单词 | account of |
释义 | > as lemmas(on) account of h. nonstandard and regional. (on) account of: (as a compound conjunction) = Phrases 1d(b). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > on account of which or wherefore wherethroughc1220 wherethorough?c1225 whereforec1230 forwhyc1275 whereofa1325 whereup1340 wherebyc1380 whereonc1420 whereuponc1485 on account1817 (on) account of1928 1928 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 Aug. 17/3 Him mumma pay me two and sixpence fer to tie him up palate lock on account of he cough, but dat facety boy no hold him so still me tie de wrong lock. 1942 Horizon July 62 Fred's five foot ten..but I tell him he's still a shrimp, account of I'm so tall. 1960 W. Goldman Soldier in Rain v. 203 I don't usually like to have sexual intercourse with nobody unless they got a rubber-johnny, on account of I don't much want to get pregnant. 2008 E. Feldman Scottsboro iv. 64 If folks where you come from don't know, it's only on account of they don't want to. < as lemmas |
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