单词 | tender of |
释义 | > as lemmastender of (for, on behalf of, etc.) a. tender of (for, on behalf of, etc.): Careful of the welfare of; careful to preserve from harm or injury; considerate of, thoughtful for; fond of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > having kindly interest > mindful of the welfare of tender of (for, on behalf of, etc.)c1305 c1305 St. Kenelm 136 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 51 His norice..Tendre was of þis child, for heo him hadde deorest iboȝt. 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 905 Whar-to þan es man..Swa tendre of his vile body? a1400–50 Alexander 3317 Be tendire of my kniȝtis. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Hvij Then should al capitaines..be tendre ouer there poore warriours and base souldiours. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. E1v Some person tender on the behalfe of Philosophie, reprooued Aristippus. View more context for this quotation 1642 Declar. Lords & Com. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1721) II. 45 The Priviledges of Parliament, which the Contrivers..seem to be so tender of. 1709 J. Swift Vindic. I. Bickerstaff ⁋1 I am too tender of his reputation to publish them. 1783 E. Burke 11th Rep. Select Comm. Justice in Bengal, Bahar & Orissa in Parl. Papers VI. 577 Mr. Barwell..ought to have been tender for his honour. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. xvii. 236 So tender is the legislature of his interest. < 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。