| 单词 | of great weight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof great (little, etc.) weight (b) Esp. in of weight, of great (little, etc.) weight. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] important1444 substantious1483 sore1530 relevantc1540 importing1579 of great (little, etc.) weight1581 grave1594 dear1598 consequentious1634 concerning1641 of concern1651 consequent1659 weighty1662 interesting1711 capital1724 consequential1728 magnitudinous1777 makulu1899 operative1955 1581 N. Burne Disput. Headdis of Relig. To King a v As the importance and vecht of the mater requyris. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxv. 158 Ceremonies haue more in waight then in sight. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iv. vii. §2. 299 Considering better..the weight of the businesse, which he had taken in hand. 1662 J. Howell New Eng. Gram. 16 In French she [the letter Y] is of that weight that she makes somtimes a whole word of her self. 1709 J. Swift Let. conc. Sacramental Test 11 But there is no great weight in this. a1738 I. Watts Improvem. Mind ii. iv, in Coll. Wks. (1753) V. 334 The weight and force of argument which should influence the mind. 1830 A. Cunningham Lives Brit. Painters (ed. 2) I. 223 Yet weight must be allowed to the opinion of Northcote. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 513 Weight of moral character was indeed wanting to Edward Seymour. 1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) III. v. 324 Having no wealth to give him weight. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. viii. 106 The two elections of General Grant..are the best evidence of the weight of this consideration. of (great, etc.) weight 19. Influence or authority (of a person) due to character or ability, position, office, wealth, or the like. Frequently in phrases of weight, of (great, etc.) weight; also to throw, put, one's weight behind something, and variants. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > influence or authority gravity1534 weight1710 society > authority > power > influence > [noun] powerc1300 authorityc1405 voice1433 swaya1510 gravity1534 force1582 bias1587 interest1600 prevalence1612 prevailance1631 pondus1638 prevailancya1649 prevailency1650 influence1652 prevalency1652 weight1710 prevailingness1757 holding1770 mojo1923 clout1958 muscle1965 society > authority > power > influence > of influence [phrase] of weight1710 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 4. ⁋7 Those Persons at the Helm are so useful, and in themselves of such Weight. 1747 Frauds & Abuses Coal-Dealers (ed. 3) 5 In all popular Assemblies, it has been found necessary to place some Man of Weight and Dignity in the Chair. 1779 J. Moore View Society & Manners France (1789) I. iv. 25 Their opinions have considerable weight on the manners and opinions of people of rank. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiii. 253 It could hardly be doubted that they were directed by some leader of great weight. 1885 Manch. Examiner 6 Nov. 5/3 Political economists of weight refused to join the Commission. 1938 ‘G. Orwell’ Homage to Catalonia v. 65 The Communist Party, with Soviet Russia behind it, had thrown its whole weight against revolution. 1951 C. P. Snow Masters xxxiii. 268 I can't do as much as I should like, but I shall throw in my weight wherever I can. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 1/1 The floodgates opened on the fluoridation of water supplies..when the..Regional Health Authority put their weight behind the scheme. < as lemmas |
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