| 单词 | it is for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasit is for (a person) (c) it is for (a person): (followed by infinitive) it is suitable or permissible for (a person) to do something; it is the duty or concern of (a person) to do something. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. i. sig. B4 It is not for me to attend so high a blissefulnesse. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xlii. 144 It is for Gods to mount winged horses, and to feed on Ambrosia. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. ix. §7 652 It is not for a Layman to act the Theologue. 1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 872 It will be for the Rule Committee to alter the rule if [etc.]. 1974 C. Hampton Savages (1976) xiv. 70 But he said that was the Company's final decision And it wasn't for him to query it. 2004 Independent 2 Oct. 4/3 It is for doctors to judge the urgency of each case. < as lemmas |
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