| 单词 | to give the benefit of the doubt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give (an accused person) the benefit of the doubt b. The condition of being (objectively) uncertain; a state of affairs such as to give occasion for hesitation or uncertainty. to give (an accused person) the benefit of the doubt: to give a verdict of Not Guilty where the evidence is conflicting; to assume his innocence rather than guilt; hence in wider use, to incline to the more favourable or kindly decision, estimate, or the like. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [noun] unwitternessa1300 were1303 unsickernessc1340 uncertaintyc1380 non-certainc1390 doubta1400 unsureness1430 untrust1430 unsuretyc1460 non-certainty1475 incertain1502 doubtfulness1530 uncertitudea1556 incertitude1603 incertainty1609 dubiosity1646 dubiousness1651 dubietyc1750 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 22612 Saint paul it sais, it es na dute. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiv. 207 Quhill eftir myd morne, the fichting Lestit, in-till sic ane dout. 1678 J. Dryden All for Love iv. 47 Like A Polisht Glass held to the lips when life's in doubt. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vi. 556 It..brought in doubt the sincerity of the former professions. 1844 C. J. Napier Let. 21 Feb. in W. Napier Life & Opinions Sir C. J. Napier (1857) III. 48 I shall therefore..give him the benefit at your request.] 1848 Bell's Life in London 9 July 2/3 If he thought he was out, it must suffice; but he ought to have been quite certain, or..to have given the batter the benefit of the doubt. 1860 T. Inman On Myalgia 104 We should more frequently give our patients the ‘benefit of our doubts’, and abstain from attempting to cure an inflammation [etc.]. 1892 Sir A. Kekewich in Law Times Rep. 67 140/1 In a case of this kind I think I ought to give the defendant the benefit of the doubt. 1961 P. Ustinov Loser xi. 259 He deserved the benefit of the doubt, for old times' sake. 1961 P. Ustinov Loser xiii. 284 Perhaps, he now thought, he had just been a microcosm of a world addled by a desperate malady... No, he deserved no benefit of any doubt. < as lemmas |
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