英语词汇“of due”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Phrases

†P1. of due.

a. As a matter of duty. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. l. 1987 Lik a sone, off due and off riht, To hire he saide [etc.]. [No corresponding passage in the French original.]

c1450 ( J. Lydgate Select. Minor Poems (1840) 19 (MED) Of dew os thei oughte to doo, On procession withe the kyng to goon.

b. By right; rightfully. Also by due. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1565 J. Hall Courte of Vertue f. 137 Of them that ought of due, Suche vyces to correct.

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits x. 143 Whereas of dew, a good wit and sufficiencie should rather encline a man to vertue and godlinesse.

1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. i. 15 Such then, that have travelled well, should by due have rest.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 850 The key of this infernal Pit by due..I keep.

1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 122 That which should of due have been separated.

P2.

a. to give (a person) his (her, etc.) due: to acknowledge or do justice to a person's merits; to be fair to a person (often used parenthetically).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [verb (transitive)]

justicec1300

justifya1393

to give (a person) his (her, etc.) due1577

1577 J. Knewstub Lect. 20th Chapter Exodus v. 92 For if we giue men their due, and in the meane time deny the Lorde his, what auayleth it vs?

1584 J. Rainolds Summe Conf. J. Rainoldes & J. Hart vii. 306 I cannot abide, that you should detract from the Popes. Nay, yet giue them their due.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 52 Prince. Did I euer call for thee to pay thy part? Falst. No, ile giue thee thy due, thou hast paid all there.

1630 J. Taylor Wks. 115/2 Now if my Whore or Thiefe play well their parts, Give them their due, applaud their good deserts.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 38 Fryers; who, to give them their due, compass Sea and Land to make Proselytes.

1755 J. Smeaton Diary 29 June in Journey to Low Countries (1938) 30 To give the dutch their due, in this branch of Statuary they have shown great tast and skill.

1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 409/1 These fellows.., to give them their due, are very naîve and diverting.

1863 Harper's Mag. Aug. 377/1 In giving him his due I must protest that he was too good for that.

1911 S. L. Robinson Cross-roads Prol. 7 To give her her due, I think she is genuine.

1951 W. S. Burroughs Let. 5 May (1993) 84 To give him his due, he is good at that sort of thing.

2007 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 25/4 To give my parents their due, throughout my childhood they did try to talk to me openly.

b. to give the devil his due: to acknowledge the merit or redeeming features of a person or thing otherwise regarded with disapproval.

ΚΠ

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. F2^v Nay, giue the diuell his due, and there an ende, the Giant that Magellan found at Caput sanctæ crucis, or Saint Christophers picture at Antwerpe..are but dwarfes in comparison of it.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 118 He was neuer yet a breaker of prouerbes: he will giue the diuell his due .

1642 Prince Rupert Declar. 2 The Cavaliers (to give the Divell his due) fought very valiantly.

1773 J. Murray Let. 7 June in E. Robson Lett. Amer. (1951) 6 To give however the devil his due, if it was possible for a Court to be agreeable this one would be so.

1879 W. D. Howells Lady of Aroostook x. 119 ‘Well,’ observed the captain..with the air of giving the devil his due, ‘I've seen some very good people among the Catholics.’

1911 C. Fuller Bramble Bush xxvii. 278 ‘Ole never meant as much as this, though,’ said Brant, who invariably gave the devil his due.

2010 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 25 June But to give the devil his due, he's handled the mess much better than his French counterpart.

P3. colloquial (originally U.S.). to pay one's dues and variants: to fulfil one's obligations; to work hard or experience difficulties as one may expect to do before achieving success or recognition.Apparently first widely used by jazz musicians. Quot. 1943 appears to be an isolated early instance.

ΚΠ

1943 ‘S. G. Wolsey’ Call House Madam xiv. 403 She was mixed up later in one of the rottenest shooting messes ever staged in Hollywood, but she got away with her end of it and never paid her dues.

1956 Esquire Feb. 63/2 ‘Some of the commercial jazz guys think they're playing real jazz, but they aren't making it because they haven't paid their dues.’ (Suffering enough of the trials and tribulations of life to realize that jazz comes from the heart.)

1969 Down Beat 17 Apr. 19/2 Duke, Thad, Mel and myself, we've paid considerable amounts of dues in trying to get this thing off the ground.

2012 N. Silver Signal & Noise iii. 86 They had paid their dues and gradually worked their way up through the organizational hierarchy.

P4. for a full due: see full due n.

