hands downadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhan(d)z ˈdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˌhæn(d)z ˈdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., down adv.

Etymology: < the plural of hand n. + down adv.

A. adv.

a. With little or no effort; with ease; esp. in to win hands down.Originally in Horse Racing, with reference to a jockey dropping the hands, and so relaxing his or her hold on the reins, when victory appears certain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without effort or strain

kindlya1375

naturally?a1425

unforcedly1632

readily1638

handily1834

hands down1853

effortlessly1865

strainlessly1927

comfortably1932

1832 Bell's Life in London 17 June Independence..won with hands down.]

1853 Bell's Life 28 Aug. 4/3 She won with the most perfect ease imaginable, little Sherwood going past the post ‘hands down’.

1854 Sporting Rev. Oct. 374 We felt pretty sure that Habena would come in ‘hands down’.

1866 Brit. Almanac 66 It is a contest between Red-tape and the House of Commons, in which Red-tape will win, hands down.

1934 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Provinc. Lady in Amer. 146 Mental comparison of American and English railway stations follows, and am obliged to admit that America wins hands down.

1968 L. Blanch Journey into Mind's Eye viii. 117 Tamerlaine's daughter-in-law was in the habit of throwing pearls to her goldfish, beating Cleopatra hands down for she..only squandered one pearl, on one man.

1982 Financial Times (Nexis) 26 May 17 The Argentines have..been winning the information war hands down.

2005 R. Bramblett Europe for Dummies (ed. 3) xix. 410 The Catacombe di San Domitilla is.., hands-down, the winner for most enjoyable catacomb experience.

b. Used as a sentence adverb, expressing emphatic assertion of a superlative: without doubt; by a long way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb]

withouten wantrukea1225

without missa1275

dreadlessc1369

doubtlessc1386

certainlya1400

sadly?a1425

questionlessc1425

undoubtablyc1425

doubtlesslyc1440

unsoilablyc1445

undoubtablec1450

undoubteda1500

undoubtedly?a1500

infallibly1502

indefeasibly1540

undubitately1548

indubitatelya1552

undoubting1552

undoubtingly1552

indoubtedly1563

indoubtly1606

unquestionably1611

questionlessly1612

indubitably1624

undoubtfully1628

uncontrollably1629

irrefragably1635

ungainsayably1637

inquestionablya1641

indubiously1642

unquestionedly1644

incontrollably1646

incontrovertibly1646

indisputably1646

acknowledgedly?1649

inexpugnably1653

uncontrovertablya1658

undubitably1660

inconfutably1664

uncontrollably1676

irrefutably1681

uncontestedly1699

undisputably1707

uncontestably1709

incontestablya1711

uncontrovertibly1755

undisputedly1778

(and) no mistake1818

unchallengeably1827

without resort1827

undeniedly1837

unappealably1840

indubitativelya1853

irrecusably1862

uncontradictably1862

inescapably1881

unarguably1888

sho1893

sure1894

posilutely1914

hands down1936

1936 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 18 Oct. t5/1 (advt.) Hands down the best buy in Piedmont.

1959 Billboard 1 June 52/1 Freedomland will occupy 212 acres, making it, hands down, the world's largest theme installation.

1986 InfoWorld 8 Sept. 47/1 This is hands down the worst documentation we've ever seen.

2010 M. Warshaw Hist. Surfing vi. 342/1 Not only was she the reigning world champion, she was also hands down the most resilient pro of the era.

2. Submissively; without protest.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adverb]

subjectly?1529

sufferantlya1550

submissively1572

against, with the stream1579

subjectively1579

submissly1595

submittinglya1628

hands down1896

1896 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 7 Apr. 3/3 He must ‘surrender, hands down, to the vicar’.

1913 Mrs. H. Ward Mating of Lydia ii. xii That I should surrender, hands down, to a lot of trumpery complaints and grievances.

2000 C. Luca Trading in Global Currency Markets (ed. 2) vi. 100 FX markets are too big and sophisticated to give up the fight hands down.

B. adj.

Of a victory, success, etc.: unquestionable, undoubted; certain, absolute, easy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective]

wislyc1000

sickera1225

firm1377

unfailingc1400

decided1439

suredc1450

sure1470

infirmat1487

delivered1499

fast and sure1528

undeceivablea1535

undoubteda1535

certainc1540

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

constant1611

positivea1616

square1632

formal1635

unapocryphal1644

inconditional1646

inconditionate1654

undeceitful1673

unshakeable1677

unproblematic1683

unprecarious1688

unerring1697

safe1788

hard1791

unproblematical1792

decisive1800

dead-on1889

hands down1900

1900 Graphic (London) 29 Sept. 462/1 They are..wholly insufficient to justify any Unionist voter in assuming the certainty of a ‘hands down’ victory.

1939 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 11 Sept. 20 It was easy to see that it was a ‘hands down’ win.

1993 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 21 Nov. b5 It's been a hands-down success in terms of making money.

