英语词汇“to be great matter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to be (also †make, etc.) great matter: to be something of great importance or significance; similarly to be (a) small matter, etc. Frequently in negative contexts, as no great matter, etc.

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1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xiv. sig. H Nor it maketh therof no great mater: they that haue studied rhetorike, shal perceyue what I meane.

1576 A. Fleming tr. P. Vatinius in Panoplie Epist. 128 My behauiour hathe not deserued, any such doggishe dealing: but makes it any great matter?

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Eiii But now it is a small matter to bestowe..a hundred pound of one paire of Breeches.

1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. x. vii. f. 158^v Some perhaps will say, it was a small matter for a King, to giue away two Damosels in marriage.

1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 120 It did shew manifestly vnto the World, that hee [sc. Perkin] was some Great matter.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 45 No great matter where.

1682 W. Beveridge Serm. Excellency & Usefulness Common Prayer 12 This..may seem to be no great matter at first sight.

1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 3 Mar. (1948) II. 631 Tis not a farthing matter her death, I think.

1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 20 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 259 We saw an armoury wch seemed no great matter.

1755 Ld. Chesterfield in World 16 Oct. 878 As for shop debts to mercers..and such like, it is no great matter whether they are ever paid or not.

1878 H. James Europeans II. 1. 27 Even if he makes love to you it is no great matter.

1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker xxii. 332 The lad's faults were no great matter.

1917 R. Graves Fairies & Fusiliers 20 Mask your hunger, let it seem Small matter if he come or stay.

1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Nov. 17/1 To the deconstructionist the text is no great matter since the author's intention is irrelevant in any case.

单词	to be great matter
释义	> as lemmas to be (also †make, etc.) great matter b. to be (also †make, etc.) great matter: to be something of great importance or significance; similarly to be (a) small matter, etc. Frequently in negative contexts, as no great matter, etc. ΚΠ 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xiv. sig. H Nor it maketh therof no great mater: they that haue studied rhetorike, shal perceyue what I meane. 1576 A. Fleming tr. P. Vatinius in Panoplie Epist. 128 My behauiour hathe not deserued, any such doggishe dealing: but makes it any great matter? 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Eiii But now it is a small matter to bestowe..a hundred pound of one paire of Breeches. 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. x. vii. f. 158^v Some perhaps will say, it was a small matter for a King, to giue away two Damosels in marriage. 1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 120 It did shew manifestly vnto the World, that hee [sc. Perkin] was some Great matter. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 45 No great matter where. 1682 W. Beveridge Serm. Excellency & Usefulness Common Prayer 12 This..may seem to be no great matter at first sight. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 3 Mar. (1948) II. 631 Tis not a farthing matter her death, I think. 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 20 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 259 We saw an armoury wch seemed no great matter. 1755 Ld. Chesterfield in World 16 Oct. 878 As for shop debts to mercers..and such like, it is no great matter whether they are ever paid or not. 1878 H. James Europeans II. 1. 27 Even if he makes love to you it is no great matter. 1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker xxii. 332 The lad's faults were no great matter. 1917 R. Graves Fairies & Fusiliers 20 Mask your hunger, let it seem Small matter if he come or stay. 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Nov. 17/1 To the deconstructionist the text is no great matter since the author's intention is irrelevant in any case. extracted from mattern.¹ < as lemmas
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