. Dryden Heroique Stanza's xxiii, in E. Waller et al. Three Poems 6 The leight Mounsire the grave Don outwaigh'd. 1797 Ld. Nelson 13 Jan. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 326 I hailed the Don, and told him, ‘This is an English Frigate’. 1880 Ld. Tennyson Revenge iv I never turn'd my back upon Don or devil yet. 3. transferred. A distinguished man; one of position or importance; a leader, first class man. Also (colloquial and dialect) attributive, and in phrase a don at something, i.e. an adept. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is distinguished or notable palma1525 somebodya1566 Dona1635 great gun1657 lion1715 bahadur1776 tyee1792 lioness1808 top-sawyer1826 roi soleil1880 a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas ii. v. 40 in Poems (1638) This is a man of skill, an Oedipus, Apollo, Reverent Phoebus, Don of Delphos. 1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour Epil. The great Dons of Wit. 1768–74 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1852) II. 466 Quotations from the old dons of Greece. 1833 in Westm. Rev. Apr. 445 One of the men..was what was called a ‘don workman’. 1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 280 A don at cricket. 4. Hence, in the colloquial language of the English universities: A head, fellow or tutor of a college. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [noun] Don1681 donness1895 1681 R. Thoresby Diary (1830) I. 109 Sermons..against Arminianism, whereat many dons were offended. 1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 64 The..raving Insolence, which those Spiritual Dons from the Pulpit were wont to show [at Oxford]. 1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius 8 Jan. The Reverend Dons in Oxford are already alarmed. 1882 W. Besant Revolt of Man (1883) vii. 164 The few left were either the reading undergraduates or the dons. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. x. 242 An introduction to two Oxford dons. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Roman Catholic Pope's Knight?1548 missary1550 popeling1563 greasling1583 Don1600 ointlinga1603 black gown1616 Dom1716 rector1908 1600 Chester Pl. Proem i The devise of one done Rondall, moonke of Chester abbe. 6. More fully, Don Pedro, a card game.The players are divided into two sides and have 6 or 5 cards each; the points scored in one game are 23:—one each for High, Low, and Jack of trumps, 5 for Game (i.e. for the side which at the end of the game scores the highest total from the cards won by them, counting 10, 4, 3, 2 and 1 for a ten, ace, king, queen and knave respectively), also 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively for the ace, king, queen and knave of trumps, and 5 for the five or Don. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > Dom Pedro Don1874 pedro1874 Dom Pedro1887 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 147 Don Pedro..was probably invented by the mixed English and Irish rabble who fought in Portugal in 1832–3. 1897 Daily News 16 Mar. 8/3 Two detectives..saw the prisoners playing Don. Derivatives All nonce-words from sense 4. ˈdondom n. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [noun] > position of donhood1865 dondom1891 1891 R. Noel Byron 64 Juvenile verses against Cambridge Dondom. ˈdonhood n. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [noun] > position of donhood1865 dondom1891 1865 Sat. Rev. 4 Feb. 143 In the glory of early donhood at the Universities. ˈdonlike adj. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [adjective] donlike1797 donnish1848 donly1893 1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl IV. vii. 202 The Don was in..a truly Don-like rage. ˈdonly adj. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [adjective] donlike1797 donnish1848 donly1893 1893 National Observer 20 May 12/2 A very donly Don. ˈdonness n. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [noun] Don1681 donness1895 1895 National Observer 2 Mar. 432/1 Englishwomen ‘who are fairly familiar with Middle English’ (who, beyond the range of donnesses, may probably be counted on fingers). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † donn.2 Obsolete. rare. A donation, gift. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] givec888 lakeOE presentc1230 giftc1275 garrison1297 benefit1377 beneficec1380 givinga1382 handsela1393 donativec1430 oblation1433 propine1448 presentationc1460 don1524 sportule1538 premie?1548 first penny1557 donation1577 exhibition1579 donary1582 fairing1584 merced1589 gifture1592 meed1613 recado1615 regalo1622 regale1649 dation1656 compliment1702 dashee1705 dash1788 cadeau1808 bestowment1837 potlatch1844 prez.1919 Harry Freeman's1925 pressie1933 1524 in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 223 Whose assumpcion is undoubtedly worthy to be reputed a don and gift of God. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2021). donn.3 Originally and chiefly U.S. (A respectful name for) a high-ranking or powerful member of the Mafia. Cf. capo n.1 ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies > member of > high ranking don1952 1952 E. Reid Mafia xvii. 189 Morano, boss or ‘Don’ of the Brooklyn Commora, was worried. 1959 F. Sondern Brotherhood of Evil vii. 104 With the weight of Don Giuseppe Masseria's influence behind him..he..started a gradual expansion of the brotherhood's activities…Masseria..thought that the boys were going too far too fast and said so with all the authority of a don. 1965 J. Wainwright Death in Sleeping City ii. vii. 129 A Mafioso must obey..any order originating from a Don or a Capo — the two senior rankings within the Mafia. 1970 E. Tidyman Shaft (1971) vi. 92 If a Mafia don was breaking his kid into the business today, he would break him in through the Harvard Business School. 1977 Time 16 May 28/3 The Mafia is overseen nationally — but loosely — by the Commission, a dozen or so dons who usually..defer to the dominant boss in New York. 1984 Times 29 Oct. 5 Signor Tommaso Buscetta, the former Mafia boss.., ‘Don Masino’ as he is known was brought under heavy guard from his place of detention. 1986 Times 7 Feb. 8/7 A black comedy directed by John Huston also earned a best..supporting actor nomination for William Hickey, as the ageing Mafia don. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). donv. archaic. 1. transitive. To put on (clothing, anything worn, etc.). The opposite of doff v. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > put on to do oneOE graitha1375 puta1382 to take on1389 to let falla1400 takea1400 to put on?a1425 endow1484 addressa1522 to get on1549 to draw on1565 don1567 to pull on1578 dight1590 sumpterc1595 to get into ——1600 on with1600 array1611 mount1785 to cast on1801 endoss1805 endue1814 ship1829 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 109 Do'n hornes and Bacchus thou shalt bee. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. v. 51 Then vp he rose, and dond [1603 dan'd] his close. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iv. 97 In Autumne when..stately Forrests d'on their yealow coates. 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 103 Vp Argalus, and d'on thy nuptiall weeds. a1764 R. Lloyd tr. Voltaire Henriade (R.) Mars had donn'd his coat of mail. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 150 My experience has been in donning steel gauntlets on mailed knights. 1861 T. A. Trollope La Beata II. xii. 61 To shut up his studio, and don his best coat. 1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor I. iii. 23 She donned the garment of a nun. 2. transferred. To dress (a person) in a garment; reflexive to dress oneself. Chiefly northern dialect. ΚΠ 1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 1 Sae doff thy clogs, and don thysel. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. v. 107 Joseph..was donned in his Sunday garments. Derivatives ˈdonning n. ΚΠ 1860 R. W. Emerson in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 20 Too much of donning and doffing. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Donnings, Sunday clothes, also finery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11523n.21524n.31952v.1567 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。