| 单词 | to condescend upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto condescend upon b. esp. to condescend upon: to pitch or fix upon, specify, particularize, mention particularly or by name. Scottish; ‘but condescend upon particulars has recently appeared in English newspapers’ ( N.E.D., 1891). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > become specific [verb (intransitive)] > specify particularly or by name to condescend uponc1550 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xx. 141 I can nocht condiscend in special on na man that hes committit ony trason. 1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation ii. 88 The Prophet..condescended upon no time, lest he should have been convinced of a lye. 1710 R. Sibbald Hist. Fife & Kinross ii. iv. 67 Arch-Bishop Spotiswood condescendeth on the Year of Christ 370, when Hergustus was King of the Picts. 1717 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 300 I know not well how to condescend on particulars. 1807 J. Headrick View Mineral. Arran 134 No one could condescend on any specific harm these animals had done. 1887 Times 18 Mar. When he condescends upon particulars, he certainly has some damaging facts to produce. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Aug. 1/1 We are not going to condescend upon particulars. < as lemmas |
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