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单词 take-for-granted
释义

take-for-grantedadj.

Brit. /ˈteɪkfəɡrɑːntᵻd/, /ˈteɪkfəɡrantᵻd/, U.S. /ˈteɪkfərˌɡræn(t)əd/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to take for granted at granted adj. 2b.
Etymology: < to take for granted at granted adj. 2b.
That takes something for granted; characterized by or involving the making of unproved assumptions.
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1833 S. T. Coleridge Let. 7 Apr. (1971) VI. 933 I feel a take-for-granted faith in the dips and pointings of the needle.
1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. ii. 26 You must talk of many things in a take-for-granted style in order to talk at all to the purpose.
1911 Z. Gale Mothers to Men x. 255 Robin stood up and spoke like what she was saying was a take-for-granted thing.
2005 B. McCarthy & E. J. McCarthy Getting it Right First Time xiv. 132 Couples approach marriage with a take-for-granted, complacent attitude.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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