| 单词 | to let pass in silence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto let (something) pass in silence a. to let (something) pass in silence (also to let pass with silence): to let (a matter, comment, etc.) pass without being commented on or acknowledged; to allow to go unchallenged. ΚΠ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xlviii. 263 Þere I lete þis matere passe wiþ scilens. 1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 10 And here I must not let passe with silence, that Bede the Englishman, Volaterranus, and Polydorus Italians, were shamfully ouerseene. 1709 T. Eccleston Remarks T. Andrews's Bk. 74 Yet in respect of the Truth we profess, we cannot let them pass in Silence, least that should continue under a Reproach through our neglect. 1858 Standard 15 Sept. 4/3 The successors of Usher and Taylor, and Berkeley, can afford to let insolence pass in silence. 2006 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 9 Jan. (Culture section) 19 I don't ordinarily write mean reviews, especially of first novels. If this one hadn't come with impressive endorsements and publicity behind it, I would have let it pass in silence. < as lemmas |
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