| 单词 | as a rule |
| 释义 | > as lemmasas a rule h. as a rule: normally, generally.as a general rule: see general adj. and n. Phrases 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > in habitual or customary use [phrase] > usually or ordinarily in general1526 most times1556 of (also for, in) ordinary1556 in a general way1660 in common1819 as a rule1828 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > in general [phrase] > for the most part for the more party1372 for (also be, in) the most part (also deal, party)a1387 for the more partc1405 for (the) most partc1405 much dealc1425 in substancea1450 for the mostc1531 in (also for) the generality1580 for the general1581 in (also for, on, upon) the maina1591 largely1594 principally1600 in chiefa1616 mainly1640 nine times (parts, etc.) out of (also in, of) ten1648 greatly1742 as a rule1828 1828 J. F. Cooper Notions Amer. II. xii. 271 You will perceive that, as a rule, the inferior agents of the American government are better paid than the same description of individuals in the employment of almost any other nation. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 5 As a rule, hail falls in summer. 1882 A. Jessopp in 19th Cent. Nov. 735 The masses in towns are, as a rule, destitute of faith in the unseen. 1936 Lancet 21 Mar. 653/2 In mice lesions are as a rule restricted to the central nervous system, though occasionally in the lungs there is evidence of a virus pneumonia. 1970 ‘A. Cross’ Poetic Justice ii. 36 I don't as a rule drink at lunch, but right at the moment I feel the need of what Auden calls an ‘analeptic swig’. 1997 G. Williams Diamond Geezers v. 37 Nightclubs in Illingford were, as a rule, brash, boastful places demanding attention. < as lemmas |
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