| 单词 | on one's own showing |
| 释义 | > as lemmason one's own showing 6. Manner of putting a case, or of presenting facts in support of an argument; a particular view or interpretation of the facts. Esp. with on (in on this showing, on one's own showing, etc.). Cf. show v. 20d. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > manner of putting case showinga1648 a1648 J. Godbolt Rep. Certain Cases Courts of Rec. Westm. (1652) 164 Upon the Plaintiffes own shewing, it appeareth, That the Arbitrament is void. 1680 J. Rushworth Tryal Thomas Earl of Strafford 247 On their own shewing, by the Testimony of my Lord Renula, and others, it appears, that when they were Farmers, there was 6000l. paid to the King, and a Devident of the other moity, which came to 3700l. 1768 Scots Mag. Aug. 406/1 Nor will the authorities resorted to by the prosecutors avail them; for, by their own showing, authors are not at one upon the point. 1857 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. (ed. 4) II. iii. xii. §7. 70 On this showing, the notes at least of private banks are not money. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. x. 502 The revolt could not be justified on any showing. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xviii. 201 On his own showing, he had already rendered himself liable to the processes of the Law. 1988 R. Y. K. Fung Epist. to Galatians 201 The immediate context..suggests that the Galatians, not Paul, are in view in this verse. On this showing, the verse is..a continuation of the theme of false zeal and true concern. 2000 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Oct. 31/2 On his own showing, the undergunned and untrained farmers did better than the British regulars. < as lemmas |
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