英语词汇“for the better”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P7. for the better: resulting, or so as to result, in a better state, condition, or situation. Cf. for the best at best adj., n.¹, and adv. Phrases 3b(a).

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c1450 (a1400) R. Lavynham Treat. Seven Deadly Sins (Harl. 211) (1956) 2 It is for þe better þt god suffryth oftetyme a prowd man..to fallyn in to sum gret opyn synne.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 148 Jt war than spedefull, yat sik a man war put off for the better.

1592 H. Arthington Seduction To Rdr. sig. A3^v I finde nothing in substance added to the originall, but certaine wordes and sentences changed for the better.

a1626 L. Andrewes XCVI Serm. (1629) 556 Risen with the same love and affection, He had before: Not changed it, neither. Yes, changed it: (I said not well in that:) but, changed it for the better.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 200 River-Fish..will alter their figure, some for the better and some for the worse, being put into Ponds.

1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *D If I have alter'd him any where for the better.

1781 R. Twining Jrnl. 12 Aug. in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 31 The scene changed, and changed for the better.

1805 M. Lewis Jrnl. 16 June in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1987) IV. 300 Two dozes of barks and opium..had produced an alteration in her pulse for the better.

1870 S. H. Hodgson Theory of Pract. I. iv. xxxii. 234 Suppose that the expectation is falsified for the better, that we expect to be paid pence and are paid pounds.

1921 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. 534 Introduce a nice young lady into an officeful of men, and the atmosphere changes, often for the better.

1941 E. Linklater Man on my Back xxiii. 322 There was a decisive turn for the better when the old runrig system of agriculture was discarded.

2012 Sight & Sound Apr. 24/1 Almost every year the competition gets a critical pasting..but this year I did notice a shift for the better.

单词	for the better
释义	> as lemmas for the better P7. for the better: resulting, or so as to result, in a better state, condition, or situation. Cf. for the best at best adj., n.¹, and adv. Phrases 3b(a). ΚΠ c1450 (a1400) R. Lavynham Treat. Seven Deadly Sins (Harl. 211) (1956) 2 It is for þe better þt god suffryth oftetyme a prowd man..to fallyn in to sum gret opyn synne. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 148 Jt war than spedefull, yat sik a man war put off for the better. 1592 H. Arthington Seduction To Rdr. sig. A3^v I finde nothing in substance added to the originall, but certaine wordes and sentences changed for the better. a1626 L. Andrewes XCVI Serm. (1629) 556 Risen with the same love and affection, He had before: Not changed it, neither. Yes, changed it: (I said not well in that:) but, changed it for the better. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 200 River-Fish..will alter their figure, some for the better and some for the worse, being put into Ponds. 1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. D If I have alter'd him any where for the better. 1781 R. Twining Jrnl.* 12 Aug. in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 31 The scene changed, and changed for the better. 1805 M. Lewis Jrnl. 16 June in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1987) IV. 300 Two dozes of barks and opium..had produced an alteration in her pulse for the better. 1870 S. H. Hodgson Theory of Pract. I. iv. xxxii. 234 Suppose that the expectation is falsified for the better, that we expect to be paid pence and are paid pounds. 1921 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. 534 Introduce a nice young lady into an officeful of men, and the atmosphere changes, often for the better. 1941 E. Linklater Man on my Back xxiii. 322 There was a decisive turn for the better when the old runrig system of agriculture was discarded. 2012 Sight & Sound Apr. 24/1 Almost every year the competition gets a critical pasting..but this year I did notice a shift for the better. extracted from betteradj.n.¹adv. < as lemmas
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