| 单词 | in writing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin writing 7. The state or condition of having been written; written form. Frequently in writing.See commit v. 6a, put v. 25a, reduce v. 20b(a). ΘΠ society > communication > writing > state of having been written > [noun] writc1175 writingc1330 written hand1520 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 1186 Þere he teld of mani a þing Þat Blasi made of writeing. 1425 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Apr. 1425 §12. m. 2 Yeving in a pee de gree in writyng, prevyng my said lord erle mareschall commyng lynealy of blod riall. 1462 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 524 Let them..send ther excuse to me in wrytyng. 1560 J. Daus in tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries Ep. sig. Aii Thei..commit to wrytinge, stories. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mettre par escrit, to..set downe in, commit vnto, writing. 1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. vii. §478. 210 [Another will]..by him put in writing. 1753 Act 26 Geo. II c. 19 §15 Which Examination the said Justices are hereby required to take down in Writing. 1831 F. Palgrave Hist. Anglo-Saxons vii. 151 Many matters now consigned to writing. 1831 F. Palgrave Hist. Anglo-Saxons vii. 152 Some little was reduced into writing. 1887 A. Birrell Obiter Dicta 2nd Ser. 42 The author's agreement..is in writing. 1917 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 14 188 The main ground, I think, which brought the ancient Rabbis to prohibit the putting into writing of the oral law, was their fear that it might become fixed and not sufficiently flexible. 1951 P. Hunt Oscar Slater 65 According to the good old practice of our forebears, the evidence of a witness..was reduced to writing, read over to him, and signed by himself and by the judge. 2002 Mirror 18 Mar. 36/1 I would be very surprised if this supplier put it in writing to you because, if they did, let me tell you they are dead in the water. < as lemmas |
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