请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sub-charge
释义

sub-chargen.

Brit. /ˈsʌbˌtʃɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌtʃɑrdʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, charge n.
Etymology: < sub- prefix + charge n. Compare surcharge n.1 and subchet n.
1. Scottish. A second or additional course of food. Chiefly figurative. Cf. surcharge n.1 Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > meal > course > [noun] > second course
sukkarkec1400
surcharge1489
sub-charge?a1500
subchet?a1513
a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 346 in Poems (1981) 17 The subcharge of thy seruice is bot sair.
a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 281 in Poems (1981) 14 Till eik thair cheir ane subcharge furth scho brocht, Ane plait of grottis [etc.].
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xiii. ix. 118 All ar expert, eftir new mariage, On the first nycht quhat suld be the subcharge.
2. in sub-charge (of): second in charge (of); in secondary command. Cf. in charge at charge n. 13b. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > [noun] > charge > subordinate
in sub-charge (of)1871
1871 G. L. Huyshe Red River Exped. iii. 38 On board the former vessel also proceeded Mr. Irvine, the Assistant Controller in sub-charge of that department, and Dr. Young, the principal medical officer.
1900 Cent. Mag. Feb. 503/2 I have seen M. Clémenceau as storm-fiend-in-chief, and M. Clovis Hugues in sub-charge of the Cave of the Winds.
1924 Times 28 May 5/2 Mrs. Easden was in charge of the hospital and Mrs. Benjamin was in sub-charge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.?a1500
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。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 16:48:13