单词 | by force of arms |
释义 | > as lemmasby (also with) force of arms force of arms n. the use of weapons or arms; military or violent means; also in figurative contexts. Usually in by (also with) force of arms. [After Anglo-Norman and Middle French force d'armes (1297 or earlier in Old French; French force d'armes)] . ΚΠ ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 172 (MED) Prestes..beten marketis & entermeten hem of louedaies, holdynge wiþ fors of armes. 1529 T. Paynell tr. Assaute & Conquest Heuen v. sig. C.iiv That citie whiche they entende to conquere and take by force of armes. 1571 R. Reynolds Chron. Noble Emperours f. 144 Determininge by force of armes to recouer the prouinces, and Citties of Affricke. 1625 A. Darcie tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth ii. 236 The Queene would reuenge and right herselfe by force of Armes. 1660 H. Adis Fannaticks Mite 11 This Kingdom shall not be set up by force of Arms. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 17. 1/2 This Author will find..that Obloquy is not repuls'd by the Force of Arms. 1770 Adventures of Actor 83 The Highwayman..thinking he was studying how to illude his demand by force of arms, reiterated it with a volley of oaths. 1835 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 2 150 It is incumbent on him to proceed immediately to the reduction of the rebels by force of arms. 1889 E. McMurdo Hist. Portugal III. v. 264 He would not resort to the force of arms to subjugate except as a last resort. 1939 C. Headlam Diary 18 Mar. in S. Ball Parl. & Politics in Age Churchill & Attlee (1999) iii. 152 I cannot see any stopping the German bid for world hegemony short of stopping it by force of arms. 2011 Financial Times 19 Apr. 11 An impasse which cannot be resolved by force of arms alone. < as lemmas |
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