| 单词 | nigh and far |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnigh and far P3. nigh and far: near and far. Cf. far adv. 1b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > far and near far and near or nighOE near and farc1275 nigh and farc1400 eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iv. iv. 274 Eode þa ymb monige stowe ge neah ge feor. OE Andreas (1932) 542 Ge neh ge feor is þin nama halig.] c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 3846 (MED) Many londes, neiȝ and ferre, Lesen her lorde in þat werre. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 208 (MED) By the eyghen know we..thynges neygh and ferre, meuynge and restynge. 1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 9 Mine Eyes, which view all obiects, nigh and farre. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 199 Our friends will all be there from nigh and far. 1855 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Nov. 461 Parterres of seaweed..floating nigh and far. 1923 C. M. Doughty Mansoul (rev. ed.) v. 185 Tidings from nigh and far, with joyful steps; Brought daily his elves, to Oberons faerie court. < as lemmas |
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