| 单词 | the sum of things |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe sum of things a. the sum of things. extracted from sumn.1ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > relation in respect of > general or public wealth1390 common gooda1393 the sum of things?c1400 public good1427 commonweal1429 weal1444 commonwealtha1450 public weala1470 common publicc1475 weal-public1495 public wealth1541 public welfare1579 publica1586 public interest1591 the public (also general) concern1707 summa rerum1715 the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [noun] > the totality of being the sum of things?c1400 ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iv. pr. vi. l. 4026 Ofte tyme it bitideþ þat þe somme of þinges þat ben to don is taken to good folk to gouerne. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 673 Had not th' Almightie Father..Consulting on the sum of things, foreseen This tumult. View more context for this quotation 1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 268 The Modern Chiefs were holding a Consult upon the Sum of Things. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lix. 276 Concessions, such as these, are of little moment to the sum of things. 1917 A. E. Housman in Times 31 Oct. 7/2 What God abandoned, these [army of mercenaries] defended, And saved the sum of things for pay. (b) The totality of existence; the universe. ΚΠ 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxxxvi. 128 The glory of the sum of things Will flash along the chords and go. View more context for this quotation 1877 W. K. Clifford Lect. (1886) 394 (title) By a cosmic emotion..I mean an emotion which is felt in regard to the universe or sum of things, viewed as a cosmos or order. 1958 Philos. Q. 8 287 Many things can be said about items in the universe that cannot be said with equal propriety about the sum of things. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Apr. 27 Your name shouts out loud and strong that you are an invaluable and integral part of the sum of things. < as lemmas |
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