单词 | masterfully |
释义 | masterfullyadv. 1. In a masterful manner. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adverb] > domineeringly or overbearingly masterfully1395 masterlyc1425 masterlikec1450 superciliously1528 imperiously1536 dictator-like1581 magistrallya1603 lordlily1611 Nestoriously1620 magisterially1625 magistratically1650 magisteriously1673 domineeringly1684 dictatorially1731 dictatorily1788 overbearingly1824 high-handedly1867 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adverb] > specifically of robbers or beggars masterfully1563 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with masterly skill masterlyc1425 virtuouslya1500 masterfullya1603 masterlike1637 mistressly1786 Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 86 (MED) If ony bisshop of Rome will entirdite oure clergie and rewme to gete maisterfulli of hem sich prouisioun at his wille. a1425 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) Lev. vi. 2 A soule that synneth..and..takith maisterfuli a thing bi violence, ether makith fals chaleng, [etc.]. 1457 Act 35 Hen. VI in R. Bolton Statutes Ireland (1621) 24 They doe..masterfully take their goods without any pity. 1563 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 238 Violentlie, maisterfullie and unjustlie reft..and takin. a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 83 Peters [heart]..was so masterfully holden by the spirit of God. c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1850) I. 48 Thay took sum moneyis fra Mr. Robert Jamesoun..violentlie and maisterfullie. 1695 J. Humfrey Mediocria (ed. 2) 39 The Masterfully Learned Bishop Forbs. 1883 19th Cent. Oct. 723 That reproach Britain strove callously and masterfully to perpetuate. 1899 T. M. Ellis Three Cat's-eye Rings 29 ‘I'll take it to her’, shouted Polryn, laying hold of it masterfully. 1975 Business Week 9 June 72/2 He has taken advantage of it masterfully to become the most powerful head of government in Europe. 2. With the skill of a master. ΚΠ 1932 Times 4 Aug. 6/4 The glories of our Canadian spring, summer, and autumn seasons..have been masterfully transferred to canvas by many of our Canadian artists. 1944 R. King Case of Dowager's Etchings xx. 99 She..wore an organdy dinner dress which Mrs. Giles was compelled to admit had been masterfully cut by a first-rate house. 1988 N.Y. Times 21 Aug. vii. 26/2 ‘The Pink and the Green’, here masterfully rendered into English..by Richard Howard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1395 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。