单词 | for example |
释义 | > as lemmasfor example P3. for example: (as a sentence adverbial) by way of illustration; as an example or instance. Cf. for instance at instance n. 6b. [Compare Middle French pour exemple (late 14th cent. or earlier), Middle French, French par exemple (early 15th cent. or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > in the particular case [phrase] > for instance or example for example?a1439 as namely1565 exempli causa1569 exempli gratia1591 e.g.1622 ex. gr.1635 for instance1657 exemp. gratia1667 for the purpose1680 par exemple1801 sample this1998 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) vi. 717 For exaumple see houh Athenyo, That whilom was a shepperde in Ytaille..Lay in a-wait beside a gret mounteyn [Fr. Et apres tu regarde..anthonius pastor]. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Liijv As for exempill, ȝe man not say Then feir nocht Nor heir ocht. 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Deliramenta Catarrhi 30 For example, let a cold Thorne or needle be priced into any mans finger..and thereupon shall instantly ensue a violent Pulsation. 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. (b)3v Can we, for Example, give the praise of Valour to a Man who shou'd see his Gods prophan'd? 1755 J. Smith Printer's Gram. 49 For example, c, i, m, p, q, u, being Latin Sorts, might be more sparingly cast. 1848 Mechanics’ Mag. 16 Sept. 319/2 Take for example a long multiplication sum; is not the process carried on by mere mechanical attention to certain laws or rules? 1915 J. Turner Let. 19 Apr. in C. Warren Somewhere in France (2019) 6 I personally am so loving you for the ripping things—the absolutely right things always (matches, for example, quite invaluable..). 1937 Daily Express 3 Mar. 5/2 Take this ‘electric eye’, for example. We're installing it in the hotel driveway to warn people in the street whenever a car's coming out. 2010 Independent 1 Apr. (Life section) 10/1 To gain protected status, foods must be linked to a specific geographical area... For example, only cheese made in Italy's Parma region can be called Parmesan. < as lemmas |
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