| 单词 | time immemorial |
| 释义 | time immemorialSEE SYNONYMS FOR time immemorial ON THESAURUS.COM nounAlso called time out of mind. time in the distant past beyond memory or record: Those carvings have been there from time immemorial. Law. time beyond legal memory, fixed by statute in England as prior to the beginning of the reign of Richard I (1189). Origin of time immemorialFirst recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby time immemorialtime frame, time hangs heavy, Time heals all wounds, time-honored, time-honoured, time immemorial, Time is money, Time is of the essence, time is ripe, time is up, timekeeper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for time immemorialtime immemorial nounthe distant past beyond memory or record law time beyond legal memory, fixed by English statute as before the reign of Richard I (1189) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with time immemorialtime immemorial Also, time out of mind. Long ago, beyond memory or recall, as in These ruins have stood here since time immemorial, or His office has been on Madison Avenue for time out of mind. The first expression comes from English law, where it signifies “beyond legal memory,” specifically before the reign of Richard I (1189–1199), fixed as the legal limit for bringing certain kinds of lawsuit. By about 1600 it was broadened to its present sense of “a very long time ago.” The variant, first recorded in 1432, uses mind in the sense of “memory” or “recall.” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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