英语词汇“most and least”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†e. most and least (also least and most): of highest and lowest station, greatest and humblest; (in extended use) everyone, all those concerned. poetic in later use. Obsolete.

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a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Lamb.) (1887) i. 4712 (MED) To God þey highte to make a feste Wyþ alle þe comme[n]s, lest & meste.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxviii. 170 (MED) There was..gret feste amonges tho barowns bothe lest and Meste.

c1480 (a1400) St. Martha 198 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 290 Al hyre covent, leste & maste.

a1500 ( J. Lydgate Q. Margaret's Entry into London 100 in Mod. Lang. Rev. (1912) 7 229 The Kynge will make hys ffeste Alle thyng is redy plentie and suffisaunce Praied for to come gestes moost and leste.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. 18 Duke Tharcon and the Tuscanys maste and lest Not fer from thens..Thar palȝeonys all had plantyt.

1817 ‘W. Whistlecraft’ & ‘R. Whistlecraft’ Prospectus National Work King Arthur i. ii. 8 Thither came the Vassals, most and least, From every corner of this British Isle.

1875 H. Ellison Stones from Quarry 60 And yet He spreads for all, both most and least; None away empty sent!

†b. The greatest, highest-ranking, or most prominent person. Also used occasionally of an animal, etc. Frequently in most and least: all without exception. poetic. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > people collectively > [noun] > all people

all the worldOE

all ledea1275

more and minc1275

most and leasta1300

much and litec1330

mo and lessc1426

the whole world1530

cut and long tail1576

universal1596

general1604

universality1606

university1677

all outdoors1833

John Q.1937

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important > of people

mosta1300

principala1382

principal?a1425

capitalc1475

supreme1496

chief1535

leading1631

staple1642

big league1917

high-level1947

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > of highest social rank

highestOE

mosta1300

upperestc1374

uppermost1876

rankest1907

a1300 (c1275) Physiologus (1991) 335 Cethegrande is a fis, Ðe moste ðat in water is.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 198 And for hise sinne oc he to munen, Ðat moste and leiste him ben binumen.

c1395 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale 131 Chese yow a wyf..Born of the gentileste and of the meeste Of al this lond.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 1659 (MED) Fra þe mast dun to þe lest, Sal neþer liue ne fouul ne best.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xii. 382 (MED) He Comandede bothe lest & Mest.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 59 b/1 Moyses..gadred all the most of byrthe.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Heb. viii. 11 They shall a knowe me, from the lest to the moste off them.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 1 I am..acquainted with the most, and well knoen too the best, and euery officer glad of my company.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne viii. lxxii. 156 Enuenoming the harts of most and least.

1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd i. 8 So stand forth free and unfree; stand forth both most and least.

1879 R. Browning Pheidippides in Dramatic Idyls 39 Then praise Pan who fought in the ranks with your most and least.

1908 J. Payne Quia Amore Langueo in Carol & Cadence 224 Love for Nature's most and least Thrones it in my heart of heart.

单词	most and least
释义	> as lemmas most and least (also least and most) †e. most and least (also least and most): of highest and lowest station, greatest and humblest; (in extended use) everyone, all those concerned. poetic in later use. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Lamb.) (1887) i. 4712 (MED) To God þey highte to make a feste Wyþ alle þe comme[n]s, lest & meste. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxviii. 170 (MED) There was..gret feste amonges tho barowns bothe lest and Meste. c1480 (a1400) St. Martha 198 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 290 Al hyre covent, leste & maste. a1500 ( J. Lydgate Q. Margaret's Entry into London 100 in Mod. Lang. Rev. (1912) 7 229 The Kynge will make hys ffeste Alle thyng is redy plentie and suffisaunce Praied for to come gestes moost and leste. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. 18 Duke Tharcon and the Tuscanys maste and lest Not fer from thens..Thar palȝeonys all had plantyt. 1817 ‘W. Whistlecraft’ & ‘R. Whistlecraft’ Prospectus National Work King Arthur i. ii. 8 Thither came the Vassals, most and least, From every corner of this British Isle. 1875 H. Ellison Stones from Quarry 60 And yet He spreads for all, both most and least; None away empty sent! extracted from mostadj.pron.n.adv. most and least †b. The greatest, highest-ranking, or most prominent person. Also used occasionally of an animal, etc. Frequently in most and least: all without exception. poetic. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > people collectively > [noun] > all people all the worldOE all ledea1275 more and minc1275 most and leasta1300 much and litec1330 mo and lessc1426 the whole world1530 cut and long tail1576 universal1596 general1604 universality1606 university1677 all outdoors1833 John Q.1937 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important > of people mosta1300 principala1382 principal?a1425 capitalc1475 supreme1496 chief1535 leading1631 staple1642 big league1917 high-level1947 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > of highest social rank highestOE mosta1300 upperestc1374 uppermost1876 rankest1907 a1300 (c1275) Physiologus (1991) 335 Cethegrande is a fis, Ðe moste ðat in water is. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 198 And for hise sinne oc he to munen, Ðat moste and leiste him ben binumen. c1395 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale 131 Chese yow a wyf..Born of the gentileste and of the meeste Of al this lond. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 1659 (MED) Fra þe mast dun to þe lest, Sal neþer liue ne fouul ne best. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xii. 382 (MED) He Comandede bothe lest & Mest. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 59 b/1 Moyses..gadred all the most of byrthe. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Heb. viii. 11 They shall a knowe me, from the lest to the moste off them. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 1 I am..acquainted with the most, and well knoen too the best, and euery officer glad of my company. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne viii. lxxii. 156 Enuenoming the harts of most and least. 1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd i. 8 So stand forth free and unfree; stand forth both most and least. 1879 R. Browning Pheidippides in Dramatic Idyls 39 Then praise Pan who fought in the ranks with your most and least. 1908 J. Payne Quia Amore Langueo in Carol & Cadence 224 Love for Nature's most and least Thrones it in my heart of heart. extracted from mostadj.pron.n.adv. < as lemmas
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