| 单词 | on this account |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (also †upon) (this, etc.) account (c) on (also †upon) account of. Also †on (also upon) the account of, on (also †upon) (this, etc.) account on this account upon this account; similarly in plural constructions. extracted from accountn. (i) For the sake of, in consideration of; by reason of, because of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > because of or by reason of for (one's, a thing's) sake?c1225 for sake of1340 because1356 for the sake of1393 on (also upon) account of1625 thanks to1631 on the foot of1675 on the ground of1882 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. x. ix. 1793 If they met with any of Decannee, Dabul, Chaul,..to arrest them vpon account of iust pretences for goods robbed and spoiled &c. 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory 132 Upon this account those offices have been thought ordinary, which were upon the meer and pure account of the holy Ghost. 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 82 The Customs out of this Sea were very great, onely upon the accompt of Fishing. 1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 6) No. 444. 481 She'll never Trouble herself farther upon any Accompt of mine. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. iv. 48 I was far their inferior, and upon that account very little regarded. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. vi. 400 On many accounts she did not think it prudent. 1792 E. Burke Let. 8 Jan. (1844) III. 367 It is a matter on which I am doubly anxious,—on its own account, and on account of your concern in it. 1832 H. Martineau Demerara i. 10 He keeps at home now, on account of his great age. 1860 All Year Round 28 July 374 We are..not aristocratic, perhaps, but decidedly rich, and on that account rather high and stand-off-ish. 1910 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 19 2 It was partly on this account, as well as on account of his sympathy for the poor plant cutters, that he was subjected to much persecution. 1959 A. C. Hardy Open Sea II. ix. 177 Lampreys are sometimes called slime-eels on account of the enormous quantities of mucus they produce from glands in the skin. 2006 Field July 87/1 We should celebrate two-legged carrots and corkscrew runner beans, which are wonderful to eat but usually rejected on account of their looks. (ii) With regard to, in the matter of; concerning. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 1653 R. Austen Treat. Fruit-trees 5 Men are generally mistaken upon this Accompt. 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. sig. Q2 He hath said so much on this Account, that there is little need I should say any more. 1743 N. Appleton Several Disc. Romans VIII. xiv 34 Should he be never so poor and low upon outward Accounts. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. iv. 30 I am satisfied on the Account of my Cousin. View more context for this quotation 1973 Western Folklore 32 119 She is empirically wrong on both accounts; there was humor in biblical society and there is wit in modern Israel. 2003 R. I. Garrett & R. Farrant Crossing Over xxiv. 173 She was wrong on several accounts. on this account (c) on (also †upon) account of. Also †on (also upon) the account of, on (also †upon) (this, etc.) account on this account upon this account; similarly in plural constructions. extracted from accountn. (i) For the sake of, in consideration of; by reason of, because of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > because of or by reason of for (one's, a thing's) sake?c1225 for sake of1340 because1356 for the sake of1393 on (also upon) account of1625 thanks to1631 on the foot of1675 on the ground of1882 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. x. ix. 1793 If they met with any of Decannee, Dabul, Chaul,..to arrest them vpon account of iust pretences for goods robbed and spoiled &c. 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory 132 Upon this account those offices have been thought ordinary, which were upon the meer and pure account of the holy Ghost. 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 82 The Customs out of this Sea were very great, onely upon the accompt of Fishing. 1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 6) No. 444. 481 She'll never Trouble herself farther upon any Accompt of mine. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. iv. 48 I was far their inferior, and upon that account very little regarded. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. vi. 400 On many accounts she did not think it prudent. 1792 E. Burke Let. 8 Jan. (1844) III. 367 It is a matter on which I am doubly anxious,—on its own account, and on account of your concern in it. 1832 H. Martineau Demerara i. 10 He keeps at home now, on account of his great age. 1860 All Year Round 28 July 374 We are..not aristocratic, perhaps, but decidedly rich, and on that account rather high and stand-off-ish. 1910 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 19 2 It was partly on this account, as well as on account of his sympathy for the poor plant cutters, that he was subjected to much persecution. 1959 A. C. Hardy Open Sea II. ix. 177 Lampreys are sometimes called slime-eels on account of the enormous quantities of mucus they produce from glands in the skin. 2006 Field July 87/1 We should celebrate two-legged carrots and corkscrew runner beans, which are wonderful to eat but usually rejected on account of their looks. (ii) With regard to, in the matter of; concerning. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 1653 R. Austen Treat. Fruit-trees 5 Men are generally mistaken upon this Accompt. 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. sig. Q2 He hath said so much on this Account, that there is little need I should say any more. 1743 N. Appleton Several Disc. Romans VIII. xiv 34 Should he be never so poor and low upon outward Accounts. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. iv. 30 I am satisfied on the Account of my Cousin. View more context for this quotation 1973 Western Folklore 32 119 She is empirically wrong on both accounts; there was humor in biblical society and there is wit in modern Israel. 2003 R. I. Garrett & R. Farrant Crossing Over xxiv. 173 She was wrong on several accounts. < as lemmas |
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