单词 | in my mind |
释义 | > as lemmasin my mind a. to my mind (also in my mind): in my judgement or opinion, as I think; also (occasionally) with the other possessive personal pronouns (cf. sense 14b). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > personal opinion > [adverb] > in my opinion to (my) seemingc1386 to my supposinga1393 in my mindc1400 conceitc1405 in one's own conceit1483 in my fantasy1561 to my mind1600 in my seeming1604 in (also to) my conception1650 to my way of thinking1733 if you ask me1873 c1400 [see sense 16]. a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 1357 (MED) Take no man therto But he be wagide..And that your wagis be to theire mynde Bettir then thei elswere can fynde. 1518 in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 224 And yt hayd bene beste for me In my mynd. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 404 Anthonio, gratifie this gentleman, for in my mind you are much bound to him. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iv. 16 But to my minde..it is a custome More honourd in the breach, then the obseruance. 1663 A. Cowley Of Obscurity in Ess. in Verse & Prose It is, in my Mind, a very delightful Pastime. 1714 S. Centlivre Wonder ii. 15 Now in my Mind—I take Snuff with a very Jantee Air. 1754 S. Johnson Let. 16 July (1992) I. 81 My book..draws towards its end, but which I cannot finish to my mind without visiting the libraries of Oxford. 1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband III. 255 They then got into their carriage, a mighty flashy one, to my mind. 1813 J. C. Hobhouse Journey (ed. 2) 501 The modern cestus,..is not, in my mind, an agreeable ornament. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xvi. 182 The other is but a loutish young fellow, to my mind. 1877 H. James American viii. 148 Your best chance for success will be precisely in being, to her mind, unusual, unexpected, original. 1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner July 185/2 Would you mind helping us by saying what, to your minds, are the worst qualities of this unique civilization of yours? 1941 J. C. Ransom New Crit. ii. 208 In my mind Dante's beliefs are very bold speculations at which the accusing finger has pointed steadily for a long time now. 1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story x. 79 An eye should be kept on him, to my mind. 1992 New Republic 11 May 13/1 Refusing to impose punitive tariffs on a foreign producer is, to his mind, the equivalent of bankrolling foreigners. < as lemmas |
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