| 单词 | no less a than |
| 释义 | > as lemmasno less a (person, figure, etc.) than b. no less a (person, figure, etc.) than: (emphasizing the identity of the person or thing named) no one of lesser rank or importance than, no other than. ΚΠ 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica iii. iv. 507 Theodoret confidently expresses himself concerning no less a Man than Arius. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 89. ¶1 No less a Man than a Brother of the Coiff. 1840 R. H. Barham Leech of Folkestone in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 135 This was, however, no less a personage than the Deus ex machinâ,—the illustrious Aldrovando himself. 1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter xi That hag of a mulatto was no less a person than my wife. 1914 St. Nicholas Mag. Oct. 1116/1 There is a legend in foot-ball lore that no less a warrior than Augustus Cæsar introduced into foot-ball its military element. 1998 N.Y. Times 4 Jan. 15/2 Seltzer's inspiration was modified by no less a figure than Damon Runyon. 2006 Private Eye 7 July 9/3 This was opposed by no less a body than the European Food Safety Authority. < as lemmas |
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