| 单词 | for christ's sake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor Christ's sake (or sakes) a. for Christ's sake (or sakes); in (also a, o', on) Christ's name and variants: expressing entreaty, remonstration, or frustration.Cf. for Chrissake at Chrissake n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to Jesus for Christ's sake (or sakes)eOE in (also a, o', on) Christ's nameeOE by Christ's, or His, woundsc1350 Christ's foot!c1450 by Gis1528 Jesus Christ1602 Christ1748 Christ almighty1810 jabbers1821 for Chrissakes1845 Jeez1896 jeepers1929 sweet Jesus1932 Jeezum1959 eOE (Mercian) Royal Charter: Berhtwulf of Mercia to Forðred (Sawyer 204) in N. P. Brooks & S. E. Kelly Charters of Christ Church Canterbury, Pt. 2 (2013) 698 We aec alle bibeodað ðe aet ðisse gewitnisse werun, on Cristes noman & on his ðaere haligran, gif aenig monn ðas ure gewitnisse incerre on owihte, ðaet he aebbe ðaes aelmaehtgan Godes unhlis[an]. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Cook's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 3 Haha quod he, for Cristes passioun This Millere hadde a sharp conclusioun. a1425 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 209 (MED) Man, be In pees for cristes sake! 1557 Gesta Romanorum sig. tiiv Fulgentyus came to them and sayd. Good syrs, haue ye done my lordes commaundement, Ye sothly sayde they... Than sayd Fugentius, For Chrystes loue tell me that commaundement. 1582 T. Bentley Fift Lampe Virginitie 47 In Christes name I praie thee, suffer vs not to go amisse, but as a father, helpe and guide vs to a right marriage, in the which we may liue honestlie and prosperouslie. 1887 N. H. Dole tr. L. Tolstoy Iván Ilyitch & Other Stories 125 Let him go, babushka; forgive him, for Christ's sake. 1969 L. Koenig Dozens i. 10 Come on. Put on this..dress of yours so we can get out of here... Now they throwing bricks for Christsakes! 2002 W. Storandt Summer they Came vi. 94 What in Christ's name are you so afraid of? 2017 Sun (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 7 Nov. 13 For Christ's sake, it's a tiny commute. Why on earth would he have his own private jet? < as lemmas |
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