单词 | in that case |
释义 | > as lemmasin that case c. in that case: (a) in that situation; if that should happen; that being so; †(b) at that time, then (obsolete). ΚΠ 1442 in R. G. Marsden Documents relating Law & Custom Sea (1915) 131 In that caas he to be beleved be his othe & ij or iij of his credible neyghbours with him sworne, & so to be acquitte. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 940 (MED) Þan comes Alexander in þat cas, þe cronaclis tellis, With a riall ost of many able princes. c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt l. 558 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 312 I..in þat case nane wald spare. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties iii. f. 134 He ought in that case, to recompense him. 1565 Ordinance Bk. Merchants of Staple (Staple Company of Eng.) (1937) 138 No parsonne made fre by apprentishode shalle wthin two yeres..take any apprentice except he be maried and in that caas shalle take but one. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 124 Except he fraudfullie absent himselfe, and in that case, he sal be bidden vpon..be the space of fourtie dayes. 1676 C. Molloy De Jure Maritimo ii. v. 229 If the Ship perishes onely, and the Goods are safe, in that case the Goods ought to pay a proportion of a 5th or 10th penny. 1753 M. W. Montagu Let. 28 Jan. in K. Payne Between Ourselves (1983) 78 I will therefore speak to you as supposing [your daughter] not only capable, but desirous of learning: in that case by all means let her be indulged in it. 1787 Hoyle's Polite Gamester (ed. 10) 191 In that Case, instead of calling it forty all, it is called Deuce. 1801 T. Jefferson Let. 19 Feb. in Papers (2006) XXXIII. 20 Mr Huger of S. Carolina..withdrew by agreement, his collegues agreeing in that case to put in blanks. 1882 Harper's Mag. July 284/1 Perhaps Max Müller could attach some meaning to ‘hilo’ but in that case he would do more than any sailor ever did. 1909 R. Beynon Drapery 76 ‘And if I can show you cheaper lines than you are buying, you won't buy?’ ‘No, I will not buy even in that case.’ 1958 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death against Clock vi. 89 ‘It could be he was financin' another establishment and didn't want Mrs M. to know. And Wife No. 2 might be makin' trouble.’ ‘Simpler to put her light out in that case.’ 2006 J. Robson Keeping it Real xii. 115 Forgive my scepticism, but in that case how come you were sending all those poison pen letters and messages by arrowshot? < as lemmas |
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