单词 | in conformity to |
释义 | > as lemmasin conformity to b. in conformity to: according to (a standard, rule, or pattern), in obedience to, as required by, in compliance with. (Now less usual.) ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [phrase] > in conformity to or with to the tune of1607 in conformity to1628 in conformity with1794 1628 W. Bedell Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. cxxxv. 402 A form [drawn]..in conformity to two instruments. 1651 in E. Nicholas Papers (1886) I. 271 In conformity to the practise and example of my predecessors. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 84 in Justice Vindicated The doing it in conformity to Gods command, as he hath supernaturally revealed himself. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 133 The wells and springs..rise and fall, in exact conformity to the waxing and waning of the moon. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 56 Trained in conformity to her position and prospects. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1876) ii. iv. 69 In strict conformity to their own theories. < as lemmas |
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