单词 | objection |
释义 | objectionn.int. A. n. 1. a. A reason or argument put forward in opposition to others; a statement directed against a person, position, assertion, etc.; a dissenting opinion. Later also (more generally): an expression or feeling of disapproval, dissatisfaction, disagreement, or dislike.Frequently in to have an (also no) objection, to make an (also no) objection. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] objectionc1410 reprobation?c1500 protesting1582 demurring1593 exceptance1603 exceptiona1604 demur1639 demurral1808 demurrage1822 objectation1886 nay-saying1893 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun] > instance of sakec1175 challengec1315 quarrela1325 accusationa1382 cause1382 blamec1384 pointa1387 accusementa1393 chesouna1400 objectionc1410 accuse?a1439 thing1548 facing-carda1624 intentation1623 indictment1871 the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] > an objection objectionc1410 objecta1425 challenge1530 quarrel1579 demurrer1598 demurral1808 the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] > an objection > document in which an objection is stated objectionc1410 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] dislikingc1540 dislike1577 ill liking1586 disapprobation1625 disapproving1632 disprobation1647 disapprovement1648 disapproval1649 improbation1656 objection1813 c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 157 Peraventure þere is an objectioun [L. obicitur]: it falleþ nouȝt a preost þat he schede blood. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 198 Here ben many objecciouns þat þes wordis of Crist ben false. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 379 An obieccion was made [L. objectum fuisset]..to the bischoppe..how so mony seyntes myȝhte be in that londe, and alle confessores and noo martir. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) 5770 (MED) The furth vertu þat hade he, to quich þai putten obiectioun..was excellent bounte. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xxiv. sig. hiiiv But yet some will impugne them with a more particuler obiection, sayenge that the histories of the Grekes and Romanes, be nothyng but lyes & faynynge of poetes. 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 69 Sumtyme ansuering to ȝour maist strang obiectionis. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 308 Speake on Sir, I dare your worst Obiections . View more context for this quotation 1688 W. Penn Great Objection against Repeal of Penal Laws 7 As Grave as the Objection looks..there is more of Art then Truth or Force in it. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 82 Nor is it any Objection to say, That the Instance of the Cause of Appeal is perempted by the Desertion of an Appeal. 1782 J. Sinclair Observ. Sc. Dial. 60 I have no objections to ride out with you to-day. 1792 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry I. vii. i. 71 But for my part, the principal objection that lies with me against your institution, is that which lies against all partial institutions, whatsoever. 1813 Sketches of Character (ed. 2) I. 190 If Lucy had no objection to him, I admire her for letting him see it. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 239 A serious objection which may be urged against this doctrine. 1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xxiv. 202 His objections to the house were plain as daylight now. 1976 N. Maclean River runs through It 206 Any objection if we split our winnings even nine ways, no matter what each of the nine bet? 1989 N. Sherry Life Graham Greene I. xi. 153 There were family objections to the engagement and it was broken off. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [noun] > a charge, accusation, or allegation crimec1384 calla1400 allegation1402 advocacya1413 allegeancea1430 objection1440 surmise1451 charge1477 ditement1502 crimination1534 allegement1594 appeach1628 1440 J. Capgrave Life St. Norbert (1977) l. 344 These bisschoppis accused him before here iustise... Aȝens þese obieccionis þis man witȝ meke voys Stood vp to answere. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 15 (MED) Cristen men scholde not be condempnede withowte obieccion of cryme [L. sine objectu criminis]. 1513–14 Act 5 Hen. VIII c. 1 A convenyent peremptorie day to prove hys objeccion and allegacion. c. Law. A written or oral statement of (reasons for) legal opposition to an argument, piece of evidence, etc. ΚΠ 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. v. v. 657 The Court overruled the objection, but only by the narrowest majority. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 140 (note) The chancellor overruled the objections. 1930 Daily Express 6 Oct. 17/6 An objection to Kippit Lore on behalf of Ferry Maid was overruled. 1956 E. S. Gardner Case of Demure Defendant 130 ‘Objected to’ Mason said, ‘as calling for a privileged communication, as betraying the confidential relationship existing between a doctor and a patient.’ Judge Ashurst thought for a minute, then he said, ‘the objection is sustained’. 1993 N.Y. Times 24 Mar. a14/4 The defense's efforts to elicit testimony about that change brought strenuous objections from the prosecution, but Judge John G. Davies overruled most of them. d. Horse Racing. An official protest concerning the conduct of a race. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > objection objection1898 1898 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport II. 228/1 All disputes, objections, and appeals referred to or brought before the Stewards of the Jockey Club for their decision, shall be decided by the three Stewards. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Jan. d1 Bold Road..was moved up to third place following a steward's inquiry and an objection. 1993 Racing Post 20 Feb. 34/4 Following a stewards' inquiry, the objection..was sustained (jockey failed to weigh in). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [noun] loathc900 harmOE teenOE griefc1330 injurec1374 injuryc1384 truitc1390 spitea1400 wrethec1400 supprise1442 trouble1463 damage1470 objectionc1475 interess1489 tort1532 mishanter1754 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > spiritual attack assaulta1250 sault1297 assailing1340 impugnation1398 incoursea1440 objectionc1475 buffeting1570 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] assault1297 venuea1330 scoura1400 wassailc1400 frayc1430 brunta1450 sault1510 onseta1522 attemptate1524 onsetting1541 breach1578 dint1579 objectiona1586 invasion1591 extent1594 grassation1610 attack1655 run1751 wrack1863 mayhem1870 serve1967 c1475 Mankind (1969) 837 Þe ineuytabyll objeccion of my gostly enmy. