| 单词 | against a person's will |
| 释义 | > as lemmasagainst a person's will c. against a person's will: in opposition to a person's own inclination or liking, unwillingly; †against one's own purpose, unintentionally (obsolete rare); (also) in opposition to another person's choice, intention, or desire. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adverb] unwillc893 uneathc900 unthankc960 latelyOE against a person's willa1225 loatha1340 grutchingly1340 at one's unthanksa1400 wandsomely?a1400 at (or again) one's unwillesc1400 uneathsa1425 unwilfully1435 invitec1450 tarrowinglyc1480 scantly1509 nicely1530 tarryingly1530 unwillingly?1531 loathly1547 faintly1548 evil-willingly1549 grudgingly1549 difficultly1551 loathsomely1561 dangerously1573 ill-willing1579 backwardlya1586 costively1598 with an ill will1601 with (a) bad (also ill) grace1614 sadly1622 tenderlya1628 reluctantly1646 shyly1701 uncheerfully1754 à contre-coeur1803 shrinkingly1817 retractatively1851 begrudgingly1853 forcibly1867 loathfully1887 tharfly1894 a1225 (?OE) MS Vesp. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 233 He ȝesceop alle þing of nahte, and na þing ne maȝi [i.e. maȝ i] aȝenes his wille. 1512 Act 4 Henry VIII c. 20 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 90 The said John..fortuned to be slayn..ayenst the will and mynde of your seid Besecher. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Suffolk xxii King and queene were forst against their willes. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 100 This fellow hath banisht two on's daughters, and done the third a blessing against his will . View more context for this quotation 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 226 He that complies against his Will, Is of his own opinion still. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 520 His steed Declined the death, and wheeling swiftly round,..Baffled his rider, saved against his will. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 40 The Grand Seignior cannot do a more absolute act than to order a man to be dragged away from his family, and, against his will, run his head against the mouth of a cannon. 1997 Mod. Railways July 397/2 Although the Regulator cannot tear up Railtrack's contracts, they can be changed against Railtrack's will and before they expire. 2006 A. Davies Goodbye Lemon ii. 119 Against my will I start fondling the idea. < as lemmas |
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