| 单词 | sign of the times |
| 释义 | > as lemmassign of the times P2. Originally Theology. sign of the times: (originally) an indicator providing information on the present state of affairs; (now usually) an indication of the nature of a particular period. [Originally after Hellenistic Greek σημεῖα τῶν καιρῶν, plural (New Testament: Matthew 16:3, the passage translated in quot. 1525). Compare post-classical Latin signa temporum (Vulgate), Middle French, French signes des temps (1535), plural, all earliest in translations of Matthew 16:3. The Wycliffite Bible uses token of the times.] ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign > of the times sign of the times1525 1525 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xvi. f. xxijv Can ye not discerne the sygnes of the tymes? 1625 G. Salteren Sacræ Heptades vii. 159 The inclinations, dispositions and works of men, are evident signes of the times. 1663 J. Griffith Some Prison-meditations 114 Signs of the times, which signs the wise Can well discern. 1774 Monthly Rev. Nov. 389 She seems..to hint as if this was the æra of their [sc. women's] approaching liberty. We consider ourselves unacquainted with the signs of the times if her expectations are well grounded. 1833 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 17 July We have stood upon our ‘reserved rights’ of neutrality, to watch the signs of the times. 1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 459/2 It is a notable sign of the times that there have been of late no discussions, even, of the right of a voter [etc.]. 1907 Nature 14 Mar. 459/1 This book is an interesting sign of the times. 1953 A. Toynbee World & West vi. 93 The people who have read the signs of the times and have taken action in the light of these indications are the obscure missionaries of half-a-dozen Oriental religions. 2002 Time 2 Sept. 28/1 Sacramento's Crayola culture is no statistic anomaly. Indeed, it may well be a sign of the times. < as lemmas |
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