英语词汇“atte leste”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. at least (also at the least (now less common), † atte leste).

(a) Modifying a designation of quantity or extent, indicating that the amount is the smallest admissible or is otherwise a minimum, e.g. at least two, at least once, at least double.at alderleast: see alderleast adv. at alder- prefix 1c.

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OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1049 Swegen eac sende of Denmarcon, & bæd Eadward cyng scypfultumes, þæt sceolde beon æt læstan l scypa.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 254 Of alle þulliche þing schriue hire euche wike eanes edþe leste [c1230 Corpus Cambr. ed te leaste, a1250 Titus at te leaste, a1250 Nero ette leste, a1300 Caius at þe leste].

c1300 St. Edmund Rich (Harl.) l. 46 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 494 Þis children..werede here here þrie a wyke oþer tueye atte leste.

c1392 Equatorie of Planetis 22 (MED) This litel cercle shal be perced..in 360 holes yif it be possible, or in 180, or in 90 atte leste.

c1480 (a1400) St. Nicholas 219 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 487 Þane askit he þame to sel vitale, a hundre medreiis at þe lest of ilke schipe.

1549 Forme & Maner consecratyng Archebishoppes sig. A.ij^v .xxi. yeres of age at the least.

?1566–7 G. Buchanan Opinion Reformation Univ. St. Andros in Vernacular Writings (1892) 8 The nombre of the classis at the leist sex.

1611 Bible (King James) Luke xix. 42. If thou hadst knowen, euen thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong vnto thy peace!

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 53 There are at the least in twenty thousand, five thousand unfit for work.

1712 Steele Spectator No. 498. ⁋3 As had disabled him from being a coachman for that day at least.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. i. ix. 347 Every cartway must be made eight feet wide at the least.

1771 L. Carter Diary 12 Aug. (1965) II. 611 I..ordered the feet or stoppers of the plows to be at least 4 inches broad and mould boards about 6 inches long.

1838 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. 1 52 The Democratic party was determined to explore at least that portion of the plan of their opponents which involved a present non-committalism on the question of a National Bank.

1844 Act 7 & 8 Victoria c. 84 Sched. (F) The Breast of every Chimney..must be at the least Four Inches in Thickness of sound Bricks.

1885 Act 48 & 49 Victoria c. 60 §4 A session of the Council shall be held once at least in every two years.

1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 61 The field of view must at the very least embrace considerably more than double this latter angle.

1943 A. E. van Vogt in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 19/1 I admit it is an appallingly sharp curve, but I feel that we should have at least that much leeway.

2013 M. Lawson Deaths ii. 57 Emily and Tom..earn at least double what the two of us do.

(b) In wider use, characterizing a statement as certainly valid, even if one of a more comprehensive kind is not allowable: at any rate, at all events.

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?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 127 Hereð nu resuns. hwi me ach fleo þe world achte. ed þeleste.

c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Laud) (1901) l. 499 (MED) Ich þe wolde rede ate lest Þat þou horn knict makedest.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6774 And if i lent þe suilkin beist, þat ded be or spilt at leist..þou sal it quit wit iuiement.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) John xiv. f. cxlij^v Att the leest beleve me for the very workes sake.

1576 A. Fleming Panoplie Epist. 355 (margin) Man being indued with reason (or at least ought to bee), knowledge and understanding.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. v. 50 At least wee'l dye with Harnesse on our backe.

1639 J. Woodall Treat. Plague in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 360 Be carefull to provide them Wastcoates, Sleeves, or, at the least, the legges of old Hose.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 258 Here at least We shall be free.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 105. ¶7 The Book-Pedant is much the most supportable; he has at least an exercised Understanding.

1738 A. Pope 6th Epist. 1st Bk. Horace Imitated 13 Adopt him Son, or Cozen at the least.

1772 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 2) x. 147 Love is perhaps the strongest of all the passions; at least, when it becomes violent, it is less subject to..controul.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 22 I hope..you'll at least tell me, that you do not really suspect me.

1834 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) I. iii. 44 Have you not power at least over the limbs of your body?

1873 Saturday Rev. 19 July 69/2 With a Government deserted..by friends and foes, nothing is too wild to gain the honours of an unexpected victory, or at the least of a narrow defeat.

1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes v. 49 If you had to have a face like a scone it was at least comforting that it was a smooth scone.

1994 H. Bloom Western Canon iii. xv. 367 That should teach us, at the least, to stop terming Peer Gynt a moral weakling.

2014 New Scientist 4 Jan. 3/2 Giving up alcohol for January? For many people, in the UK at least, it has become a ritual in recent years.

