| 单词 | to give oneself satisfaction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give (also make) oneself satisfaction ΚΠ 1602 tr. J. Teixeira True Hist. Don Sebastian sig. B3v To make himselfe satisfaction for the wrong he was offred, hee determined to kill the Gouernour. 1615 Bp. J. Hall No Peace with Rome x, in Recoll. Treat. 863 God punishes vs indeed... Not that he may giue himselfe satisfaction of vs (for how can it be so pleasing to him that it should bee ill with vs?) but that he may conforme vs to himselfe, that he may amend vs. 1684 J. Dryden tr. L. Maimbourg Hist. League 163 Who dar'd not to arrest any of them singly, the two remaining being at liberty, and in condition to give themselves satisfaction on the Aggressours. 1710 B. Kennett tr. S. von Pufendorf Law of Nature & Nations (ed. 2) viii. vii. 699/1 He ought to be careful, how he agrees to any such without manifest Necessity, unless he is in a Capacity, upon any foul Play, to give himself Satisfaction. < as lemmas |
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