| 单词 | to stand in awe of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stand in awe of b. to stand in awe of: to regard (someone or something) with awe or fear; (later often in somewhat weakened use) to be deeply impressed or affected by. Cf. earlier to stand awe of at Phrases 1a, later to be in awe of at Phrases 1c.Developed from to stand awe of (see Phrases 1a) with assimilation to a common use of stand with in as the head of a complementary phrase (cf. stand v. 10a(a), in prep. 19a), e.g. to stand in awe of God. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > awe > be in awe of a person or thing [verb (transitive)] dreadc1175 to stand awe ofc1300 shamec1384 redoubt?c1400 to stand in awe of1483 to be in awe of1553 tender1600 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > revere [verb (transitive)] > as something to be feared dreadc1175 to stand awe ofc1300 awec1475 to stand in awe of1483 tender1600 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. xiv. 81 Of theyre lord and god to stande in awen. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xcvi. 9 Let the whole earth stonde in awe of him. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars ii. xi. 50 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The King..stands in aw of a Generall directing him. 1771 E. Burke Corr. (1844) I. 325 He stood in some awe, though in no sort of fear of you. 1835 Penruddock I. xvi. 306 Every body respected and stood much in awe of Lady Cecilia. 1923 Humorist 22 Sept. 208/2 Do you think I'm going to abase myself to that hateful woman? She'll think we stand in awe of her. And she's an utter vulgarian. 2008 Contemp. Lit. 49 172 I stand in awe of people who can produce so richly and fully in more than one genre. < as lemmas |
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