单词 | in —— terms |
释义 | > as lemmasin —— terms e. in —— terms: with regard to the specified subject, sphere, or domain; from a —— point of view. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > [adjective] > relating to negotiation > negotiating in terms1567 on (also upon) terms1567 haggling1589 higgling1678 in —— terms1851 chaffering1856 1851 Millennial Harbinger Sept. 483 It [sc. the Holy Spirit] suggested to prophets, apostles, and the ancient evangelists, in human terms, or in visions and dreams, the mind and will of God to man. 1873 D. C. Heron Princ. Jurispr. i. 8 Statistics is the science of social facts expressed in numerical terms. 1913 W. E. Kellicott Textbk. Gen. Embryol. vii. 290 It must readily allow interpretation, in cytological terms, of the enormously complex phenomena of alternative or Mendelian heredity. 1959 D. W. Brogan in F. M. Joseph As Others see Us 4 I was predisposed to see American problems in European terms. 1978 Listener 26 Jan. 119/1 The hour's delay—a mere hiccup in cricketing terms—was caused by politics. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 4 June 22 The Holocene has only been around for a short period in geological terms. < as lemmas |
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