单词 | to a lesser extent |
释义 | > as lemmasto a lesser extent a. In attributive use. Frequently in to a lesser extent. Also elliptically, with the noun supplied by the context. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > smaller lessOE lesser1440 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > low or subordinate > of two things of same name lesseOE lesser1440 minorc1500 1440 in C. Welch Tower Bridge (1894) 55 Lesser Rennyng ram. ?a1450 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 3 (MED) If there be any..that occupie ij mesurs, that is to sey a gret mesur to bye with, and a lesser to sel with, whetir it be busshell, halffe busshell, or pekke, yerd, half yerd, or elle. 1459 Inventory Fastolf's Wardrobe in Paston Lett. (1904) III. 177 Item, ij. pillowes of lynen clothe of a lasser assyse. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. xx. sig. I.iiij Thre other gonnes wherof one grete and two lesser. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Cii In sentence remyse, is lesser iniury Than in heedlynge sentence, pronounsed hastely. 1531 tr. E. Fox et al. Determinations Moste Famous Vniuersities iii. f. 45v Howe is it then, seynge he forbyddeth the greatter vice, that he speketh not also of the lesser? 1594 R. Barnfield Affectionate Shepheard ii. lv. sig. Diij For lesser cease, when greater griefes begin. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. i. 16 The greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xiv. sig. Ff7v The parting with a greater Fortune, as freely as with a lesser. 1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes ii. 61 It must be either for a larger portion, or for a lesser. 1719 J. Quincy Lexicon Physico-medicum 78/2 Its Particles are in a greater or lesser Motion than those of the sensitory Organs. 1766 A. Reid tr. H. F. Le Dran Consultations Surg. 25 The first Abscess had denuded the Intestine, to a greater or lesser Extent. 1786 J. Z. Holwell Diss. Intelligent Beings 21 The lesser delinquents [were] to animate the less offensive. 1800 London Packet 19 Mar. For the space of 18 years prior to that time, the same, though to a lesser extent, prevailed. 1846 Hood's Mag. July 92 Lo! on a lesser scale, 'tis still the theme. 1896 W. D. Howells Impressions & Experiences 259 The lights of lesser craft dipped by, and came and went in the distance. 1944 J. B. Parry in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder viii. 284/1 Teak, Columbian pine and to a lesser extent, pitch pine, are well known as anti-drying materials. 2015 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 Aug. a11/5 Along the way, lesser sums land in the pockets of lawyers and revolving-door fixers who attend the racket. < as lemmas |
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