| 单词 | by substitute |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby substitute Phrases P1. by substitute. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [adverb] in his steadc1230 in one's room1489 in the steada1525 by substitute1597 in lieu1599 instead1667 vicariously1868 rather1967 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. vii. 171 First he was contract to lady Lucy,..And afterward by substitute betrothed To Bena. View more context for this quotation b. By the agency of another; through a replacement; by proxy; (of military service) carried out by a substitute (sense 4b) on behalf of a person who has been conscripted. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > as deputy or representative [phrase] > by agency of another by proxy1548 by substitute1607 by substitution1758 per procurationem1809 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster Famous Hist. Thomas Wyat sig. D The Prince..desires noe fortrises nor townes, Nor to beare any office, rule or state, Either by person or by Substitute. 1685 R. Brady Compl. Hist. Eng. 165 So was the Usage of our antient English Kings.., to grant to such as had personally, or by substitute or fine, performed their Service in the Army. 1757 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 391/1 The peers of the realm..are neither compellable to serve in person, nor by substitute. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 240 Every Prussian subject must be a soldier, consequently there can be no serving by substitute as in our militia. 1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xxxii. 605 You're..a screwer by deputy, a wringer, and squeezer, and a shaver by substitute. 1921 Man 21 25 Punishment of an offender by substitute is called Harina. 2000 J. C. Ward in A. J. Duggan Nobles & Nobility Medieval Europe xiii. 246 It was accepted that women could hold fiefs, and carry out the obligations either in person or by substitute. P2. a. to be no substitute for: to be inferior to as an alternative; to be a poor replacement for. ΚΠ 1785 E. K. Mathews Constance I. xxiv. 220 A pretty face is no substitute for good sense. 1846 Times 30 Mar. 5/6 Of course Botelli is no substitute for Lablache, yet the Prefetto is a character of minor importance. 1932 Boys' Life Jan. 55/2 They entered the tunnel, and darkness swallowed them... Pierre's flashlight was no substitute for the good old sun. 2011 Daily Tel. 11 July 3/2 She said that Kindles and other devices to which you can download novels are no substitute for real books. b. there is no substitute for ——: denoting something irreplaceable or unique. ΚΠ 1807 P. Stockdale Lect. Truly Eminent Eng. Poets II. xiv. 291 There is no substitute for genius; it is a rare, and incommunicable species; eminently raised above the common sphere of the human kind. 1895 Teachers' Inst. Feb. 138/1 There is no substitute for the dictionary; it is an essential tool to a learner. 1989 A. C. Amor William Holman Hunt (1990) vi. 95 Hunt told him that there was no substitute for painting direct from nature. 2005 Stuff Aug. 155/3 When it comes to making big decisions about what to buy, there's no substitute for actually road-testing your prospective purchases. < as lemmas |
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