单词 | conclusion |
释义 | conclusionn. 1. The end, close, finish, termination, ‘wind up’ (e.g. of a speech or writing). (See also 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > a conclusion or end finea1300 head1340 conclusion1382 close1399 finishmentc1400 issue1479 pass1542 tittle est Amen1568 wind-up1573 wind-up-all1573 upshot1586 catastrophe1609 come-off1640 period1713 pay-off1926 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] endc1000 endingc1000 finea1300 conclusion1382 ooc1384 close1399 finance1449 terminationc1500 last?1520 winding up1560 wind-up1573 wind-up-all1573 conclusure1578 clause1581 upshot1582 desinence1598 omega1599 Godspeed1606 finis1682 finale1786 finish1790 tie-up1829 Z1877 curtains1912 taps1917 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. vii. 23 Mak thou conclusioun, or ende. 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) Introd. 7 To drawe to a conclusyoun Of thys long tale. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Eccles. x. B Who wyl then warne him to make a conclucion? 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. v, in Occas. Refl. sig. F5v I..begin to be weary of writing..I think it high time to hasten to a Conclusion. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 207. ⁋10 The conclusion falls below the vigour and spirit of the first books. 1832 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) II. 56 When the excess of mouths above employment shall bring the felicity to a conclusion. 1881 J. Russell Haigs of Bemersyde 13 The conclusion is written on the back of the title-page. 2. An issue, final result, outcome, upshot. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [noun] > outcome or that which results issuea1325 outcominga1382 conclusionc1384 endc1385 fruita1400 finec1405 termination?a1425 sumc1430 succession1514 sequel1524 game1530 success1537 event1539 pass1542 increase1560 outgate1568 exit1570 cropc1575 utmosta1586 upshoot1598 sequence1600 upshot1604 resultance1616 upshut1620 succedenta1633 apotelesm1636 come-off1640 conclude1643 prosult1647 offcome1666 resultant1692 outlet1710 period1713 outcome1788 outrun1801 outcome1808 upset1821 overcome1822 upping1828 summary1831 outgo1870 upcomec1874 out-turn1881 end-product1923 pay-off1926 wash-up1961 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > conclusion or final result conclusionc1384 uttermost1470 summa summarum1567 loose1589 conclude1643 period1713 outcome1788 pay-off1926 c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame i. 103 With swich conclusioun As had of his avisioun Cresus..That high upon a gebet dyde! 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 19 Whan thou shalt begynne eny werke, pray god of helpe to bringe yt to a good conclusion. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 679 All their long studies and forecastes were brought to none effect or conclusion. 1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 43 What will bee the conclusion of all this..? 1643 J. Burroughes Expos. Hosea (1652) xvii. 442 I am afraid he will cast me off in the conclusion. 1777 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 202 The intelligence..received, is not of the conclusion of this unhappy affair, though that conclusion is no ways doubted. 3. in conclusion: †(a) in the end, at last; (b) to conclude or sum up, finally; also (formerly) in short. Also †at conclusion, for conclusion, upon conclusion (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > [adverb] > by way of summary or in short in conclusionc1386 compendiously1398 brieflya1475 summarily1529 summarly1543 abridgedly1704 resumptively1716 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > the end [phrase] > in the end or at last at lastlOE at the lastlOE afinec1325 in the lasta1382 for conclusionc1386 an-endc1390 the lasta1400 in (the) finea1500 at conclusiona1513 in conclusiona1513 at long last1523 at length1525 in (rarely at, upon) the upshot1577 in the final (also last) analysis1786 in the death1958 at the end of the day1974 the mind > language > speech > narration > [adverb] > in conclusion for conclusion1550 in conclusionc1550 conclusively1552 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > the end [phrase] > finally or in conclusion at lastlOE for finalc1374 in final1393 in fine1545 for conclusion1550 in conclusionc1550 c1386 G. Chaucer Pardoner's Prol. 126 Herkneth, lordynges, in conclusioun, Youre likying is that I schal telle a tale. a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 65 For conclusyon her..euelle dedes passed the good. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xxxvii. f. xiiiiv In conclucyon he was deuouryd..of the sayd monstre. c1530 A. Barclay Egloges iii. sig. O Suche loue ofte prouyth faynt at conclusyon. 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War iii. vii. f. lxxxii And for conclusyon it is a thynge impossyble. c1550 Wife in Morelles Skin 591 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 204 At shorte conclusyon, they went their way. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. i. 79 In conclusion, I stand affected to her. View more context for this quotation a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 268 He..changed sides so often, that in conclusion no side trusted him. 1868 J. Bright Speeches Public Policy II. 331 I will say, in conclusion, that I am delighted with this meeting. 4. a. The last part or section of a speech or writing, in which the main points are summed up. