单词 | to set one's mind at ease |
释义 | > as lemmasto set one's mind at ease 15. State of thought and feeling; mood. Usually with respect to a specific characteristic, as peace or anxiety, sorrow or joy. Frequently in to set one's mind at ease.peace of mind: see peace n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun] > state of mind intentc1386 mindc1460 spiritc1480 head space1972 mind frame1982 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > state of feeling or mood > [noun] moodOE cheerc1225 affecta1398 statec1450 mindc1460 stomach1476 spiritc1480 humour1525 vein1577 frame1579 tune1600 tempera1628 transport1658 air1678 tift1717 disposition1726 spite1735 tonea1751 c1460 Abraham & Isaac in N. Davis Non-Cycle Plays & Fragm. (1970) 38 (MED) A, dere hert, wo is me therefore; My mynde is worse than evyr it was. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 169 Quho had all riches vnto Ynd, And wer not satefeit in mynd. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 674/2 He was never quyette in his mynde tyll I did put hym in a suertye. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 163 A turne or two, Ile walke To still my beating minde . View more context for this quotation a1631 J. Donne Iuuenilia (1633) sig. D3 For our mind is heauy in our bodies afflictions. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 1120 Not at rest or ease of Mind, They sate them down to weep. View more context for this quotation 1728 A. Ramsay Anacreontic on Love 32 He leugh and with unsonsy jest, Cry'd, ‘Nibour, I'm right blyth in mind.’ 1750 Bible (Challoner) Dan. ii. 3 I saw a dream: and being troubled in mind I know not what I saw. a1763 W. Shenstone Pastoral Ballad in Coll. Poems iv. 353 O how, with one trivial glance, Might she ruin the peace of my mind! 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxvi. 256 Meanwhile, Ralph walked to and fro in his little back-office, troubled in mind by what had just occurred. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers III. xiv. 242 A could wish as a'd learned write-of-hand,..for a've that for to tell Christopher as might set his mind at ease. 1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse I. i. i. 15 His leg had stopped hurting and left him pleasantly vacant of mind; in an easy, almost garrulous mood. 1958 J. Wain Contenders vi. 129 Robert could become..just another version of Ned, only more repulsive because of his greater pretensions. That ought to set Ned's mind at ease. 1990 D. Folster Chocolate Ganongs St. Stephen vii. 71 That ensured that any parents in the back concessions who might worry about their daughters succumbing to the blandishments of a seaport town could set their minds at ease. < as lemmas |
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