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单词 give satisfaction
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to give (also demand) satisfaction
4. The opportunity to defend one's honour in a duel; the acceptance of a challenge to a duel from a person who feels insulted or injured. Chiefly in to give (also demand) satisfaction. Now historical or in extended use.
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society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > atonement > [noun] > opportunity of satisfaction by a duel
satisfaction1602
1602 Earl of Northumberland Declar. 24 Apr. (P.R.O.: SP 12/284) f. 70 Seeke not by frivolus shiftes to diverte this course of satisfaccion.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. i. 14 I gaue him satisfaction? would he had bin one of my Ranke. View more context for this quotation
1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 190 The English Gentleman, with mature deliberation, disputeth how farre his honour is ingaged, by the injury offered, and judiciously determineth his manner of satisfaction, according to the quality of the offence.
1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 191 He was ready to give him Satisfaction.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 60 If he thinks himself injured, he knows where to come for satisfaction.
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) When an officer or other person goes out to fight with one whom he has offended, or by whom he has been offended, he is said to give or take satisfaction.—Hence to demand satisfaction is tantamount to challenge, &c.—To call to account.
1843 E. Miall in Nonconformist 3 489 The satisfaction consists in giving to the offender a chance of becoming either a murderer or murdered.
1952 Urbanna (Virginia) Southside Sentinel 24 Apr. The Englishman..knocked the Frenchman down and later refused him satisfaction in a duel.
1999 C. Brookmyre One Fine Day in Middle of Night (2000) 49 Paul Duff stuck the heid on Ally McQuade, having demanded satisfaction over a matter of honour (slagging his Clark's Commandoes once too often).
2008 R. I. Girardi in B. S. Allardice & L. L. Hewitt Kentuckians in Gray 124 The wronged Duke demanded satisfaction.
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to give satisfaction
a. The action of gratifying an expectation, desire, or need, or of pleasing or contenting a person by doing so; the fact of having been gratified or having had one's desire fulfilled in this way. Often in to the satisfaction of, to give satisfaction.Quot. a1382 is a literalism of translation from the Vulgate, and the translator may have attached no definite meaning to it. MS Corpus Cambr. 147 (a1450) adds the gloss ‘or a covenable ansuere’.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] > satisfying of a desire
satisfactiona1382
repletion?a1425
saturation?1530
satiety1548
suffisance1548
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > satisfaction
saulee1377
satisfactiona1382
satiety1548
expletion1717
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Lev. x. 20 Þe which þyng whan Moises hadde herd, he reseyuede satisfaccioun [L. recepit satisfactionem; the Hebrew original literally has ‘and Moses heard, and it was good in his eyes’].
?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 297 (MED) Hem seemeth it is riȝt needful for to satisfye þe peple..þei goon booldly to masse as for a remedy to satisfaccioun of þe peple, not for to consecrate but for to seye masse for to ouerpasse at consecracioun þe wordis of consecracioun.
a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 97 Though nature hath gyven to man..natural inclynatyon to hys increse, yet bycause man ys only borne to cyvylyte, & polytyke rule, therfore he may not, wythout ordur or respecte study to the satysfactyon of thys natural affecte.
1582 Annot. (1 Pet. iii. 19) in Bible (Rheims) 661 S. Augustine..confesseth this place to..haue many difficulties which he could neuer explicate to his owne satisfaction.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 265 If for this night he intreat you to his bed, giue him promise of satisfaction . View more context for this quotation
1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar §1. 14 When the Blessed Virgin was so ascertained, that she should be a Mother and a Maid,..then all her hopes and all her desires received such satisfaction, as filled all the corners of her heart.
1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iv. §1 For the satisfaction of our curiosity as to the true Origine of Nations.
1723 S. Scattergood 52 Serm. x. 158 What a Madness then are they guilty of, who..forfeit Heaven for the Satisfaction of but one predominant Lust?
1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlix. 182 The profound respect I bear to the gracious Prince, who governs this country with no less honour to himself than satisfaction to his subjects.
1806 Times 8 Feb. 4/3 Lord Sidmouth's acceptance of the Privy Seal, which has given such general satisfaction.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiii. 168 My guide..did his duty entirely to my satisfaction.
1937 Amer. Home Apr. 115/3 (advt.) To decorate with Old Colony Maple is an adventure in satisfaction. For, Old Colony is good maple... honestly built... and beautifully finished.
1970 G. Scott-Heron Vulture i. 27 I saw her now looking up trying to catch my eye. I just wouldn't give her the satisfaction of acknowledging her attention.
2012 E. Hay Covenanters in Canada xiv. 215 The matter could not be resolved to the satisfaction of the differing parties.
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