单词 | to give scope |
释义 | > as lemmasto give scope (to a person or thing) a. Room for exercise, opportunity or liberty to act; free course or play. Often in phrases, to give scope (to a person or thing); to have or take scope. Also followed by defining infinitive, or by for. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > scope or free opportunity roomeOE leisure1303 libertyc1425 free chase1467 scope1534 roomtha1540 swinge1542 swing1584 blank charter1593 freedom1623 field1639 play1641 free agencya1646 range1793 expatiationa1848 leaveway1890 open slather1919 headroom1932 1534 Act 26 Hen. VIII c. 13 (§1) To great a scope of vnreasonable libertie should be giuen to all cankarde and traiterous hartes. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 17 Wherein we might take a large scope if we would fully speake of all thynges that are comprehended vnder honestie. 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. vii. sig. Siiiv The dames of Myllan haue a more skoape of libertie then the reste of the Ladies in any part in Italie. 1576 E. Waterhouse Let. to Sir H. Sidney in Collins Lett. State (1746) I. 147 Because I wold give free Scope to all Men to utter their Opinions concerning my Behaviour. 1602 W. S. True Chron. Hist. Ld. Cromwell sig. B1 Giue not such cruell scope vnto your hart. 1610 J. Robinson Justif. Separation from Church of Eng. 171 With their transcendent jurisdiction in their..Diocesan Churches [they] take their scope without orb, or order. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iv. ii. 162 Be angry when you will, it shall haue scope . View more context for this quotation 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 29 So that no man can be secret, except he giue himselfe a little Scope of Dissimulation. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 200 Which is much safer then that they should be allowed scop, to break out into the extreams of either cruelty, or cowardliness. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 47 As his Person and Parts were such as are before mention'd, so he gave them full scope, without restraint. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 43 Here the inferior legislature has scope and opportunity to interpose. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 29 I gave full scope to my imagination. 1809 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 21 188 On this, he pitched on Bristol, where..there appeared to be full scope for an honourable and successful career. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. i. 3 The more adventurous found a scope for their prowess in European wars. 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. 72 Perhaps you have too much common sense, Naomi. You will not give your fancies scope. < as lemmas |
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