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单词 have the victory of
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have the victory of
b. In many verbal phrases, as to have (also get) the advantage of; to get (also have) the better of; also formerly in to have compassion (also mercy) of; to have (also take) pity of; to keep watch of, demand or do justice of (= on), have the victory of (= over).
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a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 43 (MED) Miserere nostri domine..Lauerd, haue merci of us.
c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) 409 (MED) Horn, haue of me rewþe.
c1385 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 2245 I recche nat but it may bettre be To haue victorie of hem or they of me.
?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 5 When any man had þe victory of his enmy.
a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) 1958 Haue pyte of me!
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xvii. 18 That the archers shulde haue noo vauntage of hym.
1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. vi. f. 1v This idle fellow would maintaine to me, that Signior Sicophanto marrying with Madama della Grazza, had the victory of her virginity the very first night.
1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. i. 20 Sometimes the Medes had the better of the Lydians.
1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews ii. vi, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 46 Take pity of his old age.
1774 O. Goldsmith Grecian Hist. I. viii. 312 Those were intimidated who demanded justice of the murderers.
1891 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 279/2 The traveller must keep watch of his clothes.
1949 E. Goudge Gentian Hill i. xii. 193 She went on holding the locket until she had got the better of her tears.
1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time xi. 228 I finally got the advantage of him in broad daylight, in an afternoon crowd.
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