英语词汇“lief i were”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Dearly, gladly, willingly. Chiefly with would, past subjunctive (occasionally Scottish with omission of would). Also in as lief (as), the liefer; lief I were = I would gladly be.The adverbial use originated chiefly from the misinterpretation of phrases like I had as lief, I had liever (see A. 1d), in which would appears instead of had as early as the 13th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adverb]

lieflyc900

lief1297

cherefully1495

endearedly1624

belovedly1667

darlingly1873

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb]

to goodeOE

thankc888

yernec888

lieflyc900

lovelyeOE

lustly971

willinglyOE

wilfullyc1000

with (also mid) heart and hand (also hands)OE

fainc1175

lustilya1225

lief1297

yfaȝea1300

blethelyc1300

goodlya1375

blelyc1380

willingc1384

bainc1400

acceptably1479

bainlya1500

cheerfully1523

towardly1523

desirously1531

pronely?1532

fainly1535

wilningly1597

bongre1598

libentiously1606

volently1614

propensely1648

easily1649

with (a) good grace1650

unreluctantly1655

with the best will (in the world)1814

unhesitatingly1829

unqualifyingly1841

unloathly1844

happily1889

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > wish [phrase]

Christ wouldeOE

God wouldeOE

lief I were1297

to hope (also wish, etc.) to Christa1375

to wish to Godc1385

willc1460

would to God (also Heaven)c1460

goodness1623

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 5302 He ches leuere to deye him sulf, þan such sorwe yse.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 49 And of hem two ðat leue luuen Ðe welden al her and abuuen.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 96 Alle wommen lievest wolde Be soverein of mannes love.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. ii. 143 For to louye þy lord leuest of alle.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3135 Þat he ne wald leuer his child cole þan of his lauerd wrath to thole.

a1400–50 Alexander 1082 Þare lengis him lefe þe kynge & logis all a neuen [= an even].

c1450 Erle Tolous 365 Leve y were so worthy a knyght.

a1500 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 267 The trewth wolde I knowe as leff as ye.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 29 They that wolde leuer be in the quier.

1530 W. Tyndale Pract. Prelates sig. Cviij^v The Pope..sendeth him [sc. the Emperoure] his coronacyon home to him oftymes moch leuer than that he shuld come any neare.

1545 J. Clopton in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 90 So, wyth-oute youre better auyse I and myn brothyr purpose vs to be wyth you there at þat tyme; for þe sonnere þe levyr me.

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) iv. 79 Scho leir be japit thryiss.

1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 83^v More leffer shoulde it lurcke (if I might haue my will).

1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Heautontimoroumenos ii. iii, in Terence in Eng. 213 Now see whether of these two conditions you would leaver have.

1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) I. 20 But I loor chuse in highland glens To herd the kid.

1800 S. T. Coleridge tr. F. Schiller Piccolomini iv. v. 167 Far liever would I face about, and step Back to my Emperor.

1814 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 223 He might spare such a force..as I would as lieve not have to encounter.

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. iii. iii. 314 She would as leave [1840 lieve] part with the skin off her back, as with her money.

1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 508/1 Never mind..I'd as leave be here as anywheres else.

1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. vi. 132 I would as lief go there as anywhere.

1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. xii. 161 I'd liefer sweep th' streets, if paupers had na' got hold on that work.

1875 Ld. Tennyson Queen Mary iii. i. 101 Far liefer had I in my country hall Been reading some old book.

1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad l. 77 Where shall one halt to deliver This luggage I'd lief set down?

1898 Pall Mall Mag. June 220 To strip was to confess her sex, than which she would liefer have died.

1898 M. Deland Old Chester Tales 80 I would just as leave.

1902 A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden in Maine xviii. 144 I would's leave git fired.

1921 D. H. Lawrence Sea & Sardinia 121 They would fetch you a bang over the head as leave as look at you.

1935 G. Ingram ‘Stir’ Train i. 16 ‘I've got a little instrument here,’ Margot showed him a thin scalpel.., ‘and..I would as leave stick it into anyone's belly as any surgeon.’

1771 J. S. Copley Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) 142 If Mr. Joy would as leaves wainscott the..Room as plaister,.. I should prefer it.1771 J. S. Copley Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) 160 I had as leaves Miller should paper as any one, provided he does it as Cheep.1772 M. Mascarene Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) (1914) 189 I had full as lives have it [sc. the portrait] on a larger [plate].1856 A. Cary Married 22 I would just as lives stand here as not.1858 J. R. Lowell Two Gunners in Poet. Wks. II. 126 I'd jest ez lives eat tripe.1863 ‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-days 241 We'd just as lieves work out of doors..as not.1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 820/1 I will get Provided Usher to watch with me. He'd just as lives.

