英语词汇“the last word”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) the last word.

(i) The final statement, pronouncement, or decision in a dispute (esp. in to have the last word). Also more generally: the final utterance in a conversation.

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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > final utterance in a conversation

the last word1509

conversation stopper1959

1509 tr. A. de la Sale Fyftene Ioyes of Maryage (de Worde) (new ed.) iii. sig. C.vij^v Alwaye with me the last worde [Fr. la derreniere parolle] shall remayne.

1541 Schole House of Women sig. A.ii^v These women be, so sensuall That by theyr reason, not worth a torde Yet wyll the woman, haue the last worde.

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1416/2 My lorde of Lincolne..sayde that thou were a frantike felow, and a man that wyll haue the last worde.

a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub i. i. 60 in Wks. (1640) III Hee will ha' the last word, though he talke Bilke for 't.

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iv. iii. 60 The Boy's resolv'd to have the last word.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. viii. 232 She had always the last Word every where but at Church.

1775 R. B. Sheridan St. Patrick's Day i. ii It is very unbecoming in you to want to have the last word with your Mamma.

1825 Gentleman's Mag. 45 i. 334 Though Mr. Bowles may affix the term ‘final’ to his Appeal, we have some doubt whether he will be permitted to have the last word.

1880 A. Trollope Duke's Children I. xxvi. 306 He was gifted with that peculiar power which enables a man to have the last word in every encounter.

1974 Times 5 Feb. 4/5 The last word went to Mr Walter McCrone, whose firm released the evidence..that the ink used on the map was not developed until after 1920.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Aug. iv. 5/2 A district court decision could well have the last word.

(ii) The final or conclusive statement, after which there is no more to be said; (in extended use) the ultimate form or expression of something, the finest, most advanced, or most fashionable specimen, the ‘latest thing’ (also the latest word).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc. > conclusive act, utterance, etc.

clincher1737

settler1744

dernier mot1834

the last word1842

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > the very end

last end?c1225

the farc1540

the far endc1540

faga1627

the last word1842

the end of the road1954

endsville1962

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > final or definitive statement

categorica1734

the last word1842

1842 Times 14 Mar. 4/4 The question upon which Lord Aberdeen was supposed to have said the last word (the retention of their conquests in Africa by the French) was re-opened on Thursday by M. Guizot.

1852 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 10 July 110/2 Hector Berlioz, by some regarded as the last word in musical composition.

1881 S. Colvin Pref. to Select. Landor's Writings (1882) 6 Concerning this part of Landor's work,..Mr. Swinburne has in those two felicitous lines said the last word.

1888 Daily News 21 Sept. 5/6 The long mantles that are the latest ‘word’ of Paris fashions.

1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 2 The last word in cocktail bars and peach-pink sanitary fittings.

1949 O. Renier tr. P. Geyl Napoleon ii. iii. 45 For a generation Thiers's was the last word on the subject, and his book overshadowed that of Lefebvre.

1989 P. Horowitz & W. Hill Art of Electronics (ed. 2) xiii. 904/1 GaAs FETs. The latest word in simple microwave amplifiers.

2004 Time Out 25 Aug. (Carnival Guide) 68/1 Simon Finch's rare books are the last word in coffee-tabletop cool.

单词	the last word
释义	> as lemmas the last word (b) the last word. (i) The final statement, pronouncement, or decision in a dispute (esp. in to have the last word). Also more generally: the final utterance in a conversation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > final utterance in a conversation the last word1509 conversation stopper1959 1509 tr. A. de la Sale Fyftene Ioyes of Maryage (de Worde) (new ed.) iii. sig. C.vij^v Alwaye with me the last worde [Fr. la derreniere parolle] shall remayne. 1541 Schole House of Women sig. A.ii^v These women be, so sensuall That by theyr reason, not worth a torde Yet wyll the woman, haue the last worde. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1416/2 My lorde of Lincolne..sayde that thou were a frantike felow, and a man that wyll haue the last worde. a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub i. i. 60 in Wks. (1640) III Hee will ha' the last word, though he talke Bilke for 't. View more context for this quotation 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iv. iii. 60 The Boy's resolv'd to have the last word. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. viii. 232 She had always the last Word every where but at Church. View more context for this quotation 1775 R. B. Sheridan St. Patrick's Day i. ii It is very unbecoming in you to want to have the last word with your Mamma. 1825 Gentleman's Mag. 45 i. 334 Though Mr. Bowles may affix the term ‘final’ to his Appeal, we have some doubt whether he will be permitted to have the last word. 1880 A. Trollope Duke's Children I. xxvi. 306 He was gifted with that peculiar power which enables a man to have the last word in every encounter. 1974 Times 5 Feb. 4/5 The last word went to Mr Walter McCrone, whose firm released the evidence..that the ink used on the map was not developed until after 1920. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Aug. iv. 5/2 A district court decision could well have the last word. (ii) The final or conclusive statement, after which there is no more to be said; (in extended use) the ultimate form or expression of something, the finest, most advanced, or most fashionable specimen, the ‘latest thing’ (also the latest word). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc. > conclusive act, utterance, etc. clincher1737 settler1744 dernier mot1834 the last word1842 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > the very end last end?c1225 the farc1540 the far endc1540 faga1627 the last word1842 the end of the road1954 endsville1962 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > final or definitive statement categorica1734 the last word1842 1842 Times 14 Mar. 4/4 The question upon which Lord Aberdeen was supposed to have said the last word (the retention of their conquests in Africa by the French) was re-opened on Thursday by M. Guizot. 1852 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 10 July 110/2 Hector Berlioz, by some regarded as the last word in musical composition. 1881 S. Colvin Pref. to Select. Landor's Writings (1882) 6 Concerning this part of Landor's work,..Mr. Swinburne has in those two felicitous lines said the last word. 1888 Daily News 21 Sept. 5/6 The long mantles that are the latest ‘word’ of Paris fashions. 1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 2 The last word in cocktail bars and peach-pink sanitary fittings. 1949 O. Renier tr. P. Geyl Napoleon ii. iii. 45 For a generation Thiers's was the last word on the subject, and his book overshadowed that of Lefebvre. 1989 P. Horowitz & W. Hill Art of Electronics (ed. 2) xiii. 904/1 GaAs FETs. The latest word in simple microwave amplifiers. 2004 Time Out 25 Aug. (Carnival Guide) 68/1 Simon Finch's rare books are the last word in coffee-tabletop cool. extracted from wordn.int. < as lemmas
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