单词 | in one's own right |
释义 | in one's own rightThrough one's own skills or qualifications, as in He's a fine violinist in his own right, or She has a fortune in her own right. This term originally alluded to a legal title or claim, as in She was queen in her own right, but has been used more loosely since about 1600. Words nearby in one's own rightin one's heart of hearts, in one's interest, in one's mind's eye, in one's name, in one's own backyard, in one's own right, in one's own world, in one's pocket, in one's prime, in one's right mind, in one's shell The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。