单词	atte leste
释义	> as lemmas atte leste a. at least (also at the least (now less common), † atte leste). (a) Modifying a designation of quantity or extent, indicating that the amount is the smallest admissible or is otherwise a minimum, e.g. at least two, at least once, at least double.at alderleast: see alderleast adv. at alder- prefix 1c. ΚΠ OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1049 Swegen eac sende of Denmarcon, & bæd Eadward cyng scypfultumes, þæt sceolde beon æt læstan l scypa. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 254 Of alle þulliche þing schriue hire euche wike eanes edþe leste [c1230 Corpus Cambr. ed te leaste, a1250 Titus at te leaste, a1250 Nero ette leste, a1300 Caius at þe leste]. c1300 St. Edmund Rich (Harl.) l. 46 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 494 Þis children..werede here here þrie a wyke oþer tueye atte leste. c1392 Equatorie of Planetis 22 (MED) This litel cercle shal be perced..in 360 holes yif it be possible, or in 180, or in 90 atte leste. c1480 (a1400) St. Nicholas 219 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 487 Þane askit he þame to sel vitale, a hundre medreiis at þe lest of ilke schipe. 1549 Forme & Maner consecratyng Archebishoppes sig. A.ij^v .xxi. yeres of age at the least. ?1566–7 G. Buchanan Opinion Reformation Univ. St. Andros in Vernacular Writings (1892) 8 The nombre of the classis at the leist sex. 1611 Bible (King James) Luke xix. 42. If thou hadst knowen, euen thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong vnto thy peace! 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 53 There are at the least in twenty thousand, five thousand unfit for work. 1712 Steele Spectator No. 498. ⁋3 As had disabled him from being a coachman for that day at least. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. i. ix. 347 Every cartway must be made eight feet wide at the least. 1771 L. Carter Diary 12 Aug. (1965) II. 611 I..ordered the feet or stoppers of the plows to be at least 4 inches broad and mould boards about 6 inches long. 1838 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. 1 52 The Democratic party was determined to explore at least that portion of the plan of their opponents which involved a present non-committalism on the question of a National Bank. 1844 Act 7 & 8 Victoria c. 84 Sched. (F) The Breast of every Chimney..must be at the least Four Inches in Thickness of sound Bricks. 1885 Act 48 & 49 Victoria c. 60 §4 A session of the Council shall be held once at least in every two years. 1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 61 The field of view must at the very least embrace considerably more than double this latter angle. 1943 A. E. van Vogt in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 19/1 I admit it is an appallingly sharp curve, but I feel that we should have at least that much leeway. 2013 M. Lawson Deaths ii. 57 Emily and Tom..earn at least double what the two of us do. (b) In wider use, characterizing a statement as certainly valid, even if one of a more comprehensive kind is not allowable: at any rate, at all events. ΚΠ ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 127 Hereð nu resuns. hwi me ach fleo þe world achte. ed þeleste. c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Laud) (1901) l. 499 (MED) Ich þe wolde rede ate lest Þat þou horn knict makedest. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6774 And if i lent þe suilkin beist, þat ded be or spilt at leist..þou sal it quit wit iuiement. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John xiv. f. cxlij^v Att the leest beleve me for the very workes sake. 1576 A. Fleming Panoplie Epist. 355 (margin) Man being indued with reason (or at least ought to bee), knowledge and understanding. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. v. 50 At least wee'l dye with Harnesse on our backe. View more context for this quotation 1639 J. Woodall Treat. Plague in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 360 Be carefull to provide them Wastcoates, Sleeves, or, at the least, the legges of old Hose. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 258 Here at least We shall be free. View more context for this quotation 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 105. ¶7 The Book-Pedant is much the most supportable; he has at least an exercised Understanding. 1738 A. Pope 6th Epist. 1st Bk. Horace Imitated 13 Adopt him Son, or Cozen at the least. 1772 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 2) x. 147 Love is perhaps the strongest of all the passions; at least, when it becomes violent, it is less subject to..controul. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 22 I hope..you'll at least tell me, that you do not really suspect me. 1834 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) I. iii. 44 Have you not power at least over the limbs of your body? 1873 Saturday Rev. 19 July 69/2 With a Government deserted..by friends and foes, nothing is too wild to gain the honours of an unexpected victory, or at the least of a narrow defeat. 1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes v. 49 If you had to have a face like a scone it was at least comforting that it was a smooth scone. 1994 H. Bloom Western Canon iii. xv. 367 That should teach us, at the least, to stop terming Peer Gynt a moral weakling. 2014 New Scientist 4 Jan. 3/2 Giving up alcohol for January? For many people, in the UK at least, it has become a ritual in recent years. extracted from leastadj.pron.n.adv. < as lemmas
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