英语词汇“an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. In proverbial phrases denoting a small amount of something immaterial, contrasted with pound (or occasionally stone, etc.), as an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy (chiefly Scottish), an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure (U.S.), etc. Cf. pound n.¹ 1c.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > [noun] > a quantity or amount > of an imponderable thing

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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > specifically of something immaterial

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1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Miii^v Better is one vnce of good lyfe, than .x. pounde of pardon.

1592 G. Delamothe French Alphabeth ii. 55 An ounce of discretion, is better worth, then a pounde of hardinesse.

1629 Bk. Merry Riddles 26 An ounce of state requires a pound of gold.

1670 Sc. Prov. in J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 264 An ounce of mothers wit is worth a pound of Clergy.

1685 R. Codrington Proverbs 116 Miseries come by pounds, but go away by ounces.

1734 B. Franklin Ess. (1987) 239 As an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, I would advise 'em to take care how they suffer living brands-ends.

1748 J. Eliot Ess. Field-husbandry in New-Eng. 12 It used to be the saying of an old man, that an ounce of experience is better than a pound of science.

1822 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 3/1 The old saying, that an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy.

1844 F. Palgrave Truths & Fictions Mid. Ages (ed. 2) 118 An ounce of mother wit, improved by observation, is worth a stone of book-knowledge.

1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell II. ix. 187 Remember that rigid probity, and the strictest punctuality..are the very soul of business, and that an ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.

1925 J. Galsworthy Caravan 667 An ounce of fact is worth a ton of theory.

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 43/1 An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.

1992 D. Seymour & T. Seymour America's Best Classrooms ix. 65 The recipe..to create the proper learning environment involves an ounce of prevention, a cup of organization, one tablespoon each of fairness and follow-through, and a pinch of excitement.

单词	an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy
释义	> as lemmas an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy c. In proverbial phrases denoting a small amount of something immaterial, contrasted with pound (or occasionally stone, etc.), as an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy (chiefly Scottish), an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure (U.S.), etc. Cf. pound n.¹ 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > [noun] > a quantity or amount > of an imponderable thing poundOE ounce1526 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > specifically of something immaterial ounce1526 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Miii^v Better is one vnce of good lyfe, than .x. pounde of pardon. 1592 G. Delamothe French Alphabeth ii. 55 An ounce of discretion, is better worth, then a pounde of hardinesse. 1629 Bk. Merry Riddles 26 An ounce of state requires a pound of gold. 1670 Sc. Prov. in J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 264 An ounce of mothers wit is worth a pound of Clergy. 1685 R. Codrington Proverbs 116 Miseries come by pounds, but go away by ounces. 1734 B. Franklin Ess. (1987) 239 As an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, I would advise 'em to take care how they suffer living brands-ends. 1748 J. Eliot Ess. Field-husbandry in New-Eng. 12 It used to be the saying of an old man, that an ounce of experience is better than a pound of science. 1822 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 3/1 The old saying, that an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy. 1844 F. Palgrave Truths & Fictions Mid. Ages (ed. 2) 118 An ounce of mother wit, improved by observation, is worth a stone of book-knowledge. 1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell II. ix. 187 Remember that rigid probity, and the strictest punctuality..are the very soul of business, and that an ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept. 1925 J. Galsworthy Caravan 667 An ounce of fact is worth a ton of theory. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 43/1 An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure. 1992 D. Seymour & T. Seymour America's Best Classrooms ix. 65 The recipe..to create the proper learning environment involves an ounce of prevention, a cup of organization, one tablespoon each of fairness and follow-through, and a pinch of excitement. extracted from ouncen.¹ < as lemmas
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