| 单词 | with bad grace |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswith (a) bad (also ill) grace (b) with (a) bad (also ill) grace and variants: with ill-concealed reluctance or resentment; ungraciously, unwillingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adverb] unwillc893 uneathc900 unthankc960 latelyOE against a person's willa1225 loatha1340 grutchingly1340 at one's unthanksa1400 wandsomely?a1400 at (or again) one's unwillesc1400 uneathsa1425 unwilfully1435 invitec1450 tarrowinglyc1480 scantly1509 nicely1530 tarryingly1530 unwillingly?1531 loathly1547 faintly1548 evil-willingly1549 grudgingly1549 difficultly1551 loathsomely1561 dangerously1573 ill-willing1579 backwardlya1586 costively1598 with an ill will1601 with (a) bad (also ill) grace1614 sadly1622 tenderlya1628 reluctantly1646 shyly1701 uncheerfully1754 à contre-coeur1803 shrinkingly1817 retractatively1851 begrudgingly1853 forcibly1867 loathfully1887 tharfly1894 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World v. vi. 656 It was thought good to call them into the Senate, and bid them doe their errand againe. This they performed with a bad grace. 1711 tr. G. Mackenzie Idea Mod. Eloquence of Bar 77 These Advocates..do indeed plead with a great Deal of Caution and Circumspection, but very aukwardly and with a very bad Grace. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. to Henry VII I. 275 Becket, tho' with the worst grace imaginable, was induced to comply with the royal mandate. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. v. 70 May I..hope that you will pardon the ill-grace with which I have submitted to my disappointment? 1832 R. Lander & J. Lander Jrnl. Exped. Niger III. xvii. 44 Our people set about loading the canoe..but with bad grace. 1858 C. Dickens Let. 5 Nov. (1995) VIII. 697 I submit with the worst grace possible. 1959 M. K. Clark Algeria in Turmoil i. 16 Hussein, it is said, made testy by long fasting, responded to the consul's compliment with an ill grace that led to words. 1991 Face Feb. 27/3 Phil did his best to avoid commitment and relented only with considerable bad grace. < as lemmas |
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