| 单词 | it sits you well |
| 释义 | > as lemmasit sits you (also him, her, etc.) well c. transitive. With well as complement. Esp. in it sits you (also him, her, etc.) well. Obsolete (Scottish and English regional (northern) and literary in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [verb (intransitive)] > sit or hang sita1393 set1804 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 2335 It sit him wel that he travaile Upon som thing which mihte availe. c1400 J. Gower Eng. Wks. (1901) II. 483 It sit hem wel to do pite and grace. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 750 It sat hir wondir wel to synge. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 394 In spek sumdeill wlispyt he; Bot that sat him rycht wondre weill. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 39 It sits me well myne absent wealth me semes for to lament. 1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) II. (at cited word) ‘It sits him well,’ of a pretentious person. 1860 C. R. Weld Two Months in Highlands xxviii. 311 It sits ye weel to be sae nice-gabbit! 1878 J. J. Aubertin tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad II. viii. lxiv. 129 With a proud confidence, which sat him well. 1915 M. Moore in Egoist 2 Aug. 126/1 Pride sits you well, so strut, colossal bird; No barnyard makes you look absurd. Your brazen spurs are staunch against defeat. < as lemmas |
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