英语词汇“soft and fair”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Phrases

†P1. soft and fair(ly).

a. Softly, gently, mildly; leisurely. Cf. fair adv. 5. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without harshness or gently

lightlyeOE

neshlyeOE

fairOE

neshc1175

softlyc1225

softa1325

hoolya1340

tenderlyc1385

soft and fair(ly)c1391

weakly1398

delicately?a1425

prettilyc1500

gently1533

gentle1548

breathingly1662

blandly1827

sparingly1863

piano1873

gauzily1903

creamily1948

the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > without haste

in (good) leisurec1315

by leisurec1386

soft and fairc1391

to go slow1664

in a slow hurry1849

c1391 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Huntington) vii. l. 3234* Thus have I told thee softe and faire Mi feith.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 3415 (MED) Humblesce..takth ayein, but softe and faire, If eny thing stond in contraire, With humble speche it is redresced.

a1500 How Good Man taught his Son (Cambr.) l. 151 in Erlanger Beiträge zur Englischen Philol. (1889) 2 33 Softe and feyre men make tame Harte, bukk and wylde roo.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 842/1 Softe and fayre, tout bellement.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit xi. 3 Let the husholde with thy wife and y^e catell come soft & fayrly after vs.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Cunctanter, slowly; safte and fayre; leasurely.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. 1104 That the Queen should follow soft and fair.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 29 The Arts..are in processe of time soft and faire forged by a continuall meditation.

1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman II. i. ii. 56 The Posts whip and spur; but the Plowman and the Carrier go soft and fair.

1757 W. Cowper tr. Horace in W. Duncombe et al. tr. Horace Wks. II. 107 O'er the Causeway, soft and fair, To Appii-forum we repair.

1912 C. Gouldsbury Songs out of Exile 137 Lobengula spoke him soft and fair.

b. As an imperative: = sense 7. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1536 J. Gwynneth Confutacyon Fyrst Parte Frythes Boke v. sig. b^v What softe and fayre, thou hast promysed, to folow reason, & now thou begynnest to flee from it.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. iv. 72 Soft and faire Frier, which is Beatrice?

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tout beau, take your leisure, soft and faire, not too fast.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses viii. 36 Soft and fair, Gentlemen (quoth I) my Mother's my Mother.

1762 S. Foote Orators i. 8 Soft and fair; we must walk before we can run.

1851 M. F. Tupper Ballads for Times (new ed.) 118 Good dog: after her!—soft and fair!

c. Proverb. soft and fair goes far. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 3/1 Soft and faire goes far in a day.

1681 Heraclitus Ridens 6 Sept. 2/1 Soft and fair goes far in a Day.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Fair Soft and Fair goes far.

1730 J. Mottley Widow Bewitch'd iv. 44 Soft and fair goes far.

1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word) Soft and fair goeth far, festina lente.

1781 J. Newton Cardiphonia I. 257 I believe the old proverb, Soft and fair goes far, will hold good.

1883 Midland Med. Misc. Sept. 273/1 Most of these may be summed up in the following proverbs... Soft and fair goes far.

†P2. soft and peace: = sense 7. Cf. Phrases 1b. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection]

silence?c1225

peacec1390

whista1425

softlya1500

softc1500

husht1532

ist1540

st1552

soft and peace1576

pocas palabras1592

isse1598

hist1599

whish1635

whisht1684

quiet1814

fusht1816

pax1843

sh1847

pst1863

ciunas1987

1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. F.ij^v Cruel? nay iust, (yea softe and peace good sir) For Iustice sleepes.

单词	soft and fair
释义	> as lemmas soft and fair(ly) Phrases †P1. soft and fair(ly). a. Softly, gently, mildly; leisurely. Cf. fair adv. 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without harshness or gently lightlyeOE neshlyeOE fairOE neshc1175 softlyc1225 softa1325 hoolya1340 tenderlyc1385 soft and fair(ly)c1391 weakly1398 delicately?a1425 prettilyc1500 gently1533 gentle1548 breathingly1662 blandly1827 sparingly1863 piano1873 gauzily1903 creamily1948 the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > without haste in (good) leisurec1315 by leisurec1386 soft and fairc1391 to go slow1664 in a slow hurry1849 c1391 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Huntington) vii. l. 3234* Thus have I told thee softe and faire Mi feith. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 3415 (MED) Humblesce..takth ayein, but softe and faire, If eny thing stond in contraire, With humble speche it is redresced. a1500 How Good Man taught his Son (Cambr.) l. 151 in Erlanger Beiträge zur Englischen Philol. (1889) 2 33 Softe and feyre men make tame Harte, bukk and wylde roo. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 842/1 Softe and fayre, tout bellement. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit xi. 3 Let the husholde with thy wife and y^e catell come soft & fayrly after vs. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Cunctanter, slowly; safte and fayre; leasurely. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. 1104 That the Queen should follow soft and fair. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 29 The Arts..are in processe of time soft and faire forged by a continuall meditation. 1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman II. i. ii. 56 The Posts whip and spur; but the Plowman and the Carrier go soft and fair. 1757 W. Cowper tr. Horace in W. Duncombe et al. tr. Horace Wks. II. 107 O'er the Causeway, soft and fair, To Appii-forum we repair. 1912 C. Gouldsbury Songs out of Exile 137 Lobengula spoke him soft and fair. b. As an imperative: = sense 7. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1536 J. Gwynneth Confutacyon Fyrst Parte Frythes Boke v. sig. b^v What softe and fayre, thou hast promysed, to folow reason, & now thou begynnest to flee from it. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. iv. 72 Soft and faire Frier, which is Beatrice? View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tout beau, take your leisure, soft and faire, not too fast. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses viii. 36 Soft and fair, Gentlemen (quoth I) my Mother's my Mother. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 8 Soft and fair; we must walk before we can run. 1851 M. F. Tupper Ballads for Times (new ed.) 118 Good dog: after her!—soft and fair! c. Proverb. soft and fair goes far. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 3/1 Soft and faire goes far in a day. 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 6 Sept. 2/1 Soft and fair goes far in a Day. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Fair Soft and Fair goes far. 1730 J. Mottley Widow Bewitch'd iv. 44 Soft and fair goes far. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word) Soft and fair goeth far, festina lente. 1781 J. Newton Cardiphonia I. 257 I believe the old proverb, Soft and fair goes far, will hold good. 1883 Midland Med. Misc. Sept. 273/1 Most of these may be summed up in the following proverbs... Soft and fair goes far. †P2. soft and peace: = sense 7. Cf. Phrases 1b. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection] silence?c1225 peacec1390 whista1425 softlya1500 softc1500 husht1532 ist1540 st1552 soft and peace1576 pocas palabras1592 isse1598 hist1599 whish1635 whisht1684 quiet1814 fusht1816 pax1843 sh1847 pst1863 ciunas1987 1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. F.ij^v Cruel? nay iust, (yea softe and peace good sir) For Iustice sleepes. extracted from softadv. < as lemmas
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