| 单词 | of no family |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof no family (c) of no family: having an undistinguished lineage; of low social status. Now archaic or historical. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > lowness of birth > [adverb] unornlyc1175 ignobly1594 of no family1705 humbly1855 1646 T. Lushington Crell's Expiation of Sinner vii. 117 Melchisedeck therefore is said to be without father and mother, not that hee had no father or mother; but because neither his father nor mother are declared or mentioned in the annalls of the Scripture. For even among prophane Writers they whose pedigree and parentage was unknowne, were said to be of no family.] 1705 M. Bladen tr. Aulus Hirtius Comm. African War xiii, in tr. Caesar Comm. Wars Gaul 329 Juba, not contented to have put this Affront upon M. Aquinius, a Man of no Family,..gave Scipio a greater; who was nobly born. 1775 Lady's Mag. Jan. 33/2 I know nothing of her family, but I conclude she is of no family at all, from her behaviour. 1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 146 People of no ‘family’. 1869 J. Payn Beggar on Horseback xli. 121/1 The whole Curlew Hall estate, which was purchased by a commercial person of no family. 1952 M. Kennedy Troy Chimneys 56 A young man so gifted may hold his own very well, even though he is poor and of no family. 2009 P. Gregory White Queen 52 No King of England would marry an Englishwoman of no family and no fortune. < as lemmas |
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