| 单词 | for auld lang syne |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor auld lang syne Times long past; times long ago; old times; consideration or regard for old friendships, loyalties, etc. Esp. in for auld lang syne: = for old times' sake at old adj. 9b.Popularized outside Scotland through its use in Robert Burns's version of an earlier song (see quots. ?1701, 1796). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago fern-daysOE yesterdayOE antiquityc1375 ancienty1489 eldc1540 father-age1633 auld lang syne1666 (the) year one1754 ancientry1755 aforetime1803 good (also bad) old days1828 long-ago1831 eld-time1845 the year dot1857 old times1898 1666 in G. Sinclair & C. K. Sharpe Lett. Earl of Argyll to Duke of Lauderdale (1829) 37 Deare lord father, farewell for old long syne. 1692 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence iii. 101 Now billy Jonah, wilt thou go to Nineveh for ald lang syne [margin Old kindness]. ?1701 Old Long Syne (single sheet) Is thy sweet Heart now grown so cold..That thou canst never once reflect on Old long syne... Force nor Fate can me displease, for Old long syne. 1796 R. Burns Auld Lang Syne (chorus) in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum V. 426 For auld lang syne my jo, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet for auld lang syne. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. vii. 149 Give us a grip of your hand, man, for auld lang syne. 1827 W. Scott Two Drovers in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. xiii. 303 I am Hugh Morrison from Glenae, come of the Manly Morrisons of auld langsyne. 1896 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 23 May 524/1 That smile may have meant sentimental memories of auld lang syne. 1901 W. Laidlaw Poetry & Prose 58 On auld lang syne I'll stand and ponder. 1934 Pop. Aviation Feb. 82/1 Celebrities mount the ladder of success and many of them are deaf to the appeal of ‘auld lang syne’. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) i. 4 Come on, Libby. Thirty minutes. For auld lang syne. Is that so damn much to ask? 2014 L. Fleming Postcard i. i. 14 Thank you, but I'll be on my way; just wanted a wee peep at the place for auld lang syne. < as lemmas |
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