单词	lief i were
释义	> as lemmas lief I were Dearly, gladly, willingly. Chiefly with would, past subjunctive (occasionally Scottish with omission of would). Also in as lief (as), the liefer; lief I were = I would gladly be.The adverbial use originated chiefly from the misinterpretation of phrases like I had as lief, I had liever (see A. 1d), in which would appears instead of had as early as the 13th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adverb] lieflyc900 lief1297 cherefully1495 endearedly1624 belovedly1667 darlingly1873 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] to goodeOE thankc888 yernec888 lieflyc900 lovelyeOE lustly971 willinglyOE wilfullyc1000 with (also mid) heart and hand (also hands)OE fainc1175 lustilya1225 lief1297 yfaȝea1300 blethelyc1300 goodlya1375 blelyc1380 willingc1384 bainc1400 acceptably1479 bainlya1500 cheerfully1523 towardly1523 desirously1531 pronely?1532 fainly1535 wilningly1597 bongre1598 libentiously1606 volently1614 propensely1648 easily1649 with (a) good grace1650 unreluctantly1655 with the best will (in the world)1814 unhesitatingly1829 unqualifyingly1841 unloathly1844 happily1889 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > wish [phrase] Christ wouldeOE God wouldeOE lief I were1297 to hope (also wish, etc.) to Christa1375 to wish to Godc1385 willc1460 would to God (also Heaven)c1460 goodness1623 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 5302 He ches leuere to deye him sulf, þan such sorwe yse. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 49 And of hem two ðat leue luuen Ðe welden al her and abuuen. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 96 Alle wommen lievest wolde Be soverein of mannes love. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. ii. 143 For to louye þy lord leuest of alle. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3135 Þat he ne wald leuer his child cole þan of his lauerd wrath to thole. a1400–50 Alexander 1082 Þare lengis him lefe þe kynge & logis all a neuen [= an even]. c1450 Erle Tolous 365 Leve y were so worthy a knyght. a1500 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 267 The trewth wolde I knowe as leff as ye. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 29 They that wolde leuer be in the quier. 1530 W. Tyndale Pract. Prelates sig. Cviij^v The Pope..sendeth him [sc. the Emperoure] his coronacyon home to him oftymes moch leuer than that he shuld come any neare. 1545 J. Clopton in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 90 So, wyth-oute youre better auyse I and myn brothyr purpose vs to be wyth you there at þat tyme; for þe sonnere þe levyr me. c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) iv. 79 Scho leir be japit thryiss. 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 83^v More leffer shoulde it lurcke (if I might haue my will). 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Heautontimoroumenos ii. iii, in Terence in Eng. 213 Now see whether of these two conditions you would leaver have. 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) I. 20 But I loor chuse in highland glens To herd the kid. 1800 S. T. Coleridge tr. F. Schiller Piccolomini iv. v. 167 Far liever would I face about, and step Back to my Emperor. 1814 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 223 He might spare such a force..as I would as lieve not have to encounter. 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. iii. iii. 314 She would as leave [1840 lieve] part with the skin off her back, as with her money. 1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 508/1 Never mind..I'd as leave be here as anywheres else. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. vi. 132 I would as lief go there as anywhere. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. xii. 161 I'd liefer sweep th' streets, if paupers had na' got hold on that work. 1875 Ld. Tennyson Queen Mary iii. i. 101 Far liefer had I in my country hall Been reading some old book. 1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad l. 77 Where shall one halt to deliver This luggage I'd lief set down? 1898 Pall Mall Mag. June 220 To strip was to confess her sex, than which she would liefer have died. 1898 M. Deland Old Chester Tales 80 I would just as leave. 1902 A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden in Maine xviii. 144 I would's leave git fired. 1921 D. H. Lawrence Sea & Sardinia 121 They would fetch you a bang over the head as leave as look at you. 1935 G. Ingram ‘Stir’ Train i. 16 ‘I've got a little instrument here,’ Margot showed him a thin scalpel.., ‘and..I would as leave stick it into anyone's belly as any surgeon.’ 1771 J. S. Copley Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) 142 If Mr. Joy would as leaves wainscott the..Room as plaister,.. I should prefer it.1771 J. S. Copley Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) 160 I had as leaves Miller should paper as any one, provided he does it as Cheep.1772 M. Mascarene Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) (1914) 189 I had full as lives have it [sc. the portrait] on a larger [plate].1856 A. Cary Married 22 I would just as lives stand here as not.1858 J. R. Lowell Two Gunners in Poet. Wks. II. 126 I'd jest ez lives eat tripe.1863 ‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-days 241 We'd just as lieves work out of doors..as not.1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 820/1 I will get Provided Usher to watch with me. He'd just as lives. extracted from liefadj.n.adv. < as lemmas
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