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > conclusion conclusionc1405 epilogation1474 epilogo1588 resultance1610 resultancya1628 epilogue1644 epilogism1671 the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > summarizing > summary sum1340 conclusionc1405 capitlea1425 docketa1483 chapiter1483 summary1509 summar1565 collection1579 continent1590 epilogue1646 summing up1795 sum-up1848 sum totalization1855 run-through1946 the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech > concluding speech or part of speech parclosec1390 conclusionc1405 period1532 peroration1550 close1578 corollary1603 epilogue1644 closing argument1819 snapper1857 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > epilogue, envoy, or conclusion parclosec1390 envoyc1398 conclusionc1405 l'envoy1430 subscriptionc1450 extraduction1533 epilogue1564 surclose1589 corollary1603 post-face1742 retroduction1786 explicit1849 snapper1857 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 181 This [is] my conclusioun To clerkes lete I al this disputisoun. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 4 b The conclusion is a clarkely gatherynge of the matter spoken before, and a lappyng up of it altogether. 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xii. 13 Let vs heare the conclusion of the whole matter: Feare God, and keepe his commandements. View more context for this quotation a1713 J. Sharp Wks. I. ix (R.) A text..that I..leave with you..as the sum and conclusion of my preaching. ΚΠ 1493 Petronylla (Pynson) 12 She was..for short conclusion Called the clere myrroure of all perfection. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 60 All that god asketh of man, ys conteyned vnder one conclusyon of charyte. Categories » c. Grammar. The concluding or consequent clause of a conditional sentence; the apodosis. 5. a. A judgement or statement arrived at by any reasoning process; an inference, deduction, induction. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > process of inferring, inference > [noun] > product of inferring, an inference consequentc1374 corollaryc1374 conclusion1399 consequencec1400 inductionc1440 collection1529 sequel1565 consectary1588 inference1612 sequence1614 ratiocinationc1620 introduction1632 upshot1639 sequency1642 consequency1651 deducible1654 consequentiala1734 generalization1794 educt1816 sequitur1836 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iv. 68 Er they come to þe clos a-combrid þey were, Þat þei þe conclucioun þan constrewe ne couþe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 23705 (heading) (MED) A predicacioun wiþ þe conclusioun þer-a-pon. 1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 8v Last of all is put the conclusion, which is inferred & proued by the demonstration. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xi. 97 A third Act [of Intellection] is a connecting of Propositions and deducing of Conclusions from them. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. vi. 110 People fancy they can draw contradictory Conclusions from the Idea of Infinity. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 27 Forming conclusions which the next minute's experience may probably destroy. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. i. 239 More like a fairy tale than the sober conclusions of science. 1865 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 178 167 It seems that the conclusion is inevitable. 1887 Times 9 Dec. 10/2 He jumped to a conclusion that was utterly baseless. b. Logic. A proposition deduced by reasoning from previous propositions: spec. the last of the three propositions forming a syllogism, deduced from the two former or premisses. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > [noun] > conclusion consequencec1400 conclusion1474 illation1533 inference1612 consequent1628 sequitur1836 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. v. 119 The conclusions and the sophyms of logyque. 1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 14 Drawing all the lines of Martin into sillogismes, euerie conclusion beeing this ‘Ergo Martin is to bee hangd’. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 26 Where I thinke is all the Premises, A Foole sayd it, must needs be the Conclusion. 1716 J. Addison Free-Holder No. 32 She granted him both the Major and the Minor, and deny'd him the Conclusion. 1887 T. Fowler Elem. Deduct. Logic iii. 96 If either of the premisses be negative, the conclusion must be negative. c. The action of concluding or inferring. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > process of inferring, inference > [noun] reasoning?c1400 collection1529 conclusion1532 induction1551 inferring1571 remotion1587 syllogism1588 deduction1593 inference1593 inferment1593 extraction1622 eduction1654 perduction1656 reducementa1750 deducing1826 vertical thinking1966 1532 W. Thynne in Wks. Chaucer Ded. sig. Aijv/1 In whose [sc. Chaucer's] workes is..suche sharpnesse or quycknesse in conclusyon. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xvi. 29 Your Wife Octauia, with her modest eyes, And still Conclusion, shall acquire no Honour Demuring vpon me. View more context for this quotation 1635 W. Barriffe Mil. Discipline ii. 10 The censure of some..that they will finde more Postures of the Pike here then formerly they knew of, and so by their conclusion more then there is any need of. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > dogmatic assertion > [noun] > dogma or dictum conclusion1393 ipse dixit1574 say-so1637 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [noun] > matter for discussion questionc1225 pointc1300 propositiona1382 conclusion1393 positiona1398 motivec1400 move1439 gainsay1559 moot point1563 argumenta1568 prop1607 contention1635 corollary1636 hypothesis1669 discursivea1676 contestation1880 submission1884 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 205 Unto this conclusion, That tiranny is to despise, I finde ensample in sondry wise. 1395 Oath of Recant. in Academy (1883) 17 Nov. 331/1 Þat I..ne defende [no] conclusions ne techynges of the lollardes. 