英语词汇“creature of circumstance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. The ‘condition or state of affairs’ (Johnson) surrounding and affecting an agent; esp. the external conditions prevailing at the time. (Now usually plural) Esp. in (the) creature of circumstance(s).

Mere situation is expressed by ‘in the circumstances’, action affected is performed ‘under the circumstances’.

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the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun]

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circumstancec1380

termsa1382

conditionc1384

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attitude1744

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the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] > creature of circumstance

(the) creature of circumstance(s)1827

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 392 Iche counseile of Crist is comaundement for sumtyme and summe circumstaunsis.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKKi^v All..thynges perteynyng therto, as circumstaunces required.

1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 407 Every Hypocrite..under the same Circumstances would have infallibly treated Him with the same Barbarity.

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Sensus Communis: Ess. Freedom of Wit 117 The past Actions and Circumstances of Mankind.

1745 W. Harris in Private Lett. 1st Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 19 A..march attended with the severest circumstances of weather and roads.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 47 I am govern'd by circumstances..I cannot govern them.

1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. ix. 61 Your administration has driven us into circumstances of equal distress.

1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. vii. 260 Man is not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances are the creatures of men.

1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 1 Man without religion is the creature of circumstances.

1836 R. Owen Bk. New Moral World i. vii. 37 Man is the creature of the circumstances in which he is placed.]

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 140 Who found himself in circumstances to which he was unequal.

1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 17 The desire to obtain the money will, under certain circumstances, stimulate industry.

1862 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. II. iii. 83 We are but the creatures of circumstances.

1867 R. Broughton Cometh up as Flower I. i. 2 As comfortable as circumstances will permit.

1872 E. G. White Testimonies for Church No. 21. 65 If we are creatures of circumstance, we shall surely fail of perfecting Christian characters.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money 13 By custom or the force of circumstances.

1929 Sat. Rev. 20 July 78/2 Theresa is the creature of circumstance.

1947 W. S. Maugham (title) Creatures of circumstance.

单词	creature of circumstance
释义	> as lemmas (the) creature of circumstance(s) a. The ‘condition or state of affairs’ (Johnson) surrounding and affecting an agent; esp. the external conditions prevailing at the time. (Now usually plural) Esp. in (the) creature of circumstance(s). Mere situation is expressed by ‘in the circumstances’, action affected is performed ‘under the circumstances’. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] thingeOE to-tagc12.. estrec1300 casec1325 aboutstanding1340 circumstancec1380 termsa1382 conditionc1384 befalla1492 weather1603 attendant1607 belonginga1616 circumstantial1647 incident1649 incidence1670 incidental1707 attitude1744 circs1883 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] > creature of circumstance (the) creature of circumstance(s)1827 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 392 Iche counseile of Crist is comaundement for sumtyme and summe circumstaunsis. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKKi^v All..thynges perteynyng therto, as circumstaunces required. 1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 407 Every Hypocrite..under the same Circumstances would have infallibly treated Him with the same Barbarity. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Sensus Communis: Ess. Freedom of Wit 117 The past Actions and Circumstances of Mankind. 1745 W. Harris in Private Lett. 1st Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 19 A..march attended with the severest circumstances of weather and roads. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 47 I am govern'd by circumstances..I cannot govern them. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. ix. 61 Your administration has driven us into circumstances of equal distress. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. vii. 260 Man is not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances are the creatures of men. 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 1 Man without religion is the creature of circumstances. 1836 R. Owen Bk. New Moral World i. vii. 37 Man is the creature of the circumstances in which he is placed.] 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 140 Who found himself in circumstances to which he was unequal. 1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 17 The desire to obtain the money will, under certain circumstances, stimulate industry. 1862 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. II. iii. 83 We are but the creatures of circumstances. 1867 R. Broughton Cometh up as Flower I. i. 2 As comfortable as circumstances will permit. 1872 E. G. White Testimonies for Church No. 21. 65 If we are creatures of circumstance, we shall surely fail of perfecting Christian characters. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money 13 By custom or the force of circumstances. 1929 Sat. Rev. 20 July 78/2 Theresa is the creature of circumstance. 1947 W. S. Maugham (title) Creatures of circumstance. extracted from circumstancen. < as lemmas
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