| 单词 | to be one's own carver |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be one's own carver ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > exercise choice [verb (intransitive)] choosec1175 walec1400 willc1405 to be one's own carver1578 to take one's choice1588 optate1611 the mind > possession > taking > taken [verb (intransitive)] > take at will or pleasure raimc1300 to be one's own carver1578 carve1596 the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > assigning or allotting > one who assigns or allots carver1578 proportioner1590 allotter1591 assigner1667 apportioner1884 allocator1885 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 12v In this poynt I meane not to be myne owne caruer. 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. viii. 386 That euerie souldier should bee his owne caruer and take what he can get. 1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie i. iii. sig. B2 Neither father nor mother, kith nor kin shalbe her caruer in a husband, shee will fall too where she likes best. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. v. §7. 691 Plainly told them, that the Romans would be their owne Caruers, and take what they thought good. 1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. viii. 39 Wee are ill carvers for our selves, hee that made us, knows what is fit for us. a1714 J. Sharp Serm. I. i. (R.) He himself, were he to be the carver of his fortunes..would chuse for himself. 1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) li. 250 Peter..has..been the carver of his own fortune. < as lemmas |
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