英语词汇“a matter of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. a matter of: a circumstance which involves or entails a specified action, choice, etc., or in regard to which a specified quality or personal attribute is at stake; a case or question of.a matter of conscience, opinion, etc.: see also the relevant nouns.

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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > business claiming attention > an occupation or affair > specific kind of

questionc1384

matter?1489

a matter of1566

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlv. f. 233 And for so much as it is a matter of necessitie, and that earely or late I must aduenture to paye my vowed debte.

1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 171 The seculars..made it a matter of conscience, thereby to retell, infringe, and abrogate all such premunireall treachery.

1651 tr. J. Kitchin Jurisdictions 238 It is a matter of justification and contrarying.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xviii. 352 And so is bound to consider and judge of it as a Matter of Reason, and not swallow it, without Examination, as a Matter of Faith.

a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xiv. 132 Not a Matter of Choice, but of divine Assignation.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iv. xi. 180 In ten Days Don Pedro..put it upon me as a Matter of Honour and Conscience, that I ought to return to my native Country.

c1800 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) II. 124 It is really a matter of almost Life and Death—you must borrow of Barford or any neighbour, for not a moment is to be lost.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 51 As a matter of economy, it is suggested [etc.].

a1832 J. Bentham Fragm. on Govt. Pref. to ed. 2, in Wks. (1843) I. 248/1 With me it was a matter of calculation: pains and pleasures, the elements of it.

1863 Times 14 Oct. 8/4 Foolish scrupulists, who in a matter of life and honour would not use their only weapons of defence because carved with objectionable figures.

1868 W. K. Clifford Mental Devel. in Lect. & Ess. (1879) I. 104 The power of creation is not a matter of static ability;..it is a matter of habits and desires.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn vi. 70 Feeling that he was so offensive that it was a matter of honor for him to keep his eyes away, Mr Wrenn dutifully stared out of the door.

1963 D. Athill Instead of Let. xii. 149 An information service is only a matter of knowing where to look.

1992 Gramophone Jan. 91/3 With the two tenors, I think it is a matter of which voice you prefer.

a. a matter of: approximately, about; used to modify a numeral or other expression of quantity, indicating that it is not to be taken as literally exact. Also †the matter of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase]

plus minus1611

or soa1616

a matter of1645

there or (and) thereaboutsa1696

the matter of1829

somewhere about1846

in the neighbourhood of1847

in the region of1865

of the order of1903

give or take1958

not unadjacent to1966

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iv. xxvi. 36 The French that came over with Her Majestie..are all casheer'd this week, about a matter of sixscore, wherof the Bishop of Mende was one.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 360 [He] lets him have a great deal of it for a matter of a shilling.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xi. 34 Accompanied with a matter of seven hundred men.

1701 G. Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair i. 10 In the matter of five Days he got six Nuns with Child, and left 'em to provide for their Heretick Bastards.

?1771 S. Johnson Let. (1994) V. 29 He has had as he phrased it a matter of four wives.

1829 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. 2nd Ser. I. iv. 97 Hither have I been riding a matter of thirteen miles.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. i. 60 Lackland..boarded once, for the matter of a fortnight, in St. Edmundsbury Convent.

1879 H. James Confidence II. xx. 16 It was probably a matter of a few seconds, but to Bernard it seemed a little eternity.

a1902 S. Butler Way of All Flesh (1903) xxxix. 170 His favourite, Ellen, was being turned adrift with a matter of three pounds in her pocket.

1948 Brit. Birds 41 Suppl. 1 If it were possible to cover the whole area in a matter of a few days.

1991 D. Purcell Place of Stones (1992) i. 48 After we ditch there will be only a matter of a minute or two for us all to get out of the aircraft.

单词	a matter of
释义	> as lemmas a matter of b. a matter of: a circumstance which involves or entails a specified action, choice, etc., or in regard to which a specified quality or personal attribute is at stake; a case or question of.a matter of conscience, opinion, etc.: see also the relevant nouns. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > business claiming attention > an occupation or affair > specific kind of questionc1384 matter?1489 a matter of1566 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlv. f. 233 And for so much as it is a matter of necessitie, and that earely or late I must aduenture to paye my vowed debte. 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 171 The seculars..made it a matter of conscience, thereby to retell, infringe, and abrogate all such premunireall treachery. 1651 tr. J. Kitchin Jurisdictions 238 It is a matter of justification and contrarying. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xviii. 352 And so is bound to consider and judge of it as a Matter of Reason, and not swallow it, without Examination, as a Matter of Faith. a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xiv. 132 Not a Matter of Choice, but of divine Assignation. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iv. xi. 180 In ten Days Don Pedro..put it upon me as a Matter of Honour and Conscience, that I ought to return to my native Country. c1800 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) II. 124 It is really a matter of almost Life and Death—you must borrow of Barford or any neighbour, for not a moment is to be lost. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 51 As a matter of economy, it is suggested [etc.]. a1832 J. Bentham Fragm. on Govt. Pref. to ed. 2, in Wks. (1843) I. 248/1 With me it was a matter of calculation: pains and pleasures, the elements of it. 1863 Times 14 Oct. 8/4 Foolish scrupulists, who in a matter of life and honour would not use their only weapons of defence because carved with objectionable figures. 1868 W. K. Clifford Mental Devel. in Lect. & Ess. (1879) I. 104 The power of creation is not a matter of static ability;..it is a matter of habits and desires. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn vi. 70 Feeling that he was so offensive that it was a matter of honor for him to keep his eyes away, Mr Wrenn dutifully stared out of the door. 1963 D. Athill Instead of Let. xii. 149 An information service is only a matter of knowing where to look. 1992 Gramophone Jan. 91/3 With the two tenors, I think it is a matter of which voice you prefer. extracted from mattern.¹ a matter of a. a matter of: approximately, about; used to modify a numeral or other expression of quantity, indicating that it is not to be taken as literally exact. Also †the matter of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase] plus minus1611 or soa1616 a matter of1645 there or (and) thereaboutsa1696 the matter of1829 somewhere about1846 in the neighbourhood of1847 in the region of1865 of the order of1903 give or take1958 not unadjacent to1966 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iv. xxvi. 36 The French that came over with Her Majestie..are all casheer'd this week, about a matter of sixscore, wherof the Bishop of Mende was one. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 360 [He] lets him have a great deal of it for a matter of a shilling. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xi. 34 Accompanied with a matter of seven hundred men. 1701 G. Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair i. 10 In the matter of five Days he got six Nuns with Child, and left 'em to provide for their Heretick Bastards. ?1771 S. Johnson Let. (1994) V. 29 He has had as he phrased it a matter of four wives. 1829 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. 2nd Ser. I. iv. 97 Hither have I been riding a matter of thirteen miles. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. i. 60 Lackland..boarded once, for the matter of a fortnight, in St. Edmundsbury Convent. 1879 H. James Confidence II. xx. 16 It was probably a matter of a few seconds, but to Bernard it seemed a little eternity. a1902 S. Butler Way of All Flesh (1903) xxxix. 170 His favourite, Ellen, was being turned adrift with a matter of three pounds in her pocket. 1948 Brit. Birds 41 Suppl. 1 If it were possible to cover the whole area in a matter of a few days. 1991 D. Purcell Place of Stones (1992) i. 48 After we ditch there will be only a matter of a minute or two for us all to get out of the aircraft. extracted from mattern.¹ < as lemmas
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