单词 | for many a moon |
释义 | > as lemmasfor many a moon a. The period from one new moon to the next; a lunar month; (gen.) a month. Frequently in idiomatic phrases denoting a very long period of time, as many moons ago, for many a moon, etc. ΚΠ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 41 Men in þe Est londes hilde Ester day þe fourtenþe day of þe mone of the firste monþe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) 9152 Hit lasted vj. mones [a1400 Vesp. monet] & iij ȝere. a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 52 The .ix. day in that ilk mone. a1500 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 248 God made Adam the fyrst day of þe moone, And the secunde day Eve good dedis to doon. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xiii Terre..neuer doth apere tyll the moneth of Iune, and specially whan ther is great weyt in that mone. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 1064 At Mid Aprille, the mone when myrthes begyn. 1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 323 Newar day quhilk was..the first day of the moone. 1619 J. Dyke Caveat for Archippus 20 Who may not soone be sufficient to reade..the Church-seruice, and once in a Moone to bestow a mornings blessing vpon his people? 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures (1663) ii. 33 The last assault, that was given on the thirteenth day of the Moon. 1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 36 When hoary Thames..Was three long Moons in icy Fetters bound. 1774 W. H. Roberts Poems 14 Thro many a moon, Helpless and weak, he wails his bitter lot. 1797 Edinb. Mag. May 341/2 What shall I do for thee, Tewenissa? There have been already many moons, since you knew my heart; for many moons, as a man, you have been my friend. 1816 ‘P. Pindar’ Wks. I. 397 I have not seen them, Tom, for many moons! 1823 C. Lamb Diss. Roast Pig in Elia 282 A young and tender suckling—under a moon old. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 675/1 The 14th of the paschal moon. 1901 W. E. Henley Hawthorn & Lavender 40 This is the moon of roses, The lovely and flowerful time. 1909 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Avonlea xxv. 284 Though she was not to succeed fully for many a moon, she was really accomplishing wonders. 1977 Rolling Stone 7 Apr. 8/2 By far the best political-satire cartoon I've seen in many a moon! 1990 Times 15 Aug. 23/1 For many moons, pay settlements have run comfortably below the average rise in earnings. < as lemmas |
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