单词 | to have it in him |
释义 | > as lemmasto have it in him (also her, etc.) b. to have it in him (also her, etc.): to have the capacity or potential to do something. Frequently with to-infinitive as complement. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > be able to [verb (intransitive)] sufficea1325 sustaina1382 awelda1387 mayc1395 dowa1400 shape1487 afford1584 to have it in him (also her, etc.)c1600 c1600 G. Harvey in S. Wells & G. Taylor William Shakespeare: Textual Compan. (1997) 122/1 Shakespeares..Lucrece, & his tragedie of Hamlet..haue it in them to please the wiser sort. 1605 J. Marston Dutch Courtezan iv. sig. F4 I can tell you, would you affect me, I haue it in me yet I faith. 1810 Q. Rev. Feb. 193 If a man has it in him, he can do anything any where. 1889 Nature 11 Apr. 500 Anyone who has it in him to do heroic deeds. 1924 Isis (Oxford) 30 Jan. 16/2 He may become a fine actor—he has it in him. 1989 S. Namjoshi Mothers of Maya Diip xi. 79 Asha laughed. ‘Who'd have thought that Shyamila had it in her!’ 2008 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 19 Dec. b1/4 I really think he has it in him to be a championship-caliber coach. < as lemmas |
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