单词 | statute measure |
释义 | > as lemmasstatute measure statute measure n. now historical ΚΠ 1593 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Middlesex i. 8 (margin) The supposed breadth & length of Englande by statute measure. 1610 A. Hopton Baculum Geodæticum vi. lii. 263 To reduce Statute measure into customary measure. 1709 London Gaz. No. 4516/4 The Estate..containing 551 Acres, Statute Measure, being 828 Welch Covers. 1889 J. H. Skrine Mem. E. Thring 122 The statute measures of things were startlingly discredited. 2002 M. Bailey Eng. Manor 15 The ‘hide’ notionally comprised 120 acres, but represents a fiscal rather than a statute measure. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。