单词 | in contradistinction to |
释义 | > as lemmasin contradistinction to b. esp. in in contradistinction to (less usually from). ΚΠ 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 173 Called Gospel-Ordinances..in contradistinction to the legal Ordinances. 1789 C. Durnford & E. H. East Rep. Cases King's Bench III. 466 The necessity of an actual possession by the bankrupt, in contradistinction to a constructive possession by the intervention of an agent. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure xxii. 342 You tend to produce a great capitalist in contradistinction to a number of small capitalists. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 484 There never was such a person as John the Presbyter in contradistinction from John the Apostle. The two were one. < as lemmas |
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