| 单词 | moment of an hour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoment of an hour (also of a minute) a. A very short period or extent of time, esp. one too brief for its duration to be significant; a point in time, an instant. In the same sense: †moment of an hour (also of a minute) (probably originally used with reference to sense 2a) (obsolete).In quot. 1642 personified. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > moment or instant hand-whileOE prinkOE start-while?c1225 twinkling1303 rese?c1335 prick1340 momenta1382 pointa1382 minutea1393 instant1398 braida1400 siquarea1400 twink14.. whip?c1450 movement1490 punct1513 pissing whilea1556 trice1579 turning of a hand1579 wink1585 twinklec1592 semiquaver1602 punto1616 punctilio of time1620 punctum1620 breathing1625 instance1631 tantillation1651 rapc1700 crack1725 turning of a straw1755 pig's whisper1780 jiffy1785 less than no time1788 jiff1797 blinka1813 gliffy1820 handclap1822 glimpsea1824 eyewink1836 thought1836 eye-blink1838 semibreve1845 pop1847 two shakes of a lamb's taila1855 pig's whistle1859 time point1867 New York minute1870 tick1879 mo?1896 second1897 styme1897 split-second1912 split minute1931 no-time1942 sec.1956 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Lev. xv. 3 By eche momentes [a1425 L.V. bi alle momentis; L. per singula momenta] hit cleueþ to þe flesch of hym. c1385 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 2584 In that selue moment Palamon Is vnder Venus. c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 254 Ther shal nat perisse an heer of his heed ne a moment [v.r. a mynute] of an houre. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 5650 (MED) A moment of tyme es nan othir thyng Bot a short space als of a eghe twynklyng. ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 117v And than the same moment & tyme þt she had so doo Alcumena..began [etc.]. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccj In a moment of an houre, the Welshemen wer clene discomfited. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 300 Jn the verie selfe mamunt quhen thay war to Joyne battell, Bischope ffothadie..cumis betueine thame. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xlix. 143 Wee are curdled to the fashion of a life, by time, and set successions; when all again is lost, and in the moment of a minute, gone. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. xiii. 304 She remembreth how suddenly the Scene in the Masque was altered (almost before moment it self could take notice of it). 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xv. 96 Such a small part in Duration, may be called a Moment, and is the time of one Idea in our Minds, in the train of their ordinary Succession there. 1707 Boston News-let. 23 June 2/2 On a sudden came a Squall of Wind that Overset the French Ship, which in a moment fill'd. 1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 16 Feb. (1932) (modernized text) III. 1103 The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed... Every moment may be put to some use. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xviii. 50 The aboma-snake..has the power of crushing it [sc. the jaguar] to a jelly in but a few moments. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. v. 83 ‘Do you really think so?’ cried Elizabeth, brightening up for a moment . View more context for this quotation 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. ii. 26 It seemed a long while to them—it was but a moment. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 10 At this moment a servant entered. 1929 R. Hughes High Wind in Jamaica iv. 90 The children..all woke at the same moment as if by clockwork. 1946 A. Christie Hollow xiii. 116 Henrietta went to the french windows, opened them, and passed through. After a moment's hesitation Edward followed her. 1987 S. Johnson Commissioner ii. 21 After lunch Morton had a few moments alone with the Prime Minister in her study. < as lemmas |
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