| 单词 | of the essence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof the essence (of) 8. loosely. The most important indispensable quality or constituent element of anything; the specific difference. of the essence (of): indispensable (to). (Cf. French de l'essence de.) ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] > essence or essential constituent substancec1480 basea1550 marrowbone1554 ground1580 subsistence1581 basis1601 essence1656 body1664 hardpan1842 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective] needfulOE necessaryc1376 needfulc1390 necessairea1393 needfula1402 necessariousc1410 requisite1442 unlackablec1443 unsparablec1449 necessc1475 requise1477 needy1487 exigentc1508 of necessityc1515 essential1526 insacrificablea1603 peremptory1607 unspared1614 sine qua non1615 real1620 necessitous1637 needsomec1650 undispensable1658 vital1659 wanting1671 implemental1676 sine quo non1693 indispensable1696 indispensible1792 vital1822 unmissable1823 of the essence (of)1843 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. ii. viii. 85 The Accident which denominates its Subject, is commonly called the essence thereof. 1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) iv. 27 The essence of religion is, a heart void of offence towards God and man. 1841 R. W. Emerson Friendship in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 219 The essence of friendship is entireness. 1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic I. vii. §5. i. 172 It is said that genus and species must be of the essence of the thing. 1873 Act 36 & 37 Victoria c. 66 §25 (7) Stipulations..as to time or otherwise, which would not before the passing of this Act have been deemed to be or to have become of the essence of such contracts in a Court of Equity. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxiv. 452 It is the essence of the modern Jury that they should..give their verdict according to the evidence. 1931 Morning Post 21 Aug. 8/2 While time is of the essence of the contract to retrieve the situation, discussion still proceeds. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas iii. 37 It seemed to me that pomposity was of the essence... You can't tick a bloke off properly unless you come over a bit mid-Victorian. 1958 Listener 30 Oct. 677/2 The only way for the workers to defend themselves in such a case is by immediate action. Time is of the essence. < as lemmas |
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