| 单词 | to take a person's word |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take a person's word (b) to take a person's word: (a) to trust a person's promise, esp. a promise to repay a debt for which credit has been given (obsolete); (b) to accept a person's statement or assertion, without seeking verification, as being true or trustworthy; usually with for, esp. in take my word for it: (used to emphasize an assertion) I can assure you, you may be sure, believe me. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > accept as true, believe [verb (transitive)] ylevec888 leve971 ween971 i-weneOE takec1175 trowc1175 truth?c1250 thinka1275 believec1300 trustc1325 hold1340 trist1340 to give (one's) faith to (also unto)c1405 accept?c1430 admitc1449 credencea1529 to take a person at his (also her) word1535 credit1547 faith1576 to take a person's word1576 receive1581 creed1596 understand1751 Adam and Eve1925 buy1926 the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [phrase] witc900 hightOE to stand for it?a1500 take my word for it1576 I protest1587 I warrant me1825 1576 U. Fulwell Ars Adulandi vii. sig. Giii Tapster, set forwardes our dinner, and if we lacke money, I wil promise thee by the faith of a Gentleman, to pay thee when I come hither next. Tom Tapster. I take your word, you shall lacke no good cheare. 1587 in W. M. Williams Ann. Founders' Co. (1867) 69 He givinge his fayth promyse to Mr Alderman..Mr Alderman tooke his worde. 1597 E. S. Discouerie Knights of Poste sig. A4 Will you take my word for two pence? Take thy word? Ile see thee hangd first (qd she) pay me my money. 1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case v. sig. L3 v This is a white Nun, Of the Order of Saint Clare; and this a blacke one, Youle take my word for't. 1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood iv. i. 62 But may I take your word Jonas? 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 284. ⁋4 Take my Word for it, there is nothing in it. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses iii. 9 Nobody will take our Words for Six Pence. 1762 S. Foote tr. P. N. Destouches Spendthrift iii. iii, in S. Foote et al. Comic Theatre I. 173 Nay, sir, don't take my word for it; ask his man here? 1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene III. vi. 105 Take my word for it, Tommy, you'll find all captains peculiar to one point; which is, [etc.]. 1864 R. Whately Christian Evid. iii. 21 How can you know, except by taking the word of the learned for it? 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat 186 On a matter of this kind you can take Harris's word. 1918 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 Oct. 678/2 I refuse to take his word for it that the titles are O.K. 1969 Listener 16 Jan. 87/2 We have to take his word for most of what we're told in the book's final section. 1991 P. Carey Tax Inspector vii. 41 When you look at the books, you take my word, you're going to find some hanky-panky. 2007 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 27 Oct. b2 Don't take my word for it. Do the math. < as lemmas |
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