英语词汇“by reputation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. by reputation: by general report or opinion (esp. of a person's activities, character, etc.), without direct personal knowledge; by hearsay. Cf. by repute at repute n. Phrases.

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c1400 [see sense 3a].

1630 H. Hawkins tr. St. Jerome Lives St. Pavl, St. Hilarion & St. Malchvs 34 in Certaine Sel. Epist. He could no longer hide himselfe in the Easterne partes of the world, where he was knowne to so many both by reputation, and person.

1653 J. Davies tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd xii. 47 Here is a man knows you very well by reputation, sayes Hircan to him, pointing at Lysis.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. iii. 21 The Wench I believe is in Love with him by Reputation.

1820 J. F. Cooper Precaution I. xxiv. 265 ‘You know the earl then,’ inquired Mrs. Fitzgerald. ‘By reputation, only, my dear,’ said Mrs. Wilson.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) III. xviii. 296 You and I, Mr. Hartright, are excellently well acquainted with one another by reputation.

1946 E. O'Neill Iceman Cometh i. 38 At Harvard I discovered my father was well known by reputation.

1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 383 The fearsome (headhunters, by reputation) Iban—whose lands stretch along the coast from Kuching to Miri.

2000 S. Brett Body on Beach (2001) xv. 123 ‘Do you know them well?’ ‘Hardly. Only by reputation, gossip, what-have-you. You hear a lot stuck behind the bar of a pub.’

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释义	> as lemmas by reputation P2. by reputation: by general report or opinion (esp. of a person's activities, character, etc.), without direct personal knowledge; by hearsay. Cf. by repute at repute n. Phrases. ΚΠ c1400 [see sense 3a]. 1630 H. Hawkins tr. St. Jerome Lives St. Pavl, St. Hilarion & St. Malchvs 34 in Certaine Sel. Epist. He could no longer hide himselfe in the Easterne partes of the world, where he was knowne to so many both by reputation, and person. 1653 J. Davies tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd xii. 47 Here is a man knows you very well by reputation, sayes Hircan to him, pointing at Lysis. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. iii. 21 The Wench I believe is in Love with him by Reputation. 1820 J. F. Cooper Precaution I. xxiv. 265 ‘You know the earl then,’ inquired Mrs. Fitzgerald. ‘By reputation, only, my dear,’ said Mrs. Wilson. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) III. xviii. 296 You and I, Mr. Hartright, are excellently well acquainted with one another by reputation. 1946 E. O'Neill Iceman Cometh i. 38 At Harvard I discovered my father was well known by reputation. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 383 The fearsome (headhunters, by reputation) Iban—whose lands stretch along the coast from Kuching to Miri. 2000 S. Brett Body on Beach (2001) xv. 123 ‘Do you know them well?’ ‘Hardly. Only by reputation, gossip, what-have-you. You hear a lot stuck behind the bar of a pub.’ extracted from reputationn. < as lemmas
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