1477 W. Caxton in Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (1877) lf. 73v In the dyctes and sayengys of Socrates,..my saide lord hath left out certayn..conclusions towchyng women. ?1554 tr. H. Latimer Protestation in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. ii. xxxiv. 91 Thus, lo! I have written an Answer to your Conclusions. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) 116 Having handled these ten Principal Conclusions. a. Something propounded for solution or mathematical demonstration; a proposition, problem. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry conclusionc1400 problem1570 zetetic1692 prob1700 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > materials of topic > [noun] > of debate or discussion proposec1350 purposec1350 propositiona1382 problema1387 conclusionc1400 state of the causea1525 question1549 argumenta1568 thesis1579 disquisition1605 problem1645 consultation1663 consult1683 propos1816 issue1836 chat1861 debating point1927 battleground1931 c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) Prol. 1 I purpose to teche the a certein nombre of conclusions apertenyng to the same instrument. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) ii. §1. 14 Her bygynnen the conclusions of the Astrelabie. 1. To fynde the degree in which the sonne is day by day, after hir cours a-bowte. 1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. xxvii So that the circle is iustely made in the triangle, as the conclusion did purporte. 1663 J. Rollock in Mrq. Worcester's Cent. Inv., Exact Def. 8 Several..rare, useful, and never formerly heard of Mathematical Conclusions. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun] riddleOE purposec1350 problema1382 propositiona1382 conclusion1393 divinailc1430 opposal?a1439 riddling?c1475 wordc1480 why1532 dark, hard sentence1535 enigma1539 remblere1599 puzzlement1646 gripha1652 puzzler1651 riddlemy riddlemy1652 puzzle1655 crux1718 teaser1759 puzzleation1767 conundrum1790 poser1793 riddle-me-ree1805 stumper1807 tickler1825 sticker1849 brain-teaser1850 grueller1856 question mark1870 brain-twister1878 skull-buster1926 mind-bender1968 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 146 To sete some conclusion, Which shulde be confusion Unto this knight. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles i. 99 Read the conclusion then. View more context for this quotation a. An experiment. Obsolete except as in 8b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment experiencec1384 adventurec1405 conclusion1430 experiment1594 essay1605 specimen1610 tentative1632 periclitation1658 tentamen1673 say-hand1712 try-out1903 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. ii This conclusyon He may not scape for fauour ne for mede. ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Cviij That is the properist conclusyon That euer I herde. 1594 H. Plat Diuers Chimicall Concl. Distillation (title page) in Jewell House Diuerse chimicall conclusions concerning..Distillation. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) v. ii. 349 She hath pursu'de Conclusions infinite Of easie wayes to dye. View more context for this quotation 1624 F. Bacon New Atlantis (Bohn) 299 We practise likewise all conclusions of grafting..as well of wild trees as fruit-trees. 1670 I. Walton Life H. Wotton 51 in Lives Some part of most days was usually spent in Philosophical Conclusions. b. to try conclusions (also, formerly †to prove conclusions, to try (a) conclusion): to try experiments, to experiment; transferred to engage in a trial of skill, strength, etc. (Now associated with sense 2, as if = ‘to try the issue, see what will come of it’.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] taste1382 provec1390 assayc1394 try1573 to try conclusions1601 to give the adventure1607 experiment1787 experimentalize1800 experimentize1847 dogfood1996 society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > compete or rival [verb (intransitive)] envyc1369 to try (also play, prove, etc.) masteriesa1393 strive?c1450 pingle?a1513 marrow1567 corrive1586 contend1589 tilt1589 to drop vie(s)1599 to prove conclusions1601 to try (a) conclusion1601 rival1608 wage1608 campa1614 vie1615 buzzle1638 side1641 rival1656 urge1691 compete1796 rivalize1800 1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 107 If their eyes trie not conclusion, They will not trust a strangers true reporting. 1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost 35 Either he would haue restitution for his purse..or they would trie a conclusion at Tyborne. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 179 Like the famous Ape, To try conclusions in the basket creepe. View more context for this quotation 1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1630) 311 As if..to giue our Saviour the lye, and to proue conclusions with the Almighty. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 37 His poor and beggerly Farm hath wasted what he hath, and he has no more to try new Conclusions withal. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 314 But try no mad Conclusions. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. v. 139 Put his tissues under the microscope and try conclusions on him. 1884 Liverpool Daily Post 23 June 5 To day Australian cricketers will try conclusions with a Liverpool team. