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

1. As a mass noun. Method or procedure derived from practice or experience, rather than theory or scientific knowledge; a roughly practical method. Chiefly in by rule of thumb.

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rule of thumba1658

thumb-rule1906

a1658 J. Durham Heaven upon Earth (1685) ii. 217 Many profest Christians are like to foolish builders, who build by guess, and by rule of thumb.

1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 157 What he doth, he doth by rule of Thumb, and not by Art.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 257 No Rule so good as Rule of Thumb, if it hit.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 51 Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs. I procured them by the rule of thumb.

1802 Sporting Mag. 20 17 Too often did she apportion the drugs by the rule of thumb.

1887 W. Besant World Went xxv [He] knew nothing save by rule of thumb of navigation.

1906 W. Wood Enemy in our Midst vii. 73 On a certain assumption which was that an enemy would work according to drill-book and rule-of-thumb.

1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Feb. 166/2 By day that same boy's master, and overlooker, and fellow-workmen, are all teaching him..that rule of thumb is the only safe guide.

1992 Economist 11 Apr. 40/1 By rule of thumb, if a boy acts delinquent by the age of eight, the drug gangs will have got him by the time he is ten.

单词	by rule of thumb
释义	> as lemmas by rule of thumb 1. As a mass noun. Method or procedure derived from practice or experience, rather than theory or scientific knowledge; a roughly practical method. Chiefly in by rule of thumb. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > empiricism > method of rule of thumba1658 thumb-rule1906 a1658 J. Durham Heaven upon Earth (1685) ii. 217 Many profest Christians are like to foolish builders, who build by guess, and by rule of thumb. 1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 157 What he doth, he doth by rule of Thumb, and not by Art. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 257 No Rule so good as Rule of Thumb, if it hit. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 51 Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs. I procured them by the rule of thumb. 1802 Sporting Mag. 20 17 Too often did she apportion the drugs by the rule of thumb. 1887 W. Besant World Went xxv [He] knew nothing save by rule of thumb of navigation. 1906 W. Wood Enemy in our Midst vii. 73 On a certain assumption which was that an enemy would work according to drill-book and rule-of-thumb. 1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Feb. 166/2 By day that same boy's master, and overlooker, and fellow-workmen, are all teaching him..that rule of thumb is the only safe guide. 1992 Economist 11 Apr. 40/1 By rule of thumb, if a boy acts delinquent by the age of eight, the drug gangs will have got him by the time he is ten. extracted from rule of thumbn.adj. < as lemmas
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