单词 | in spite of minerva |
释义 | > as lemmasin spite of Minerva ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > unwilling [phrase] invita Minerva1584 in spite of Minerva1589 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxv. 256 That which he doth by long meditation rather then by a suddaine inspiration,..(and as they are woont to say) in spite of Nature or Minerua. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 333 In spight (as the common saying is) of Minerva, that is, our nature not giving way to it. < as lemmas |
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