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. BBviiv They haue..suffred actually or in dede, many obieccions and iniuryes innocently. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. vi. sig. E3v The partes either not armed, or weakly armed..should haue bene sharpely visited, but that the aunswere was as quicke as the obiection. 3. The action or an act of challenging or disagreeing with something; protest against or opposition to something; counter-argument. Also in to take objection. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance witherOE wiþerstrencþc1175 withstanding1303 resistancea1325 gainstandinga1340 withsetting1340 resistencec1390 again-standingc1400 resisting1436 repugnance?a1439 gainstandc1470 disstandingc1485 against-standinga1500 repugnancya1500 resist1535 objection1543 reluctation1593 resistment1605 rebeck1609 reluctance1609 reluctancy1613 obluctation1615 redaction1621 resistencya1623 obstrigillation1623 resistal1631 resistancy1656 recalcitration1658 stemc1700 calcitration1867 push-back1984 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 214 The Scottes kynge... Made hym homage without obieccion. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 170 Of argument, because proponing such matter as our aduersarie might obiect and then to answere it our selues, we do vnfurnish and preuent him of such helpe as he would otherwise haue vsed for himselfe: then because such obiection and answere spend much language it serues as well to amplifie and enlarge our tale. 1678 Lively Orac. viii. §26. 315 How curiously do men..embowel a text to find a pretence for cavil and objection. 1794 Trial of J. H. Tooke in T. B. Howell State Trials (1818) XXV. 440 That letter your lordships have received, and, I believe, without any objection from this side of the table. a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. iii. 42 Yes; it is in two points offensive to me; I have two strong grounds of objection to it. View more context for this quotation 1870 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law (ed. 5) 426 (note) Mr. Mahaffy..has taken objection to the breadth of meaning which I have given..to the word ‘motive’. 1882 R. Adamson in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 803 Bacon with well-grounded objection to much of the Ramist method, expounds the system of logic with unmistakable reference to the Ramist principles. 1916 A. Huxley Let. 10 Mar. (1969) 93 He came before the tribunal the other day to apply for exemption on the grounds of conscientious objection to war. 1924 M. Arlen Green Hat iv. 112 I thought the editor might take objection to certain passages, as there is some strong bedroom stuff in it. 1982 Times 8 Sept. 8/4 In the county of Hereford and Worcester..13 other families are deschooling without official objection. a. The act of putting or condition of being put in the way, or so as to intercept something or someone else; interposition. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [noun] > action of placing between interposition1412 object1526 objectionc1550 interplacing1567 interjecture1578 interlarding1581 interjecting1583 chopping1587 interjection1598 interpose1610 interlocation1611 interposal1625 intermission1628 interposure1628 intercalation1649 interposing1657 interpolation1849 sandwiching1877 intrapolation1956 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 44 The mune is in eclips, be the obiectione of the eird. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xx. 284 His worst shall be withstood, With sole obiection of my selfe. b. The condition of there being something in the way; hindrance, obstruction. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] lettingOE leta1175 marring1357 impediment1398 impeachment1432 unhelpc1449 interruption1463 impeach1511 hindrance1526 prevening1557 offence1578 cross1600 impedition1623 obstructing1641 impede1659 objectiona1667 bottleneck1886 dead wood1887 log-jam1890 a1667 J. Taylor in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1874) IV. Ps. lxxxv. 13 Our way is troublesome, obscure, full of objection and danger. 1705 Duke of Marlborough Let. 31 Aug. in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) I. 481 The way to the house is a very great objection. I hope some way will be found to make that better. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [noun] uppingc950 showingOE propositiona1382 evidencec1384 musterc1400 manifestation?a1425 demonstrationc1450 ostension1474 demonstrance1509 ostentationa1513 forthsetting1528 apparition1533 manifesting1536 outshow1547 objection1554 displaying1556 proclamation1567 discovery1576 remonstrance1583 appearance1587 explicature1592 ostent1600 object1609 showing forth1615 innotescencea1631 presentment1637 deplication1648 display1661 exertion1668 extraversion1675 exhibitiona1677 exertment1696 show-off1776 unfoldment1850 outcrop1854 outplay1859 eclosion1889 society > communication > manifestation > [noun] > a manifestation showingOE spectacle1483 ostentationa1513 demonstration1517 objection1554 manifest1561 reflection1590 object1609 manifestation1646 avatar1850 1554 W. Prat tr. J. Boemus Discr. Aphrique sig. Eiiv By that representacion they be warned of the mortall condicion by one of the sayd obiections [Fr. obiectz (1540)], and by the other of the passion of Iesus Christ. 1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. D4 Art thou come, To speake the more then heauenly word of yea, To my obiection in thy beautious loue. View more context for this quotation 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar xv. §18 Which Prediction he made, that they might not be scandalized at the sadness of objection of the Passion, but be confirmed in their belief. B. int. Chiefly Law (originally U.S.). Used to introduce an official protest in court, esp. by challenging the admissibility of evidence or testimony presented by opposing counsel. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1932 North Eastern Reporter 180 696/1 Mr. Freed: What was the last question? (Former question read.) Mr. Connell: Objection. 1957 Pacific Reporter 2nd Ser. 314 587/1 Mr. Davis: Objection, Your Honor, incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial. 1977 ‘J. le Carré’ Honourable Schoolboy vii. 165 Objection!.. Where's the Stewards?.. That horse was pulled! 1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Oct. 42 ‘Objection!’ Mr. Hynes shouted. ‘Sustained—I'm not going to warn you again..,’ the judge said. 2001 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 30 Nov. 28 ‘Objection!’ shouted lead prosecutor Melissa Ann Mourges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.c1410 |
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