| 单词 | goodwill message |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgoodwill message a. With reference to gifts, gestures, etc., as goodwill gesture, goodwill message, goodwill offering, etc. ΚΠ 1815 P. Macfarlane New & Copious Vocab. Eng. & Gaelic ii. 103/2 Preasan, bushes; good-will offering. a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xc, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 325 And I will give thee as a good-will token, The beautiful wand of wealth and happiness. 1868 A. Sedgwick Memorial by Trustees Cowgill Chapel Pref. p. x (note) I now resume my task, as a goodwill offering of the Christmas vacation to my friends and countrymen. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side ii. 122 It's not a pot, Madam. And it's strictly not for sale. It's a French Dripolator and it's a goodwill gift, no strings attached. 1989 Which? July 323/1 They may offer—still without admitting liability—a small ‘ex gratia’ or ‘goodwill’ payment of £10 or £20. 2005 BusinessWeek 28 Mar. 56/2 Assad has made goodwill gestures to the U.S. Syria recently fingered Saddam's half-brother. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。