单词 | among other things |
释义 | > as lemmasamong (also amongst) other things P1. among (also amongst) other things: as only part of a wider range; specifically, but not solely.Used to indicate that a summary or list is selective. ΚΠ c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 759 After souper pleyen he bigan And spak of murthe amonges othere thynges. a1425 St. Anthony l. 45 in Anglia (1881) 4 135 Schewyng, emong oþer thyngys, he be-hyght hym þat he suld make hys name to be knawne be al þe warld. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xix A Parlyament was holden..where amonge other thyngys, the Lordis and Barony of the Lande graunted vnto the Kynge & to his heyres Kyngys the warde & maryage of theyr heyres. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie iii. 7 The Authour of that booke..which amongst other things gaue this blason to the houndes of that Lords kennell. 1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence vii. 205 A principal courtier..willed him among other things to equippe his horses. 1756 T. Nugent Gr. Tour, Netherl. I. 102 Among other things there is..the hand of a mermade..and several other curiosities. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 283 Amongst other things, was a bulse of gold dust. 1895 A. Roberts & R. Morton Adventures A. Roberts iii. 45 I had a box stolen. Amongst other things, it contained my band-parts. 1926 A. Topham Chron. Prussian Court xx. 245 We discussed among other things the Titanic disaster which had recently happened. 1953 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 12 66 Amongst other things, artificial ‘moonquakes’ would be set off by explosives, so that seismic records could be made. 2002 Independent on Sunday 14 Apr. 12/6 She has worked as, among other things, an amateur actress, a barmaid and a bereavement counsellor. < as lemmas |
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