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object willeOE errand?c1225 purposec1300 endc1305 emprisec1330 intentc1340 use1340 conclusionc1374 studya1382 pointc1385 causec1386 gamea1393 term?c1400 businessc1405 finec1405 intentionc1410 object?a1425 obtent?a1475 drift1526 intend1526 respect1528 flight1530 finality?1541 stop1551 scope1559 butt?1571 bent1579 aiming point1587 pursuitc1592 aim1595 devotion1597 meaning1605 maina1610 attempt1610 design1615 purport1616 terminusa1617 intendment1635 pretence1649 ettle1790 big (also great) idea1846 objective1878 objective1882 the name of the game1910 the object of the exercise1958 thrust1968 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 480 Only, lo, for this conclusioun, To likyn her the betre for his renoun. c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Prol. 115 Tel me also, to what conclusioun Were membres maad. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 340 To what finall conclusion They wolde regne kinges there. 10. The result of a discussion, or examination of a question; final determination, decision, resolution; final arrangement or agreement. (See conclude v. 12, 13.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > conclusion culorum1362 conclusionc1385 conjecturec1386 issuea1393 deduction1532 overplus1536 gatheringa1555 deducement1605 summation1608 therefore1641 offcome1655 deductivea1676 empiricism1724 wrap-up1960 inference1972 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Hypermnestra. 2643 Thou nescapest noght..But thou consente..Tak this to thee for ful conclusioun. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxii. 85 After her conclusion taken. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) clviii. 608 [He] had harde all the conclusyon that the abbot had taken with these prynces. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 4 The conclusion ensued, that his charges must bee borne. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. xii. §8. 154 Their standing out hindred not the rest from proceeding to conclusion. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 42 At Leipsick, February 8, 1630..the Protestants agreed on several Heads for their mutual Defence..these were the Famous Conclusions of Leipsick. 1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 155 There shou'd be reason to think they were come to some Conclusion on the several matters before them. 1891 N.E.D. at Conclusion Mod. He has come to the conclusion not to prosecute the inquiry. 11. The concluding, settling, or final arranging (of a peace, treaty, etc.). (See conclude v. 11.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] accordc1275 assentc1400 agreement1427 appointment?1440 agreec1475 condition1483 covin1489 agreeance1525 concluding1530 compaction1534 indenture1540 conjurea1547 obsignation?1555 conclusion1569 engage1589 astipulation1595 adstipulation1598 agreation1598 tractation1600 closing1606 dispatch1612 combinationa1616 engagement1617 closure1647 covenantinga1649 adjustment1674 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 730 Now let vs..returne to the conclusion of the peace. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 14 Hee had condescended to the conclusion of the marriage (so long..suspended). 1685 H. Consett Pract. Spiritual Courts 156 The Conclusion of the Cause. 1837 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VI. l. 767 The..object of his mission..was the conclusion of an armistice. 1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein III. 354 By the conclusion of treaties or the disbanding of armies. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > action of conclusion1676 cooping1813 immuring1851 lock-in1893 impoundage1954 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 169 The conclusion of them under chains of darkness..in Hell fire. 13. Law. An act by which a man debars himself from doing anything inconsistent with it; ‘a binding act’ (Wharton Law Dict.); a bar or impediment so arising, an estoppel. (See conclude v. 3.) ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > [noun] > binding act or impediment to action conclusion1530 1530 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student xli. f. ciiiiv Without it be by suche a matter that yt worke by way of conclusyon or estopell. 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 71 Conclusion is when a man by his own act upon Record hath charged himselfe with a dutie or other thing: as if a freeman confesse himselfe to bee the villeine of A. upon record..hee shall be concluded to say in any action or plea afterwards, that hee is free, by reason of his own confession. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 438 It was determined, that though the fine operated at first by conclusion, and passed no interest, yet the estoppel should bind the heir. 14. Scots Law. The concluding clause (or paragraph) of a Summons, which sets forth the purpose of the action or suit; the purpose or object itself, as stated in the Summons. Cf. conclude v. 15.Now (since 1876) only used in actions in the Court of Session, in which the Summons still proceeds, in antiquated form, in the name of the Sovereign, thus: ‘Victoria, etc. Whereas it is humbly meant and shown to us by our lovite, etc.’; and after setting forth the names of the parties, etc., ‘concludes’ in such terms as ‘Therefore, it ought and should be found and declared, that’ or ‘Therefore the defender..ought and should be decerned and ordained..to, etc.’ The clause usually further ‘concludes’ for the expenses of the action. ΚΠ 1826–7 Stair iv. 5. §5. There uses a conclusion to be added for payment. 1850 Act 13 & 14 Vict. c. 36 §1 [The Summons shall set forth the names of parties] and the conclusions of the Action. 1875 Dove Wilson Sheriff Court Pract. 100 §6 The conclusion for expenses is very briefly stated. It is always well to insert it. 15. foregone conclusion: see foregone adj. b.As used by Shakespeare, variously referred to senses 2, 8, 10. 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