单词 | the nearer |
释义 | > as lemmasthe nearer a. the nearer: closer to one's end or purpose. Cf. near adv.1 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [adverb] > near to one's end or purpose the nearer1593 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. xiii. 203 We are not a whit the neerer for that they haue hitherto sayd. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 88 A hungry belly may call for more meat, and be never the neerer. < as lemmas |
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