| 单词 | command of words |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommand of words a. Power of control, disposal, or direction; mastery; possession with full power to use. command of language, command of words, etc.: facility of expression. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [noun] > possession and control wieldnesseOE wieldOE wieldingOE command1642 society > authority > control > [noun] steera900 governaila1382 governancea1393 controlment1495 moderation1526 control1583 command1642 whip-handle1861 whip-hold1895 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > opportunity or practice of using > full power to use command1642 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > fitting word > skill in use of words command of language1781 wordmanship1882 wordsmanship1917 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xviii. 430 No man had better command of rain and sunshine in his face. 1658 J. Robinson Endoxa i. 11 The choice..is within the command of our will. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 23 The..Priest behav'd with great Command of his Passions. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 189 The familiar use, and absolute command, of the Latin language. c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 37 I had sufficient command over myself to suppress my emotions. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 183 Having gifts of courage..and command of money and friends. 1878 J. W. Ebsworth in Brathwait's Strappado (new ed.) Introd. p. xxvi Men inferior to him in command of words. < as lemmas |
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