| 单词 | at court |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat court b. without article or other defining word ( at court, to court, etc.), primarily meaning the place, but including the persons and proceedings. Cf. at church, council, school, etc. ΚΠ c1300 Beket 165 He com to court and was in god offiz With the Archebischop of Canterbury. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 140 And peyned hire to countrefete chiere Of court and been estatlich of manere. a1529 J. Skelton (title) Why come ye nat to Courte? c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11527 All the councell fro kourtt was clenely depertid. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iv. 127 You shall be mist at Court . View more context for this quotation a1704 T. Brown Ess. Eng. Satyr in Wks. (1707) I. i. 38 His Writings..had the Air of Court. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 7 July 209 I appeared at Court on all publick days. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Elaine in Idylls of King 206 I go in state to court, to meet the Queen. < as lemmas |
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