单词 | in the article of |
释义 | > as lemmasin the article of c. in the article of: so far as concerns, with regard to (now rare). ΚΠ a1567 T. Becon Actes Christ & Antichrist (1577) sig. Diiiiv Christ sought all meanes possible to confirme the faithe of his disciples in the article of his resurrection. 1667 Bp. J. Taylor 2nd Pt. Dissuasive from Popery i. ii. 36 Now this objection being remov'd, there remains no ground to deny, that S. Austin was a doubting person in the article of Purgatory. 1805 S. Bourne in G. Rose Diaries (1860) II. 206 He thinks himself..better, particularly in the article of sleep. 1874 F. Hall in N. Amer. Rev. 119 321 As he views matters, we have been steadily going down hill, in the article of our mother-tongue. 1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command ii. 41 He was not satisfied with the frigate's sailing, either in the article of speed or in that of lying close to the wind. < as lemmas |
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