英语词汇“to pay one's addresses”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Chiefly in plural. A courteous personal approach directed towards another person, esp. an approach of an amorous nature; an advance. to pay (also make) one's addresses: (of a man) to make respectful overtures to a woman as a preliminary to a romantic involvement. Now chiefly archaic.Also: spec. †appropriate or courteous conduct shown towards a king or queen; respect; an instance of this (obsolete).

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > courteous or deferential approach

address1539

accost1606

1539 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. 544 The king looked for address: and was well pleased when he had it from such as had a repute for learning.

1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) v. v, in Wks. I. 71 Here is my mistris..to whom all my addresses of courtship shall haue their reference.

1640 W. Habington Hist. Edward IV 153 S. Paul in this distraction of thoughts endeavoured to recover a game quite lost, and made his addresses to the King of England.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xix. sig. Hh8^v Procuring her to be Haunted by some, whose Vices..have reduc'd him..to make an Address which aims but at the Portion, not the Person.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 11 She did not dislike his address, only the manner of it.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. ix. 72 To make sham Addresses to the older Lady.

1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 17 The black footman..persecuted her with his addresses.

1857 Cape Monthly Mag. May 289 They are not allowed to pay their addresses to a girl belonging to a kraal from which they may have drunk amasi.

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 528/1 When a young man paid his addresses to a young woman who did not reside in the same village as himself, it was the custom..to ‘pitcher’ him.

1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman ii. 27 I could not..be expected to pay my addresses to anyone with so little countenance or conversation!

1998 H. Mantel Giant, O'Brien vii. 107 ‘Claffey means to pay you his proper addresses,’ Pybus said. ‘He is advanced in the art of courtship.’

单词	to pay one's addresses
释义	> as lemmas to pay (also make) one's addresses a. Chiefly in plural. A courteous personal approach directed towards another person, esp. an approach of an amorous nature; an advance. to pay (also make) one's addresses: (of a man) to make respectful overtures to a woman as a preliminary to a romantic involvement. Now chiefly archaic.Also: spec. †appropriate or courteous conduct shown towards a king or queen; respect; an instance of this (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > courteous or deferential approach address1539 accost1606 1539 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. 544 The king looked for address: and was well pleased when he had it from such as had a repute for learning. 1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) v. v, in Wks. I. 71 Here is my mistris..to whom all my addresses of courtship shall haue their reference. 1640 W. Habington Hist. Edward IV 153 S. Paul in this distraction of thoughts endeavoured to recover a game quite lost, and made his addresses to the King of England. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xix. sig. Hh8^v Procuring her to be Haunted by some, whose Vices..have reduc'd him..to make an Address which aims but at the Portion, not the Person. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 11 She did not dislike his address, only the manner of it. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. ix. 72 To make sham Addresses to the older Lady. View more context for this quotation 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 17 The black footman..persecuted her with his addresses. 1857 Cape Monthly Mag. May 289 They are not allowed to pay their addresses to a girl belonging to a kraal from which they may have drunk amasi. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 528/1 When a young man paid his addresses to a young woman who did not reside in the same village as himself, it was the custom..to ‘pitcher’ him. 1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman ii. 27 I could not..be expected to pay my addresses to anyone with so little countenance or conversation! 1998 H. Mantel Giant, O'Brien vii. 107 ‘Claffey means to pay you his proper addresses,’ Pybus said. ‘He is advanced in the art of courtship.’ extracted from addressn. < as lemmas
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