单词	of due
释义	> as lemmas of due Phrases †P1. of due. a. As a matter of duty. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. l. 1987 Lik a sone, off due and off riht, To hire he saide [etc.]. [No corresponding passage in the French original.] c1450 ( J. Lydgate Select. Minor Poems (1840) 19 (MED) Of dew os thei oughte to doo, On procession withe the kyng to goon. b. By right; rightfully. Also by due. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1565 J. Hall Courte of Vertue f. 137 Of them that ought of due, Suche vyces to correct. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits x. 143 Whereas of dew, a good wit and sufficiencie should rather encline a man to vertue and godlinesse. 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. i. 15 Such then, that have travelled well, should by due have rest. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 850 The key of this infernal Pit by due..I keep. View more context for this quotation 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 122 That which should of due have been separated. P2. a. to give (a person) his (her, etc.) due: to acknowledge or do justice to a person's merits; to be fair to a person (often used parenthetically). ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [verb (transitive)] justicec1300 justifya1393 to give (a person) his (her, etc.) due1577 1577 J. Knewstub Lect. 20th Chapter Exodus v. 92 For if we giue men their due, and in the meane time deny the Lorde his, what auayleth it vs? 1584 J. Rainolds Summe Conf. J. Rainoldes & J. Hart vii. 306 I cannot abide, that you should detract from the Popes. Nay, yet giue them their due. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 52 Prince. Did I euer call for thee to pay thy part? Falst. No, ile giue thee thy due, thou hast paid all there. View more context for this quotation 1630 J. Taylor Wks. 115/2 Now if my Whore or Thiefe play well their parts, Give them their due, applaud their good deserts. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 38 Fryers; who, to give them their due, compass Sea and Land to make Proselytes. 1755 J. Smeaton Diary 29 June in Journey to Low Countries (1938) 30 To give the dutch their due, in this branch of Statuary they have shown great tast and skill. 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 409/1 These fellows.., to give them their due, are very naîve and diverting. 1863 Harper's Mag. Aug. 377/1 In giving him his due I must protest that he was too good for that. 1911 S. L. Robinson Cross-roads Prol. 7 To give her her due, I think she is genuine. 1951 W. S. Burroughs Let. 5 May (1993) 84 To give him his due, he is good at that sort of thing. 2007 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 25/4 To give my parents their due, throughout my childhood they did try to talk to me openly. b. to give the devil his due: to acknowledge the merit or redeeming features of a person or thing otherwise regarded with disapproval. ΚΠ 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. F2^v Nay, giue the diuell his due, and there an ende, the Giant that Magellan found at Caput sanctæ crucis, or Saint Christophers picture at Antwerpe..are but dwarfes in comparison of it. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 118 He was neuer yet a breaker of prouerbes: he will giue the diuell his due . View more context for this quotation 1642 Prince Rupert Declar. 2 The Cavaliers (to give the Divell his due) fought very valiantly. 1773 J. Murray Let. 7 June in E. Robson Lett. Amer. (1951) 6 To give however the devil his due, if it was possible for a Court to be agreeable this one would be so. 1879 W. D. Howells Lady of Aroostook x. 119 ‘Well,’ observed the captain..with the air of giving the devil his due, ‘I've seen some very good people among the Catholics.’ 1911 C. Fuller Bramble Bush xxvii. 278 ‘Ole never meant as much as this, though,’ said Brant, who invariably gave the devil his due. 2010 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 25 June But to give the devil his due, he's handled the mess much better than his French counterpart. P3. colloquial (originally U.S.). to pay one's dues and variants: to fulfil one's obligations; to work hard or experience difficulties as one may expect to do before achieving success or recognition.Apparently first widely used by jazz musicians. Quot. 1943 appears to be an isolated early instance. ΚΠ 1943 ‘S. G. Wolsey’ Call House Madam xiv. 403 She was mixed up later in one of the rottenest shooting messes ever staged in Hollywood, but she got away with her end of it and never paid her dues. 1956 Esquire Feb. 63/2 ‘Some of the commercial jazz guys think they're playing real jazz, but they aren't making it because they haven't paid their dues.’ (Suffering enough of the trials and tribulations of life to realize that jazz comes from the heart.) 1969 Down Beat 17 Apr. 19/2 Duke, Thad, Mel and myself, we've paid considerable amounts of dues in trying to get this thing off the ground. 2012 N. Silver Signal & Noise iii. 86 They had paid their dues and gradually worked their way up through the organizational hierarchy. P4. for a full due: see full due n. extracted from duen. < as lemmas
随便看	greenstick greenstone greenstone belt greenstones greenstriped greenstriper greensuited greensward greensward common greensward ground greensward plain greensward show greensward way greenswarded greenswards greenswardsmanship greentail greentailed shad greenth greenthroated greenths greenthumbed greentinged greentinted greentopped

> as lemmas

Phrases