英语词汇“to turn the cat in the pan”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

12. to turn the cat in the pan:

†a. to reverse the order of things so dexterously as to make them appear the very opposite of what they really are; to turn a thing right about. Obsolete.[Origin unknown: the suggestion that cat was originally cate n.¹ does not agree with the history of that word.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > to produce opposite effect

to turn the cat in the pan?c1430

?c1430 (?1383) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 332 Many men of lawe..bi here suteltes turnen þe cat in þe panne.

c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 692 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 97 Ther was a prouerbe I knew wan, callyd ‘turnyng the cate in the pane’.

1543 T. Becon Invect. against Swearing in Wks. (1843) 353 God saith, ‘Cry, cease not’, but they turn cat in the pan, and say, ‘Cease, cry not’.

c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. Biiii^v These Chetors turned y^e cat in y^e pan, geuing to diuerse vile patching thyftes, an honest, and godly titell, calling it by the name of a law.

1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) at Cauillation A subtile turning the catte in the panne or wresting of a false thing to some purpose.

1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. v. f. 130^v Turning the cat in the panne, full of leigier de mayne.

1619 H. Hutton Satyricall Epigrams in Follie's Anat. sig. C1 I'l, with the Prouerbe, Turne the Cat ith' band.

b. To change one's position, change sides, from motives of interest, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > be inconstant [verb (intransitive)] > temporize or trim

to serve the time (also times)?1544

temporize1555

to turn the cat in the pan1622

trim1687

to sail with every (shift of) wind1710

to play (also work) both sides of the street1909

1622 T. Stoughton Christians Sacrifice vii. 91 How do they shrinke? yea, how fouly do they..turne cat in pan, and become themselves persecuters of other?

1683 J. Crowne City Politiques ii. 15 Come Sirrah, you are a Villain, have turn'd Cat in Pan, and are a Tory.

a1720 Song, Vicar of Bray I turned the cat in pan once more, And so became a Whig, sir.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 112 O, this precious Basil will turn cat in pan with any man.

单词	to turn the cat in the pan
释义	> as lemmas to turn the cat in the pan 12. to turn the cat in the pan: †a. to reverse the order of things so dexterously as to make them appear the very opposite of what they really are; to turn a thing right about. Obsolete.[Origin unknown: the suggestion that cat was originally cate n.¹ does not agree with the history of that word.] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > to produce opposite effect to turn the cat in the pan?c1430 ?c1430 (?1383) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 332 Many men of lawe..bi here suteltes turnen þe cat in þe panne. c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 692 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 97 Ther was a prouerbe I knew wan, callyd ‘turnyng the cate in the pane’. 1543 T. Becon Invect. against Swearing in Wks. (1843) 353 God saith, ‘Cry, cease not’, but they turn cat in the pan, and say, ‘Cease, cry not’. c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. Biiii^v These Chetors turned y^e cat in y^e pan, geuing to diuerse vile patching thyftes, an honest, and godly titell, calling it by the name of a law. 1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) at Cauillation A subtile turning the catte in the panne or wresting of a false thing to some purpose. 1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. v. f. 130^v Turning the cat in the panne, full of leigier de mayne. 1619 H. Hutton Satyricall Epigrams in Follie's Anat. sig. C1 I'l, with the Prouerbe, Turne the Cat ith' band. b. To change one's position, change sides, from motives of interest, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > be inconstant [verb (intransitive)] > temporize or trim to serve the time (also times)?1544 temporize1555 to turn the cat in the pan1622 trim1687 to sail with every (shift of) wind1710 to play (also work) both sides of the street1909 1622 T. Stoughton Christians Sacrifice vii. 91 How do they shrinke? yea, how fouly do they..turne cat in pan, and become themselves persecuters of other? 1683 J. Crowne City Politiques ii. 15 Come Sirrah, you are a Villain, have turn'd Cat in Pan, and are a Tory. a1720 Song, Vicar of Bray I turned the cat in pan once more, And so became a Whig, sir. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 112 O, this precious Basil will turn cat in pan with any man. extracted from catn.¹ < as lemmas
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