| 单词 | to say well of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also †by) d. intransitive. to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also †by): to speak well or ill of; to say something to a person's credit or discredit. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > commend or praise [verb (transitive)] heryc735 mickleeOE loveOE praise?c1225 upraisea1300 alosec1300 commenda1340 allow1340 laud1377 lose1377 avauntc1380 magnifya1382 enhancea1400 roosea1400 recommendc1400 recommanda1413 to bear up?a1425 exalt1430 to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445 laudifyc1470 gloryc1475 advance1483 to bear out1485 prizec1485 to be or to have in laudationa1500 joya1500 extol1509 collaud1512 concend?1521 solemnize?1521 celebrate1522 stellify1523 to set up1535 well-word1547 predicate1552 glorify1557 to set forth1565 admire1566 to be up with1592 voice1594 magnificate1598 plaud1598 concelebrate1599 encomionize1599 to con laud1602 applauda1616 panegyrize1617 acclamate1624 to set offa1625 acclaim1626 raise1645 complement1649 encomiate1651 voguec1661 phrase1675 to set out1688 Alexander1700 talk1723 panegyricize1777 bemouth1799 eulogizea1810 rhapsodize1819 crack up1829 rhapsody1847 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > slander or calumniate [verb (transitive)] to say or speak shame of, on, byc950 teleeOE sayOE to speak evil (Old English be) ofc1000 belie?c1225 betell?c1225 missayc1225 skandera1300 disclanderc1300 wrenchc1300 bewrayc1330 bite1330 gothele1340 slanderc1340 deprave1362 hinderc1375 backbite1382 blasphemec1386 afamec1390 fame1393 to blow up?a1400 defamea1400 noise1425 to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445 malignc1450 to speak villainy of1470 infame1483 injury1484 painta1522 malicea1526 denigrate1526 disfamea1533 misreporta1535 sugill?1539 dishonest?c1550 calumniate1554 scandalize1566 ill1577 blaze1579 traduce1581 misspeak1582 blot1583 abuse1592 wronga1596 infamonize1598 vilify1598 injure?a1600 forspeak1601 libel1602 infamize1605 belibel1606 calumnize1606 besquirt1611 colly1615 scandala1616 bedirt1622 soil1641 disfigurea1643 sycophant1642 spatter1645 sugillate1647 bespattera1652 bedung1655 asperse1656 mischieve1656 opprobriatea1657 reflect1661 dehonestate1663 carbonify1792 defamate1810 mouth1810 foul-mouth1822 lynch1836 rot1890 calumny1895 ding1903 bad-talk1938 norate1938 bad-mouth1941 monster1967 1445 tr. Claudian's De Consulatu Stilichonis in Anglia (1905) 28 269 (MED) Thou seith of hem evir wele. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1229 Thus was kynge Arthur depraved, and euyll seyde off. a1500 (?a1400) Tale King Edward & Shepherd (Cambr.) (1930) l. 147 (MED) Þou seist þerof right well. 1547 Certain Serm. or Homilies Of Contention i. sig. T j b Saie well by them, that saie euill by you. 1551 R. Robinson in tr. T. More Vtopia Epist. sig. ✠vv Them, which can say well by nothing. 1631 E. Reeve Christian Divinitie lxxxvi. 305 To blesse and say well of them that curse him. 1659 T. Palmer Little View of Old World 156 Some Historians say well of him, some say ill, but it appears hee continued seventeen years. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 16 May (1948) II. 668 Your new Bp acts very ungratefully, I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved. 1851 H. Crosby Lands of Moslem 131 His looks are not at all prepossessing, and report says badly of his character. 1895 A. F. Johnston Joel vi. 95 Swear you will renounce this man,—this son of perdition,—and never have aught to say well of Him again! 1902 J. MacKinnon Growth & Decline French Monarchy i. 11 To be a man and even a king of his word, to speak the truth and never say ill of another. 2005 NPR: Fresh Air (transcript of radio programme) (Nexis) 27 Jan. A conservative who..adheres to the other Republican principles and Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment, ‘Thou shalt not say ill of another Republican.’ < as lemmas |
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