英语词汇“a law unto himself (or themselves”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. A rule of action or procedure; one of the rules defining correct procedure in an art or department of action, or in a game. †Also, manner of life. a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > one who does what he wishes

a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves1611

thelemite1656

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > independent person

free spirit1534

a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves1611

maverick1880

a1225 [see sense 3d].

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7940 Godd mad þe king of israel, To lede þe folk wit laghes lel.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxviii. 369 Wherfor in woman is no laghe, For she is withoutten aghe.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 149 Ouer al thynge the wysdome of a kyng sholde his law gouerne aftyr the law of god.

1611 Bible (King James) Rom. ii. 14 These [the Gentiles] hauing not the Law, are a Law vnto themselues.

1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 102 And the lawes of Decencie are so ancient, that they seem to be a part of the ancient religion.

1671 L. Addison W. Barbary 50 Contrary to all Ingenuity and Laws of Hospitality.

1671 L. Addison W. Barbary 52 That he who aspires after..Conquest, ought not to binde himself to the Laws of a fair Gamester.

1683 T. Tryon Way to Health (1697) xix. 430 The Lord endued Man with the Spirit of Understanding, by which he might be a Guide and Law unto himself.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iv. 74 A few, who shamelessly avow,..their mere Will and Pleasure, to be their Law of Life.

1742 Hoyle (title) A short treatise on the game of Whist. Containing the laws of the game.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. v. 78 For free intelligences, a law is an ideal necessity given in the form of a precept, which we ought to follow.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. i. 29 Self~protection is the first law of life.

1867 (title) The laws of football, as played at Rugby School.

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith vi. 259 A moral law states what ought to be.

1878 R. H. Davis (title) A law unto herself.

1930 J. Huxley Bird-watching iv. 75 Every male [ruff] is a law unto himself. Some grow black ruffs, others ruffs that are white, sandy, brown, grey, pepper-and-salt, and half a dozen other shades.

1942 E. Partridge Usage & Abusage 139/1 Certain idiosyncratic, law-unto-themselves writers fall into vagaries when..they depart from those rules.

1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio xii. 221 Electronic music is a law to itself... It really can be fundamentally different from conventional music.

1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate ii. 23 ‘What was your father's Law?’..‘I'm afraid he was a law unto himself.’

1968 Listener 27 June 850/1 Hogarth is very much a law to himself.

单词	a law unto himself (or themselves
释义	> as lemmas a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves a. A rule of action or procedure; one of the rules defining correct procedure in an art or department of action, or in a game. †Also, manner of life. a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > one who does what he wishes a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves1611 thelemite1656 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > independent person free spirit1534 a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves1611 maverick1880 a1225 [see sense 3d]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7940 Godd mad þe king of israel, To lede þe folk wit laghes lel. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxviii. 369 Wherfor in woman is no laghe, For she is withoutten aghe. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 149 Ouer al thynge the wysdome of a kyng sholde his law gouerne aftyr the law of god. 1611 Bible (King James) Rom. ii. 14 These [the Gentiles] hauing not the Law, are a Law vnto themselues. View more context for this quotation 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 102 And the lawes of Decencie are so ancient, that they seem to be a part of the ancient religion. 1671 L. Addison W. Barbary 50 Contrary to all Ingenuity and Laws of Hospitality. 1671 L. Addison W. Barbary 52 That he who aspires after..Conquest, ought not to binde himself to the Laws of a fair Gamester. 1683 T. Tryon Way to Health (1697) xix. 430 The Lord endued Man with the Spirit of Understanding, by which he might be a Guide and Law unto himself. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iv. 74 A few, who shamelessly avow,..their mere Will and Pleasure, to be their Law of Life. 1742 Hoyle (title) A short treatise on the game of Whist. Containing the laws of the game. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. v. 78 For free intelligences, a law is an ideal necessity given in the form of a precept, which we ought to follow. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. i. 29 Self~protection is the first law of life. 1867 (title) The laws of football, as played at Rugby School. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith vi. 259 A moral law states what ought to be. 1878 R. H. Davis (title) A law unto herself. 1930 J. Huxley Bird-watching iv. 75 Every male [ruff] is a law unto himself. Some grow black ruffs, others ruffs that are white, sandy, brown, grey, pepper-and-salt, and half a dozen other shades. 1942 E. Partridge Usage & Abusage 139/1 Certain idiosyncratic, law-unto-themselves writers fall into vagaries when..they depart from those rules. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio xii. 221 Electronic music is a law to itself... It really can be fundamentally different from conventional music. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate ii. 23 ‘What was your father's Law?’..‘I'm afraid he was a law unto himself.’ 1968 Listener 27 June 850/1 Hogarth is very much a law to himself. extracted from lawn.¹ < as lemmas
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