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

d. the end. figurative and colloquial.

(a) Of persons and things, a term to express the extreme in disparagement; the ‘limit’ (cf. limit n.): the ‘last straw’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > [phrase] > cause of final or ultimate suffering

the end1938

1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking ii. 55 ‘This,’ he said in a shaking voice, ‘is the end. From this moment I go off the stuff.’]

1938 N. Marsh Death in White Tie iii. 43 The sort of people who go there are just simply The End..the most unspeakable curiosities.

1944 ‘C. Brahms’ & ‘S. J. Simon’ Titania has Mother v. 41 But the damage had been done... It was The End.

1953 E. Taylor Sleeping Beauty x. 175 You simply are the end.

1959 G. Freeman Jack would be Gentleman v. 85 Donald, you really are the absolute end.

(b) U.S. slang (esp. Jazz slang). A term of extreme approbation: the best, the ultimate (ultimate adj. 1). Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective]

highestOE

bestOE

firstlOE

greatest?c1225

of the besta1350

premiera1500

paramount1530

supremec1550

supreme1571

primer1589

top1647

nulli secundus1742

bestest1751

first class1819

beatemest1831

par excellence1839

première1844

first rate1853

beatenest1860

blue ribbon1860

optimum1885

optimal1890

class A1906

all-star1908

grade A1911

five-star1931

mostest1936

tip-topmost1937

the end1950

the most1953

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person

highesteOE

bestOE

greatest?c1225

pridec1330

crestc1400

primrosea1450

outrepass1477

A per sea1500

primrose peerless1523

prisec1540

prime1579

surquidry1607

excellency1611

nonsuchc1613

crown jewel1646

top1665

patriarch1700

pièce de résistance1793

number one1825

business1868

resistance piece1870

star1882

mostest1889

koh-i-noor1892

best-ever1905

flagship1933

the end1950

endsville1957

Big Mac1969

mack daddy1993

1950 Neurotica Autumn 45 Senor this shit [sc. narcotic] is the end!

1954 Time 8 Nov. 70 A term of high approbation in the swing era was ‘out of this world’, in the bop era it was ‘gone’, and today it is ‘the greatest’ or ‘the end’.

1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. iv. 127 That Rollo Greb is the greatest... Man, he's the end!

1960 W. Morris in D. Cerulli et al. Jazz Word 123 One of my paintings is named requiem for bird, a tribute for the end alto.

1963 Nugget Feb. 46 I was blowing some jazz in the student lounge on this end Steinway.

b. In phrases, for or to this (that, what, which) end, to no end. Also in conjunctional phrase, to the end (that); formerly also, †to the end to (with infinitive).Now somewhat archaic or rhetorical; the ordinary phrase is in order (that or to).

ΚΠ

138. Wyclif. Sel. Wks. III. 354 Han power of him to þise ende.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. v. 51 Ȝee schulle knowe and preve, to the ende that ȝee schulle not ben disceyved.

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. iii. 171 The faders hadd dyuerce wyues..to thende whan one was wyth childe, they myght take another.

1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount (1568) 64 a To thende they may al equally receive of the honnye.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. C4 To the end to peruse the Greeke Authors.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 28 To which end, King Abbas, sends his Ambassadour to Constantinople.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 70 I am come forth to withstand them, and to that end will back the Lions.

1692 S. Patrick Answer to Touchstone of Reformed Gospel 187 It is to no end to look what St. Austin saith.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 305. ¶12 To the End that this College of Statesmen may be thoroughly practised in the Political Stile.

1728 T. Sheridan tr. Persius Satyrs (1739) iii. 47 Study..for what end ye were created.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 87 For this end, he summoned Luther to appear at Rome.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 170 For these ends, and for these ends alone, he wished to obtain arbitrary power.

单词	the end
释义	> as lemmas the end d. the end. figurative and colloquial. (a) Of persons and things, a term to express the extreme in disparagement; the ‘limit’ (cf. limit n.): the ‘last straw’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > [phrase] > cause of final or ultimate suffering the end1938 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking ii. 55 ‘This,’ he said in a shaking voice, ‘is the end. From this moment I go off the stuff.’] 1938 N. Marsh Death in White Tie iii. 43 The sort of people who go there are just simply The End..the most unspeakable curiosities. 1944 ‘C. Brahms’ & ‘S. J. Simon’ Titania has Mother v. 41 But the damage had been done... It was The End. 1953 E. Taylor Sleeping Beauty x. 175 You simply are the end. 1959 G. Freeman Jack would be Gentleman v. 85 Donald, you really are the absolute end. (b) U.S. slang (esp. Jazz slang). A term of extreme approbation: the best, the ultimate (ultimate adj. 1). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective] highestOE bestOE firstlOE greatest?c1225 of the besta1350 premiera1500 paramount1530 supremec1550 supreme1571 primer1589 top1647 nulli secundus1742 bestest1751 first class1819 beatemest1831 par excellence1839 première1844 first rate1853 beatenest1860 blue ribbon1860 optimum1885 optimal1890 class A1906 all-star1908 grade A1911 five-star1931 mostest1936 tip-topmost1937 the end1950 the most1953 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person highesteOE bestOE greatest?c1225 pridec1330 crestc1400 primrosea1450 outrepass1477 A per sea1500 primrose peerless1523 prisec1540 prime1579 surquidry1607 excellency1611 nonsuchc1613 crown jewel1646 top1665 patriarch1700 pièce de résistance1793 number one1825 business1868 resistance piece1870 star1882 mostest1889 koh-i-noor1892 best-ever1905 flagship1933 the end1950 endsville1957 Big Mac1969 mack daddy1993 1950 Neurotica Autumn 45 Senor this shit [sc. narcotic] is the end! 1954 Time 8 Nov. 70 A term of high approbation in the swing era was ‘out of this world’, in the bop era it was ‘gone’, and today it is ‘the greatest’ or ‘the end’. 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. iv. 127 That Rollo Greb is the greatest... Man, he's the end! 1960 W. Morris in D. Cerulli et al. Jazz Word 123 One of my paintings is named requiem for bird, a tribute for the end alto. 1963 Nugget Feb. 46 I was blowing some jazz in the student lounge on this end Steinway. extracted from endn. to the end (that) b. In phrases, for or to this (that, what, which) end, to no end. Also in conjunctional phrase, to the end (that); formerly also, †to the end to (with infinitive).Now somewhat archaic or rhetorical; the ordinary phrase is in order (that or to). ΚΠ 138. Wyclif. Sel. Wks. III. 354 Han power of him to þise ende. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. v. 51 Ȝee schulle knowe and preve, to the ende that ȝee schulle not ben disceyved. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. iii. 171 The faders hadd dyuerce wyues..to thende whan one was wyth childe, they myght take another. 1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount (1568) 64 a To thende they may al equally receive of the honnye. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. C4 To the end to peruse the Greeke Authors. View more context for this quotation 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 28 To which end, King Abbas, sends his Ambassadour to Constantinople. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 70 I am come forth to withstand them, and to that end will back the Lions. View more context for this quotation 1692 S. Patrick Answer to Touchstone of Reformed Gospel 187 It is to no end to look what St. Austin saith. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 305. ¶12 To the End that this College of Statesmen may be thoroughly practised in the Political Stile. 1728 T. Sheridan tr. Persius Satyrs (1739) iii. 47 Study..for what end ye were created. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 87 For this end, he summoned Luther to appear at Rome. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 170 For these ends, and for these ends alone, he wished to obtain arbitrary power. extracted from endn. < as lemmas
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