英语词汇“empty promise”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

empty promise n. a promise that its maker does not intend or expect to fulfil; a false assurance; frequently in plural.

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1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church xii. 211 God doeth not send his messengers to make emptie promises; but ratifieth the trueth of his speach with the seales of his word.

1675 R. Head Proteus Redivivus 108 Buoy up his Hope still with empty promises.

1779 Duchess of Devonshire Sylph I. 241 How long will they remain satisfied with being repeatedly put by with empty promises?

1859 Bookseller 24 Feb. 726/1 [He]..speaks of the distinctness and beauty which characterize the maps. A single glance at one of the maps will show that this is no empty promise.

1935 H. A. Curtiss & F. H. Curtiss Inner Radiance 125 How can I trust to empty promises which I have heard repeated over and over?

2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 23 Jan. 11/3 The expression ‘gesture politics’ generally describes the substitution of symbols and empty promises for policy.

单词	empty promise
释义	> as lemmas empty promise empty promise n. a promise that its maker does not intend or expect to fulfil; a false assurance; frequently in plural. ΚΠ 1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church xii. 211 God doeth not send his messengers to make emptie promises; but ratifieth the trueth of his speach with the seales of his word. 1675 R. Head Proteus Redivivus 108 Buoy up his Hope still with empty promises. 1779 Duchess of Devonshire Sylph I. 241 How long will they remain satisfied with being repeatedly put by with empty promises? 1859 Bookseller 24 Feb. 726/1 [He]..speaks of the distinctness and beauty which characterize the maps. A single glance at one of the maps will show that this is no empty promise. 1935 H. A. Curtiss & F. H. Curtiss Inner Radiance 125 How can I trust to empty promises which I have heard repeated over and over? 2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 23 Jan. 11/3 The expression ‘gesture politics’ generally describes the substitution of symbols and empty promises for policy. extracted from emptyadj.n. < as lemmas
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