| 单词 | the mass of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe (great, vast) mass of P2. the (great, vast) mass of: the greater part or majority of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > greater number, majority moeOE unfewc1175 most?a1400 most forcea1400 substancea1413 overmatch1542 flush1592 the (great, vast) mass of1604 the millions1604 stream1614 numbers1638 the multiplicity of1639 majority1650 1604 House of Commons Jrnl. 1 218/2 The Mass of the whole Trade of all the Realm is in the Hands of some Two Hundred Persons. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 332 Comets..haue..Power..ouer the Gross and Masse of Things. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 157 The Mass of the People are..Portuguezed in Speech and Manners. 1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons v. 59 The Mass of the People..have opened their Eyes. 1806 T. Jefferson 6th Ann. Message 2 Dec. in Writings (1984) 529 The great mass of the articles on which impost is paid is foreign luxuries. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. viii. 107 The great mass of the people had no part in the election of representatives. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 158 We cannot expect the mass of mankind to become disinterested. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xix. 343 How was it possible that the lucky few..should know so little, really nothing, about the lot of the vast mass of their fellows? 1935 Economist 29 June 1476/2 The mass of the people forgot to be class-conscious during Jubilee week. 1991 Wicazo Sa Rev. Fall 61 There was very little movement with respect to the great mass of aboriginal land disputes. < as lemmas |
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