| 单词 | to be sound on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be sound on b. Hence to be sound on (something). Originally U.S. and chiefly colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > orthodoxy > orthodox [verb (intransitive)] to be sound on1856 the mind > mental capacity > belief > school of thought > hold faith [verb (intransitive)] > in accepted news symbolize1605 to be sound on1856 1856 Knickerbocker 48 287 A slight German accent did not prevent him from being sound, as he said, ‘on ter coose question’. 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) 430 Sound on the goose, a phrase originating in the Kansas troubles, and signifying true to the cause of slavery. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 267 Now, sound on the goose means simply to be stanch on the party question, whatever that may be for the moment. 1893 F. F. Moore I forbid Banns (1899) 119 That he was sound even on a seven hours' question. < as lemmas |
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