单词 | by reason of |
释义 | > as lemmasby reason of b. prepositional, †by cause of, by chesun of, by colour of, by dint of, by the hands of, by means of, by reason of, by virtue of, by way of, etc. See under the various substantives. ΚΠ c1380 J. Wyclif Last Age Church (1840) 25 Bi resoun of whiche þe þridde tribulacioun schal entre into Cristis Chirche. c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 502 Þer togedur faȝte we Be chesun of this lady fre. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit xi. 18 By reason of all the good that God had shewed vnto him. ?a1560 in T. Wright Songs & Ballads Reign Philip & Mary (1860) 3 He hathe us up lyfft By the means of hys sonne callyd Emanuell. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 78 Our brother is imprisoned by your meanes. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. i. 126 All..That..by dint of Sword, Haue since mis-carryed vnder Bullingbrooke. 1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 127 The Parlement is adjourned by virtue thereof [the Comission]. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 120 Vict'ry gotten without Blows. By dint of sharp hard words. 1710 W. L. Let. to New Member Commons 9 Edward Whitacre..hath, by Colour of his Imployment..receiv'd the Sum of Five and Twenty Thousand Pound. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 523. ¶6 By Vertue of that Spectatorial Authority with which I stand Invested. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 32 Jugurtha..by Dint of Money, corrupted many of the Senators. 1737 L. Clarke Compl. Hist. Bible I. viii. 496 He..by means thereof..took the City. 1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire iv. 42 It was chiefly by means of the Papacy that this came to pass. 1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps I. ii. 23 Quite out of sight..by reason of the bend of the hollow. 1881 R. Buchanan God & Man I. 111 The widow—by dint of strict parsimony, had saved a trifle. by (also for) reason of a. by (also for) reason of: on account of.Very common in the Bible of 1611. [Perhaps after Anglo-Norman par raison de, par la raison de, Old French, Middle French pour raison de because of (1283).] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > in relation to [phrase] > in respect of or with regard to in wise ofc1290 by (also for) reason ofa1350 as to (the) regard ofc1392 in regard of or toc1392 upon the side ofa1393 with regard toc1392 in respect of?a1425 in this (also that) behalf1458 upon the feat of1483 for (the) respect of1489 as pertains to1526 in order to1526 with respect1556 ad idem1574 on this behalf1581 in or with reference to1593 quoad hoc1601 in point of1605 with intuition to (of)1626 in the mention of1638 in terms of1704 how and about1753 as regards1797 as concerns1816 w.r.t.1956 the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [phrase] > because of in virtue ofa1250 by (also for) reason ofa1350 by the virtue ofa1375 by the cause ofc1405 by occasion ofc1425 for cause ofc1425 by way of1447 for suit of1451 in respect of1528 in consideration of1540 in regard of1600 in intuition to1626 by or in vigour of1636 along1680 in view of1710 a1350 Recipe Painting in Archæol. Jrnl. (1844) 1 65 (MED) Mac the sise to goldfoyl, save tac a lutel radel ant grynt to thin asise, vorte loosen is colour, bi resun of the goldfoyl. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 16372 (MED) A prisun ar yee wont at hafe, for resun o þe dai. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §57 Lordynges, the nede for the which we ben assembled..is ful heuy thyng..by reson of the grete damages þt in tyme comynge been possible to fallen. a1450 Rule St. Benet (Vesp.) (1902) 1542 Als who so wil..not..do þer trauayle..Or els þat loises mor or les Bi resoun of þer reklesnes. c1450 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Fairf. 16) (1879) l. 728 By reson [c1430 Cambr. Gg. 4. 27 rosoun] of hir age Ther myghte haue ben betwex hem mariage. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 660 (MED) By reson of [Fr. par droit de] gentill fader ought come gentill issue. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 39 In the night [they] had quarelled among themselues, by reason whereof they ranne vpon a rock. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 83 It goeth into..collyries or eye~salues, by reason of a certain subtil mordacitie and penetratiue qualitie that it hath. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xlvii. 13 All the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. View more context for this quotation 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 391 The Commanders being unserviceable, by reason of their wounds, quickly abated their Courage. 1722 London Gaz. No. 6098/1 His..Majesty being out of Order, by reason of a Cold. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 137 By reason of its softness, it is turned and cut. 1840 J. F. W. Herschel Ess. (1857) 76 Their labours are highly deserving of notice by reason of their having attempted to execute this task systematically. 1873 Punch 26 Apr. 169/1 Pictures hung ‘upon the line’ at the Academy, for reason of their merit. 1885 Academy 6 June 397 Irritating by reason of its deficiency in organisation. 1902 B. T. Washington Up from Slavery xiii. 202 He had been able to do this by reason of his knowledge of the chemistry of the soil. 1960 Observer 20 Mar. 40 Judge Lorne Stewart said that by reason of their refusal to authorise a transfusion..the parents were in the legal sense neglecting the child. 2000 Keyways (Master Locksmiths' Assoc.) Feb. 27/1 Disability discrimination, i.e. detrimental treatment by reason of disability. < as lemmas |
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