| 单词 | man cannot live by bread alone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasman cannot live by bread alone a. man cannot live by bread alone and variants: people have spiritual as well as physical needs; one cannot be completely satisfied or fulfilled by concentrating only on meeting one simple need. Hence in allusive expressions, as to live by bread alone.With allusion to Deuteronomy 8:3 or Matthew 4:4. ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. iv. 4 A man lyueth not in breed aloon [a1425 L.V. oonli; L. non in pane solo vivet homo]. 1611 Bible (King James) Matt. iv. 4 Man shall not liue by bread alone. a1770 G. Whitefield Eighteen Serm. (1771) viii. 201 Let it not be said that believers in London live on bread alone, but may they be continuing to lay up treasure in heaven! 1885 Good Words 26 477/2 To regard man as living by bread alone is an animal view of existence, making bodily comfort and satisfaction a supreme object. 1976 J. W. Fowler Stages of Faith (1995) i. 4 We do not live by bread alone, sex alone, success alone, and certainly not by instinct alone. We require meaning. 2012 Northern Echo (Nexis) 24 Jan. We do not live by bread alone. A nation is more than its economic system, and a people counts for more than gross domestic product. < as lemmas |
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