英语词汇“to take the liberty of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to take the (also †a) liberty (to do something): to be so presumptuous as (to do something); to venture (to do something) without first asking permission. Also (now frequently) to take the liberty of (doing something).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > have freedom of action [verb (intransitive)] > take liberties

to be (so) boldc1385

to take (a or the) boldness1526

to take the (also a) liberty (to do something)1582

to make (so) bolda1616

free1889

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > not restrain [verb (transitive)] > take liberty with or to do

to make or be bold withc1385

to take the (also a) liberty (to do something)1582

1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. iii. sig. K.ij If she take the lyberty to walk, shee giueth other occasion to speake, & your selfe to sigh.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 153 Mæcenas took the Liberty to tell him that [etc.].

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. xx. 263 They took a liberty to compound and piece together creatures of allowable formes into mixtures inexistent.

1684 Proc. against Sir Thomas Armstrong 3/2 You take the Liberty of saying what you please; you talk of being robbed, no body has robbed you that I know of.

1704 N. N. tr. T. Boccalini Advts. from Parnassus II. 127 Catullus..took the Liberty to call the Nobleman Bastard.

1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 72 As the names..do by no means suit their colors, we have taken the liberty of changing them to others more congruous.

1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 101 I will..take the liberty to give them..my opinion.

1887 W. W. Skeat Princ. Eng. Etymol. 454 The only objection to the title ‘Scandinavian’ is its length, on which account I shall take the liberty to shorten it to ‘Scandian’.

1939 ‘N. West’ Let. 5 Apr. in Novels & Other Writings (1997) 791 I'm taking the liberty again of sending you a set of proofs of a new novel.

1956 Rotarian Aug. 16/1 We might even take the liberty to say that he should never have been accepted in Rotary.

1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence xi. 188 My assistant manager took the liberty of entering her room and removing a letter she was writing.

单词	to take the liberty of
释义	> as lemmas to take the liberty of (doing something) a. to take the (also †a) liberty (to do something): to be so presumptuous as (to do something); to venture (to do something) without first asking permission. Also (now frequently) to take the liberty of (doing something). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > have freedom of action [verb (intransitive)] > take liberties to be (so) boldc1385 to take (a or the) boldness1526 to take the (also a) liberty (to do something)1582 to make (so) bolda1616 free1889 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > not restrain [verb (transitive)] > take liberty with or to do to make or be bold withc1385 to take the (also a) liberty (to do something)1582 1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. iii. sig. K.ij If she take the lyberty to walk, shee giueth other occasion to speake, & your selfe to sigh. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 153 Mæcenas took the Liberty to tell him that [etc.]. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. xx. 263 They took a liberty to compound and piece together creatures of allowable formes into mixtures inexistent. View more context for this quotation 1684 Proc. against Sir Thomas Armstrong 3/2 You take the Liberty of saying what you please; you talk of being robbed, no body has robbed you that I know of. 1704 N. N. tr. T. Boccalini Advts. from Parnassus II. 127 Catullus..took the Liberty to call the Nobleman Bastard. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 72 As the names..do by no means suit their colors, we have taken the liberty of changing them to others more congruous. 1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 101 I will..take the liberty to give them..my opinion. 1887 W. W. Skeat Princ. Eng. Etymol. 454 The only objection to the title ‘Scandinavian’ is its length, on which account I shall take the liberty to shorten it to ‘Scandian’. 1939 ‘N. West’ Let. 5 Apr. in Novels & Other Writings (1997) 791 I'm taking the liberty again of sending you a set of proofs of a new novel. 1956 Rotarian Aug. 16/1 We might even take the liberty to say that he should never have been accepted in Rotary. 1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence xi. 188 My assistant manager took the liberty of entering her room and removing a letter she was writing. extracted from libertyn.¹ < as lemmas
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