| 单词 | of price |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof price Phrases P1. of price. a. Of a person: worthy, excellent; of great reputation or renown. rare and archaic after 16th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] faireOE wortheOE worthlyeOE worthfulOE menskful?c1225 toldc1275 digne1297 of price?a1300 worshiply1340 worthya1350 menska1375 thriftyc1374 worshipfula1375 worthilya1375 honesta1382 honourablec1384 unshamedc1384 sada1387 of reputationc1390 well-nameda1393 reverent1398 worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400 celebrable?c1400 honouredc1400 worshipablec1425 substantialc1449 undefameda1450 unreviled?1457 honorousa1500 reputed?1532 well-thought-ona1533 well-spoken1539 credible1543 undespised?1548 imitable1550 famous1555 undistained1565 undefame1578 untarred1579 well-reputed1583 unsoiledc1592 dishonourless1595 well-deemed1595 nameworthy1598 regardful1600 indisgraced1606 credenta1616 undishonoureda1616 unscandalized1618 unscandalous1618 unslandered1622 untainted1627 dignousa1636 undisparaged1636 considerable1641 unbranded1641 glorifiable1651 reputable1671 unsullied1743 unstigmatized1778 undisgraced1812 unstained1863 well-thought-of1865 uncompromised1882 scandal-proof1904 cred1987 ?a1300 Dame Sirith 120 in G. H. McKnight Middle Eng. Humorous Tales (1913) 6 (MED) Mi louerd is curteis mon and hende And mon of pris. c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) 168 (MED) Kniȝtes to hauen & holden of pris. c1450 in F. J. Furnivall Hymns to Virgin & Christ (1867) 53 Horible deuelis of helle, Þat sumtyme were aungils of prijs. c1450 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Calig. A.ii) (1969) 1243 (MED) For a lady of prys, Wyth rode reed as rose on ryse, Þys countre ys yn dowte. c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 26 Men of price and renomme. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 28v Mykell pepull of prise & proude men of armys. c1557 Enterlude of Youth (new ed.) sig. Biv I can spede the of a seruaunte of pryce That wil do the good seruice. c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander (1925) I. i. 1069 A! gentill duke of pris. 1904 W. V. Moody Fire-bringer ii. 217 He is our best, Our soul of price, and him the gods demand. b. Of a thing: precious, valuable. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] dearc888 dearworthc888 worthlyeOE oughtsOE worthfulOE aughtOE richa1225 gildenc1225 of pricea1325 worthya1325 of (‥) valourc1330 prow1340 dearworthyc1374 of value1395 pricefula1400 presc1400 singularc1400 goldena1425 well-foundc1475 valiant1481 prized1487 prowousa1500 valuable1567 prizable1569 valorous1592 suit-worth1594 bully1600 estimable1600 treasurable1607 treasurous?1611 treasured1675 pearly1770 at a premium1828 keep-worthy1830 good value1842 society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > of great value dearworthc888 richa1225 preciousc1300 cherec1320 of pricea1325 dearworthyc1374 wealthy1565 valurous1590 estimable1600 important1810 gilt-edged1821 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2700 He carf in two gummes of pris Two likenesses, so grauen & meten. c1390 G. Chaucer Sir Thopas 2087 Men speken of romances of pris, Of Hornchild and Ypotys. c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 716 A fair pokok of pris. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 154 (MED) Where ben thay that noryssheth the grete horsyn of pryce? 1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia sig. B2 The same earth doth also yeelde White Copresse, Nitrum, and Alumen plumeum, but nothing so plentifully as the common Allum; which be also of price and profitable. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. iii. 98 Happy news of price . View more context for this quotation 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 11 Faire pillars of marble..and other stones of price. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 190 For Venerable Chryses came to buy, With Gold and Gifts of Price, his Daughters Liberty. 1775 E. Burke Speech Resol. for Concil. Colonies 61 Freedom is..the commodity of price, of which you have the monopoly. 1852 W. Allingham By the Way (1912) 14 The Monks,..Snatching relics and psalters and vessels of price, Got into the Round-Tower and pull'd up the ladder. 1883 E. Arnold Pearls of Faith 233 A topaz of price, unpierced, and a diamond diadem. 1917 L. Binyon Cause 49 The things that once we deemed of price Consumed in smoke of sacrifice. P2. above (also beyond, without) (all) price: having a value beyond all price or equivalent; priceless, invaluable. ΚΠ 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. xxxii. f. 79v His girdell,..made of Golde and Stone that the same was aboue all price [It. chenon haueua prezzo; Port. (1551) qua não tinha preço, (1554) que era cousa sem preço]. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiv. 331 A bowle, whose value he did hold Beyond all price. a1674 T. Traherne Innocence in Poems (1966) 12 All was beyond all Bound and Price. 1725 Sober Whig 7 The Value of such a Constitution must be above all Price. 1781 W. Cowper Friendship 56 But will Sincerity suffice? It is indeed above all price, And must be made the basis. 1805 Times 19 Sept. 3/2 The value in his estimation was beyond price, but intrinsically the box was worth 300l. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 220 in Idylls of King A robe Of samite without price..clung about her lissome limbs. 1878 H. Grote Let. 15 Aug. in T. H. Lewin Lewin Lett. (1909) II. v. 343 Luckily I am able to read several hours out of the day, which is beyond price to one like myself. 1906 J. London Wit of Porportuk in Lost Face 236 She was above price. I did not measure her in gold-dust. 1991 Apollo Mar. 152/1 The most expensive commodity, art, which is itself forever beyond price. ΚΠ 1621 J. Reynolds Triumphs Gods Revenge: 1st Bk. i. 12 Buying a Iewell from her which she was in price with, of a Gold-Smyth at Dijon. P4. what's that got to do with the price of ——? and variants: what is the relevance or importance of that? ΚΠ a1860 T. Parker Speeches, Addresses, & occas. Serm. (1867) II. 208 What has Pythagoras to do with the price of cotton? 1920 E. St. V. Millay Aria da Capo in R. Shay & P. Loving Fifty Contemp. One-act Plays 434 Can't act! Can't act! La, listen to the woman! What's that to do with the price of furs?—You're blonde, Are you not? 1928 Youth's Companion 16/1 What's that got to do with the price of eggs? 1949 N.Y. Times 1 Sept. 25/2 Someone has stolen the Blarney Stone and an American insurance investigator has been sent to find out who. (Obviously this doesn't stand to reason, but what's that got to do with the price of ale?) 1998 P. Grace Baby No-eyes (1999) xxxvii. 286 ‘You've got to get rid of me some time, you're thirteen.’ ‘What's that got to do with the price of fish?’ P5. what price——?: what is the value or use of ——? (Frequently merely an expression of cynicism or contempt: ‘so much for ——’.) Also: what is the likelihood of ——? What are the odds of —— happening? ΚΠ 1890 N.Z. Observer 22 Nov. 4 What price globo white elephant shares? 1907 G. B. Shaw Major Barbara ii. in John Bull's Other Island 245 Bill (cynically..) Wot prawce Selvytion nah? 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. ix. 1114 It's all very nice for you to be so calm. But what price its being my watch that's lost, not yours, old sport? 1930 R. Lehmann Note in Music vii. 301 But what price jaunts on Sundays—eh? 1973 ‘B. Graeme’ Two & Two make Five iv. 31 What price himself to replace Perkins, he asked himself with cynical amusement. 1998 Harper's Mag. May 65/3 What price masculinity now? < as lemmas |
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