单词 | heart and soul |
释义 | heart and souln.adv.adj. A. n. 1. The whole of one's energy and affection; one's whole being. Esp. in earlier use with heart and soul: = with (also †mid) one's whole heart at heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 1j(a). Cf. life and soul at life n. Phrases 10b and with one's whole soul at soul n. Phrases 1a(a). ΚΠ a1450 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Douce 295) i. xliv. f. 41v For be hym [sc. a false prophet] god asayith ȝou þat it mow ben opynly knowyn wheþir ȝe louyn hym with al ȝoure herte & soule or nouth. 1517 W. Atkinson tr. Full Deuoute & Gostely Treatyse Imytacyon Cryste iv. ix. sig. B.iiiv And thys daye good lorde I offre vnto the my selfe perpetually to be thy seruaunt wyth my herte and soule fully to contynue. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. iii. 102 He prayes but faintly, and would be denied, We pray with heart and soule, and all beside. View more context for this quotation 1685 H. Bold & W. Bold tr. in Latine Songs 154 Then here's a bowl, With Heart and Soul To Charles, and say amen to't. 1703 Duke of Marlborough Let. 18 Apr. in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) I. 165 That I may be rewarded with quietness and your company, shall be the constant prayers of him that is with heart and soull yours. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 243 To all appearance, you sol-fa with your whole heart and soul. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 26 Sept. 6/2 The earnest actor who has heart and soul in his work. 1969 Cultural News from India Nov. 13 Kanak has devoted her whole heart and soul to the study of Kathakali. 2001 Dreamwatch Oct. 70/1 I think you have a bunch of really professional actors who bring their heart and soul to this, whether the writing's good or bad. 2. With the. A person who or thing which forms the vital or central part of something; the essence or core. Cf. the life (and soul) of (something, esp. a party) at life n. 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] > vital part or vitalizing influence pitheOE sap1526 quicka1566 lifeblood1582 heartstring1584 entelechy1603 heart1603 heart-blood1606 heart and soul1616 heart's-blooda1631 life's bloodc1635 1616 S. Hieron Doctrines Triall 39 Excellently spake he, who called the Scripture the heart and soule of God. 1646 S. Rutherford Divine Right Church-govt. xxvii. 601 This is the heart and soul of Popery, that the Papists teach that Christ..hath left..an earthly and visible Monarch as his Vicar on earth. 1763 St. James' Chron. 28 July 4/1 Slavery and Poverty will kill those Vermin, which are preying on the very Heart and Soul of our Constitution. 1812 Weekly Reg. 4 Apr. 86/2 Until Upper Canada,..the very heart and soul of this nefarious business, shall be subjugated by the United States. 1878 M. Williams Mod. India 131 The worship of Vishṇu and Śiva..constitute the very heart and soul of Southern Hindūism. 1910 Weston Gaz. 15 Jan. 6/2 He is still the heart and soul of the animal-park at Stellingen. 1955 H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers (rev. ed.) ix. 111 The heart and soul of the system by which Sherry is produced is the Solera. 2011 Sphere Spring 111 (advt.) Planters Inn, whose courtyard, piazzas, expansive suites and rooms overlook the heart and soul of Historic Charleston. B. adv. With all one's energy and devotion; wholeheartedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb] yernlyc725 yerneOE yernfullyOE earnestlyOE fastOE needlya1350 keenlya1375 prestlya1375 eagerlyc1380 busilya1400 earnestfullya1400 enkerly?a1400 entirelya1400 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 effectually1434 heartfullya1450 heartilya1450 increlyc1480 zealously?1495 affectionately1534 earnest1563 heart and soul1620 obnixiously1632 obnixely1641 earn1656 warmly1665 enthusiastically1730 con amore1749 ravingly1825 wholeheartedly1845 enthusiastly1846 the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adverb] strongeOE fastOE stably1297 strengthlya1400 unabasedlyc1425 unfaintlyc1425 four-squarec1430 strengthilyc1485 determinedlyc1540 resolutely1549 determinately1556 martyr-like1579 resolvedly1587 strongly1591 undauntedly1598 heart and soul1620 fairly and squarely1628 bently1645 decisively1653 supportinglya1664 setly1673 decidedly1770 martyrly1819 immitigably1824 staunchly1825 unshrinkingly1826 unflinchingly1833 hell-bent1863 square1867 fair and square1870 full-bloodedly1898 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote xliv. 290 So recommending himself, heart and soul, to his Lady Dulcinea del Toboso, hee determined to hearken to the Musick. 1655 J. Goodwin Fresh Discov. 28 [They] are devoted heart and soul to the promoting of the latter [sc. Christian Religion]. 1795 R. Adair Whig's Apol. 38 The British court was heart and soul in the confederacy. 1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 68 Entering heart and soul into the dust and heat of the Church's war with the world. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. xi. 329 He threw himself, heart and soul, into every requirement of the time. 1932 G. B. Shaw Let. 16 Apr. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 300 Ellen, though she came through with me virgo intacta, gave herself away heart and soul without a thought of reserve. 2006 Brides Sept. 100/2 I admit a pre-nuptial agreement isn't the most romantic subject to raise when you're about to commit, heart and soul. C. adj. (attributive). Devoted and enthusiastic; committed, wholehearted; (also) that is felt from the heart (and soul), deeply felt. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] > dedicated heart and soula1806 dedicated1944 a1806 D. Wordsworth Jrnl. Tour Scotl. in Jrnls. (1941) I. 205 He himself was very fond of eating of the spoil—unusual with true heart-and-soul sportsmen. 1836 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 275 The heart-and-soul manner in which he put himself in my place. 1896 Unitarian Dec. 539/1 Our lips [must] be taught to better articulate the heart-and-soul language of humanity. 1951 Rotarian Oct. 15/2 Dr. Anderson waged a heart-and-soul struggle through personal efforts and the columns of the Booneville Independent. 1970 Billboard 10 Oct. 66/2 Another powerhouse sales item from the heart and soul stylist. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 May 57/1 The deans of the [German] Social Democratic Party are not anti-American, but none of them are full-blooded, heart-and-soul Atlanticists. Phrases to put one's heart and soul into (something): to devote all one's energy and enthusiasm to. ΚΠ 1809 Antijacobin Rev. Aug. 432 Put your heart and soul into the act, and fulminate upon the darling topic. 1869 Arthur's Home Mag. Dec. 347/1 Off there in South America, young Wentworth, shaping his life to new issues, putting his heart and soul into work and daily details of business, into new habits of industry. 1936 M. R. Anand Coolie v. 340 Still, he had tried to show his gratitude to the Sahib by putting his heart and soul into the work at the bungalow. 1977 M. Frayn Alphabet. Order ii, in Plays: One (1985) 67 She hasn't been here long, I know. But she's put her whole heart and soul into this place. 2009 Vanity Fair May 108/4 This year I'm putting my heart and soul into helping President Barack Obama sort out the economic crisis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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