| 单词 | to the top of one's bent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto the top of one's bent 9. Extent to which a bow may be bent or a spring wound up, degree of tension; hence degree of endurance, capacity for taking in or receiving; limit of capacity, etc. Now only in the Shakespearean phrase: to the top of one's bent, or the like. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] > capacity for moral effort or endurance thildc950 strengthOE dureec1330 rankc1400 tolerance1412 adamant1445 toleration1531 validity1578 durance1579 bent1604 strongness1650 duress1651 strength1667 durableness1740 stamina1803 willpower1842 backbone1843 thewness1860 sand1867 upbearing1885 wiriness1892 gut1893 sisu1926 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. ii. 372 They foole me to the top of my bent . View more context for this quotation 1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Cc3v Beyond the bent of his vnknowing sight. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 1 Suffering to the lowest bent of weaknesse, in the Flesh, and presently triumphing to the highest pitch of glory, in the Spirit. 1871 S. Smiles Character vi. 178 He flattered French vanity to the top of its bent. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 687 When you have allowed me to add μηχανὴ (contrivance) to τέχνη (art) I shall be at the top of my bent. < as lemmas |
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