| 单词 | according to one's lights |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaccording to one's lights (also light) P8. according to one's lights (also light): according to one's knowledge, standards, or abilities. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adverb] > according to one's capacity according to one's lights1645 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > personal opinion > [adverb] in my (also his, their, etc.) sense1591 in a person's regard1598 according to one's lights (also light)1645 in a person's book1934 1645 T. Weld Brief Narr. Pract. Churches New-Eng. 7 Wee have endeavoured, according to our light and time, to retranslate the Psalmes as neer the originall as wee could, into meeter. 1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iii. 142 He did his best; he worked according to his lights. 1894 A. Jessopp Random Roaming iv. 145 The Rector..doing his duty according to his light as a country parson. 1991 Parl. Hist. 10 193 He served his party loyally according to his lights, though his lights were not very illuminating. < as lemmas |
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