| 单词 | to fear offence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fear offence b. with infinitive (vbl. n., etc.) as object: To hesitate (to do something) through fear of the consequences; †to fear offence = to fear to offend. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > hesitate or scruple at [verb (transitive)] to make bones of1520 to stick at ——1525 scotch1601 fear1603 to strain at1609 to stand at ——1632 the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > be timorous [verb (transitive)] > hesitate through timidity fear1603 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. viii. 563 As if hee feared to attediate..vs. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Cymon & Iphigenia in Fables 545 He..would have spoke, but..found his want of Words, and fear'd Offence. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. vi. 88 Dorothée..feared to obey. 1799 tr. D. Diderot Nat. Son II. 26 You feared disturbing our tranquillity. < as lemmas |
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