英语词汇“on the —— side”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(h) With modifying adjective. on the —— side: with a tendency towards the specified quality, condition, or aspect (originally one of two opposing qualities, conditions, etc.). Now esp. in to be on the —— side: to tend towards being ——; to be rather ——.Recorded earliest in to err on the —— side at err v. Additions. See also on the safe side at safe adj. Phrases 13, on the sure side at sure adj., adv., and int. Phrases 5c, right side n. 6.

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1657 W. London Catal. Most Vendible Bks. Eng. Introd. sig. C4 If I doe err, sure it's on the better side, for that it's a Rule given in Politicks, rather to speak well, then ill, of things or persons.

1719 J. Leng Nat. Obligations x. 317 I cannot see how we could reasonably advise a wise man to act otherwise than on the safe side.

1803 G. Colman John Bull i. i. 7 Its prophecying on the sure side for to tell a thing when it has happened.

1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility III. iv. 78 Determining to be on the safe side, he made his apology in form as soon as he could say anything.

1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xi. 90 He is just a shade too good... But it's a fault on the right side.

1896 W. Park Game of Golf ii. 37 The grip..should not be too thick, neither should it be too thin, but of the two it is better to be on the thin side.

1913 E. M. Forster Let. 1 Jan. in Hill of Devi (1953) 24 Her dress was on the negligée side, but she had not been intending to receive.

1932 News Chron. 28 May 4/4 It must be pointed out that prices are on the high side.

1974 A. Morice Killing with Kindness ii. 14 He was a bit on the tired side, but..he's accustomed to long hours.

2004 Essentials Dec. 123 (advt.) To find out if the meat is cooked, insert a skewer—if the juices are red or pink it is on the rare side.

单词	on the —— side
释义	> as lemmas on the —— side (h) With modifying adjective. on the —— side: with a tendency towards the specified quality, condition, or aspect (originally one of two opposing qualities, conditions, etc.). Now esp. in to be on the —— side: to tend towards being ——; to be rather ——.Recorded earliest in to err on the —— side at err v. Additions. See also on the safe side at safe adj. Phrases 13, on the sure side at sure adj., adv., and int. Phrases 5c, right side n. 6. ΚΠ 1657 W. London Catal. Most Vendible Bks. Eng. Introd. sig. C4 If I doe err, sure it's on the better side, for that it's a Rule given in Politicks, rather to speak well, then ill, of things or persons. 1719 J. Leng Nat. Obligations x. 317 I cannot see how we could reasonably advise a wise man to act otherwise than on the safe side. 1803 G. Colman John Bull i. i. 7 Its prophecying on the sure side for to tell a thing when it has happened. 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility III. iv. 78 Determining to be on the safe side, he made his apology in form as soon as he could say anything. View more context for this quotation 1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xi. 90 He is just a shade too good... But it's a fault on the right side. 1896 W. Park Game of Golf ii. 37 The grip..should not be too thick, neither should it be too thin, but of the two it is better to be on the thin side. 1913 E. M. Forster Let. 1 Jan. in Hill of Devi (1953) 24 Her dress was on the negligée side, but she had not been intending to receive. 1932 News Chron. 28 May 4/4 It must be pointed out that prices are on the high side. 1974 A. Morice Killing with Kindness ii. 14 He was a bit on the tired side, but..he's accustomed to long hours. 2004 Essentials Dec. 123 (advt.) To find out if the meat is cooked, insert a skewer—if the juices are red or pink it is on the rare side. extracted from siden.¹ < as lemmas
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