单词 | eg |
释义 | > as lemmase.g. e.g. adv. for example, for instance. [Initialism < exempli gratia adv. Similar use is found in Latin texts contemporary with quot. 1622.] ΘΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > in the particular case [phrase] > for instance or example for example?a1439 as namely1565 exempli causa1569 exempli gratia1591 e.g.1622 ex. gr.1635 for instance1657 exemp. gratia1667 for the purpose1680 par exemple1801 sample this1998 1622 G. Goodman Creatures praysing God 15 First, naturall causes: and these are not sufficiently discerned by their owne naturall effects: (E. g.) by the nature and properties of a weed, you cannot discouer the whole nature. 1682 R. Baxter Answer Mr. Dodwell & Dr. Sherlocke 226 What if they hold, e.g. Arrianism, Socinianism, Manichisme, &c... Are they not Heretical? 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Digestion It seems impossible to explain why certain things easy to grind, e.g. cabbage flowers, cannot be digested in certain stomachs. 1818 T. Moore Fudge Family in Paris (ed. 5) 106 Like him, Tiberius loved his joke, On matters, too, where few can bear one; E.g. a man, cut up, or broke Upon the wheel—a devilish fair one! 1892 J. Wright Primer Gothic Lang. viii. 42 In the former case they are said to be voiced (e.g. the mediæ), and in the latter voiceless (e.g. the tenues). 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 668 Requisite farming implements, e. g., an end-to-end churn. 1977 Geogr. Jrnl. 143 350 An alphabetical index of the surveyors' alternative occupations (e.g. astrologer, ballistic expert, murderer, pianoforte tuner). 1978 W. B. McCloskey Highliners (1980) xxi. 268 Canning and later freezing problems included discoloration in the can and mushy thawed legs, needing adjustments—e.g., in cooking times, volume of washes. 2015 J. L. Cranford Astrobiol. Neurosystems i. 11 When they label a single star they typically tell us which star catalog it is listed in (e.g., the Gliese catalog) and give it a number, e.g., Gliese 667. < as lemmas |
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