2005 G. Griffith Will's Choice (2006) iv. 111 Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1990 classic science-fiction thriller Total Recall... was a hands-down favorite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hands down
释义	hands downadv.adj. Brit. /ˌhan(d)z ˈdaʊn/, U.S. /ˌhæn(d)z ˈdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., down adv. Etymology: < the plural of hand n. + down adv. A. adv. 1. a. With little or no effort; with ease; esp. in to win hands down.Originally in Horse Racing, with reference to a jockey dropping the hands, and so relaxing his or her hold on the reins, when victory appears certain. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without effort or strain kindlya1375 naturally?a1425 unforcedly1632 readily1638 handily1834 hands down1853 effortlessly1865 strainlessly1927 comfortably1932 1832 Bell's Life in London 17 June Independence..won with hands down.] 1853 Bell's Life 28 Aug. 4/3 She won with the most perfect ease imaginable, little Sherwood going past the post ‘hands down’. 1854 Sporting Rev. Oct. 374 We felt pretty sure that Habena would come in ‘hands down’. 1866 Brit. Almanac 66 It is a contest between Red-tape and the House of Commons, in which Red-tape will win, hands down. 1934 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Provinc. Lady in Amer. 146 Mental comparison of American and English railway stations follows, and am obliged to admit that America wins hands down. 1968 L. Blanch Journey into Mind's Eye viii. 117 Tamerlaine's daughter-in-law was in the habit of throwing pearls to her goldfish, beating Cleopatra hands down for she..only squandered one pearl, on one man. 1982 Financial Times (Nexis) 26 May 17 The Argentines have..been winning the information war hands down. 2005 R. Bramblett Europe for Dummies (ed. 3) xix. 410 The Catacombe di San Domitilla is.., hands-down, the winner for most enjoyable catacomb experience. b. Used as a sentence adverb, expressing emphatic assertion of a superlative: without doubt; by a long way. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb] withouten wantrukea1225 without missa1275 dreadlessc1369 doubtlessc1386 certainlya1400 sadly?a1425 questionlessc1425 undoubtablyc1425 doubtlesslyc1440 unsoilablyc1445 undoubtablec1450 undoubteda1500 undoubtedly?a1500 infallibly1502 indefeasibly1540 undubitately1548 indubitatelya1552 undoubting1552 undoubtingly1552 indoubtedly1563 indoubtly1606 unquestionably1611 questionlessly1612 indubitably1624 undoubtfully1628 uncontrollably1629 irrefragably1635 ungainsayably1637 inquestionablya1641 indubiously1642 unquestionedly1644 incontrollably1646 incontrovertibly1646 indisputably1646 acknowledgedly?1649 inexpugnably1653 uncontrovertablya1658 undubitably1660 inconfutably1664 uncontrollably1676 irrefutably1681 uncontestedly1699 undisputably1707 uncontestably1709 incontestablya1711 uncontrovertibly1755 undisputedly1778 (and) no mistake1818 unchallengeably1827 without resort1827 undeniedly1837 unappealably1840 indubitativelya1853 irrecusably1862 uncontradictably1862 inescapably1881 unarguably1888 sho1893 sure1894 posilutely1914 hands down1936 1936 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 18 Oct. t5/1 (advt.) Hands down the best buy in Piedmont. 1959 Billboard 1 June 52/1 Freedomland will occupy 212 acres, making it, hands down, the world's largest theme installation. 1986 InfoWorld 8 Sept. 47/1 This is hands down the worst documentation we've ever seen. 2010 M. Warshaw Hist. Surfing vi. 342/1 Not only was she the reigning world champion, she was also hands down the most resilient pro of the era. 2. Submissively; without protest. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adverb] subjectly?1529 sufferantlya1550 submissively1572 against, with the stream1579 subjectively1579 submissly1595 submittinglya1628 hands down1896 1896 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 7 Apr. 3/3 He must ‘surrender, hands down, to the vicar’. 1913 Mrs. H. Ward Mating of Lydia ii. xii That I should surrender, hands down, to a lot of trumpery complaints and grievances. 2000 C. Luca Trading in Global Currency Markets (ed. 2) vi. 100 FX markets are too big and sophisticated to give up the fight hands down. B. adj. Of a victory, success, etc.: unquestionable, undoubted; certain, absolute, easy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] wislyc1000 sickera1225 firm1377 unfailingc1400 decided1439 suredc1450 sure1470 infirmat1487 delivered1499 fast and sure1528 undeceivablea1535 undoubteda1535 certainc1540 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 constant1611 positivea1616 square1632 formal1635 unapocryphal1644 inconditional1646 inconditionate1654 undeceitful1673 unshakeable1677 unproblematic1683 unprecarious1688 unerring1697 safe1788 hard1791 unproblematical1792 decisive1800 dead-on1889 hands down1900 1900 Graphic (London) 29 Sept. 462/1 They are..wholly insufficient to justify any Unionist voter in assuming the certainty of a ‘hands down’ victory. 1939 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 11 Sept. 20 It was easy to see that it was a ‘hands down’ win. 1993 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 21 Nov. b5 It's been a hands-down success in terms of making money. 2005 G. Griffith Will's Choice (2006) iv. 111 Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1990 classic science-fiction thriller Total Recall... was a hands-down favorite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1853
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