| 单词 | from time to time |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrom time to (formerly †unto) time j. from time to (formerly †unto) time. extracted from timen.int.conj. (a) At intervals; now and again, occasionally.In quot. a1425, †at stated times, at definite intervals (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > sometimes or occasionally whiloma900 whilea1000 stoundmealc1000 stundumOE otherwhileOE umquhile1154 with and withc1175 by stoundsa1225 otherwhilesc1225 umbestound?c1225 umbewhilec1230 then and thenc1275 sometime…sometime1297 umstounda1300 by while13.. over while13.. sometime1340 umbe throwea1350 at timesa1382 now and again (also anon, eft, now)a1393 umbwhile1393 eftsoona1398 sometimea1400 by sithesc1400 umbestoundsc1400 from time to (formerly unto) time1423 now and (also or) then1445 ever now and nowa1470 when and whenc1470 occasionallya1475 in timesa1500 whiles?a1500 whilomsa1500 sometimes1526 somewhiles1528 at whiles1540 ever now and then1542 a-whiles1546 somewhiles…, somewhiles1547 at sometimes1548 now and thenc1550 ever and anon1558 by occasions1562 on (also upon) occasion1562 as soon…as soon1581 every now and then (also again)1642 by a time1721 once and a while1765 ever and again1788 periodically1825 in spots1851 1423 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1834) III. 88 (MED) Ye desire to be acertained fro tyme to tyme of oure prosperite and welfare. a1425 (c1384) Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Ezek. iv. 11 Fro tyme vn to tyme [L.V. fro tyme til to tyme; L. a tempore usque ad tempus] thou shalt drynke it. a1500 ( in C. Monro Lett. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 38 (MED) To write forth unto us and certiffie us, from tyme to tyme, of all suche tidings as that ye shall have. 1524 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 139 [They] may and shal do grete stede in advertising the Kinges Grace from tyme to tyme..of the procedinges. a1582 W. Bourne Inuentions or Deuises (?1590) lxxvi. 62 You may send letters, and receiue letters of your friends from time vnto time. 1648 Designes Un-masqued 6 Their forces, as well as ours, were from time to time paide. 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 362/1 Let them stand a week or two, stirring the ingredients from time to time. 1790 H. L. Piozzi Diary 18 Mar. in Thraliana (1942) II. ii. 762 The Lady seems Lovesome, & I fancy lends him money from Time to Time. 1809 R. Adam Relig. World Displayed III. 162 The Reformed Presbytery, from time to time, received small accessions to the number of both their ministers and people. 1891 Law Rep.: Weekly Notes 18 July 136/1 The passage..was used only from time to time, and not continuously. 1902 M. Cholmondeley Moth & Rust 33 She hid her convulsed face in her hands, and shuddered violently from time to time. 1959 A. Beaumont Dis. Farm Crops iii. 37 This unusual type of disease is seen from time to time on wheat and on grasses. 2009 Daily Tel. 6 Oct. 6/8 All he did was sigh sadly from time to time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > always or in every case alwayeOE aldayOE everOE by night and (by) daylOE ayc1175 algatea1200 alwaysc1225 everylikec1225 stillc1297 evermorea1300 algatesa1325 alikec1330 early and latec1330 at all assaysc1360 universallya1398 likec1400 continuallyc1460 tidely1482 ay-whenc1485 from time to (formerly unto) timea1500 at all seasons1526 at once1563 at every turn1565 throughout1567 still still1592 still1594 still and anona1616 still an enda1616 every stitch-while1620 everlastingly1628 constantly1651 everywhen1655 eternally1670 allus1739 any day (of the week)1759 everly1808 allers1833 every time1854 toujours1902 all (the way) down the line1975 a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 52 (MED) His correccions noyeth you as sone as ye fele any touche of them, and yet He suffrith from tyme to tyme or He punyce your defaultis. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 14 Heaven is theirs, saieth David, that doe justly from tyme to tyme. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 550 Therefore nothing was more esteemed from time to time among the auncients, than the institution of youth, which Plato calleth Discipline. 1615 E. Grimeston tr. P. d'Avity Estates 1195 It was held for certain that the institution comes from the Apostles, who ordained seuen Deacons, the which haue continued from time to time. a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. sig. 5D2/2 I will therefore wait on God,..and will continue waiting from time to time, until my change come. < as lemmas |
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