| 单词 | in passing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin passing c. in passing (also †in passing by) [compare French en passant] : by the way, incidentally; briefly and casually in the course of speech or writing; parenthetically. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [adverb] > in passing by the way?1520 in passing by1598 passant1602 passantly1602 in passage1605 in the bygoing1637 obviously1658 by the by?1710 passingly1836 in passing1849 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 48/1 These remedyes, which in passinge by, it seemed convenient vnto me to rehearse. 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. iii. 46 The Affected smiles, the silly by-Words, and Amorous Tweers, in passing. 1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 80 He..does things in passing, at a venture, and in the quickest period of Time. a1809 H. Cowley Which is Man? (1812) iv. iii. 56 I stopped, in passing, to send for you to my Carriage door. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. vi. 128 It may be remarked, in passing. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Elaine in Idylls of King 217 The Queen..sigh'd in passing, ‘Lancelot, Forgive me’. 1934 Discovery Sept. 251/2 In passing, it should be said that..their action is sufficiently similar. 1978 P. Roth Professor of Desire 127 To salve your wounds, I want to add..that your name only came up in passing. 2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 June 30/3 He informs us in passing that the sponges are descended from the otherwise mysterious ‘choanomonads’. < as lemmas |
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