单词 | of other |
释义 | > as lemmasof (all) other c. of all others (formerly also †of (all) other and variants): of all, out of all.The use of other after a superlative is illogical, unless of originally had the notion of ‘singled out from’, ‘taken from’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > especially or particularly [phrase] > especially or most of all of (all) othera1425 of (all) the world1481 of anya1500 above the rest1608 über alles1967 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) 9 Hunters..lyueth in this worlde moste ioyefull of ony other men. a1425 (?c1384) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 342 (MED) Cristis viker shulde be porerste man of oþir and mekerst of oþir men. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 592 Thou arte fayryst of all othir. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 82 The place most excellent of other in the Earth for pleasure. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. ix. 83 The square is of all other accompted the figure of most solliditie and stedfastnesse. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. x. 4 Of all men else I haue auoyded thee. View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlvi. 371 Such Appellations, or Names, as are of all others the most Universall. 1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 147 The Pain that any one actually feels, is still of all other the worst. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiv. vii. 161 I bring News very unlikely to relieve you; nay, what I am convinced must, of all other, shock you the most. View more context for this quotation 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. i. 9 This was praise, of all others most extraordinary, most opposite to her ideas. View more context for this quotation 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 17 Oct. 4/4 It is the thing of all others that we want you to do. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) x. 400 Her younger sister..had chosen this day of all others, to annoy her. 1944 K. Rexroth Coll. Shorter Poems (1966) 141 That language That is of all others, itself a work of art. 1991 J. Caplan Memories of Gorbals (BNC) 43 She felt he, of all others, would..carve a niche for himself. < as lemmas |
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