| 单词 | lord of oneself |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslord of oneself e. lord of oneself: master of one's own demeanour or conduct; (also) controller of one's own fortunes or future. ΚΠ 1570 T. Blundeville tr. F. Furio Ceriol Very Briefe Profitable Treat. sig. L.1 For hee..is Lorde of himselfe, and therfore the more able to prouide a ready remedy for a soden mischiefe [no corresponding sentence in the Italian original]. 1674 W. Charleton Nat. Hist. Passions 93 That in truth renders us in some sort like unto God Almighty, by making us Lords of ourselves. 1727 W. Somervile Occas. Poems 146 I live, and reign, Lord of myself. 1832 Bouquet 5 May 185/3 He was now lord of himself, and master of an ample fortune. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude xi. 305 Lord of himself, in undisturbed delight—A noble aspiration! 1916 K. Tynan John-a-dreams xiv. 169 What was coming to her in this old country that she..who had been ‘Lord of herself’ since she was in the nursery..should be learning shyness and self-consciousness? 2004 T. Guest My Life in Orange (2005) vi. 86 We were each given three names. The first was always the same: ‘Swami’—meaning ‘Lord of Oneself’—for the men. < as lemmas |
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