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

a. to go to show: to tend to show; to indicate; to serve as evidence or proof that. In later use frequently also (colloquial) in it just (also all, only) goes to show (with the thing proved or demonstrated understood).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > prove, demonstrate [verb (intransitive)] > furnish proof

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to go to show1785

1785 Edinb. Mag. June 547/1 His answers went to show, that from conversations with Mess. Walker and Richardson..he had been led to think that [etc.].

1797 Analyt. Rev. Feb. 139 The analogy of the human species goes to show, that female quadrupeds have not their susceptibility thus limited.

1821 Times 30 June He would take leave to mention another [case], which only went to show what was the idea that was entertained of it by foreigners themselves.

1889 Advent Rev. & Sabbath Herald (Battle Creek, Mich.) 16 July 450/3 Events..which go to show, with peculiar eloquence, to what extent the Romish policy has succeeded.

1910 R. W. Child Jim Hands xvii. 223 The rose weren't worth anything. It only goes to show, don't it!

1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon 17 It does rather go to show, doesn't it, that there is something not quite right about the Wimseys.

1951 Life 5 Feb. 63/1 It all goes to show..that people are much smarter than anyone is willing to admit.

1969 ‘A. Gilbert’ Missing from Home viii. 134 ‘It just goes to show, doesn't it, you can't be too careful.’ ‘Yes,’ agreed Mr. Crook hollowly, ‘it just goes to show.’

2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 100 As they walk he tells Carl how it just goes to show, everybody has a price, and often it's a lot less than you expect.

单词	to go to show
释义	> as lemmas to go to show a. to go to show: to tend to show; to indicate; to serve as evidence or proof that. In later use frequently also (colloquial) in it just (also all, only) goes to show (with the thing proved or demonstrated understood). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > prove, demonstrate [verb (intransitive)] > furnish proof argufy1751 to go to show1785 1785 Edinb. Mag. June 547/1 His answers went to show, that from conversations with Mess. Walker and Richardson..he had been led to think that [etc.]. 1797 Analyt. Rev. Feb. 139 The analogy of the human species goes to show, that female quadrupeds have not their susceptibility thus limited. 1821 Times 30 June He would take leave to mention another [case], which only went to show what was the idea that was entertained of it by foreigners themselves. 1889 Advent Rev. & Sabbath Herald (Battle Creek, Mich.) 16 July 450/3 Events..which go to show, with peculiar eloquence, to what extent the Romish policy has succeeded. 1910 R. W. Child Jim Hands xvii. 223 The rose weren't worth anything. It only goes to show, don't it! 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon 17 It does rather go to show, doesn't it, that there is something not quite right about the Wimseys. 1951 Life 5 Feb. 63/1 It all goes to show..that people are much smarter than anyone is willing to admit. 1969 ‘A. Gilbert’ Missing from Home viii. 134 ‘It just goes to show, doesn't it, you can't be too careful.’ ‘Yes,’ agreed Mr. Crook hollowly, ‘it just goes to show.’ 2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 100 As they walk he tells Carl how it just goes to show, everybody has a price, and often it's a lot less than you expect. extracted from showv. < as lemmas
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