| 单词 | on account |
| 释义 | > as lemmason account d. on account (also † upon account). extracted from accountn. (a) Under an arrangement whereby an item is to be accounted for at the final settlement; in anticipation of or as a contribution to final payment; as an interim payment in acknowledgement of something in process. ΚΠ c1509 Accts. Executors Thomas Savage in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1869) IV. 309 A bill subscribed wt the hand of the Prior of Hexham for the delyverye of shepe, the nowmbre of Mlvijcxij, upon accompt. 1567 Instr. 20 Dec. in C. S. Knighton Acts Dean & Chapter of Westm., 1543–1609: Pt. 2 (1999) 34 Matthew Sturdyvan, stuard of household for the college, shall from tyme to tyme receyve money upon accompt for provision of victualles. 1600 in Dawn Brit. Trade to E. Indies (1886) 56 Warraunt..to pay to Phip. Grove vppon accompte the some of thirtie poundes. 1698 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 333 The summ of £250,000 be allowed upon account towards defraying the charge of disbanding the private troopers. 1811 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire I. 366 It is not customary for the Owners to advance any of the Cope Money on account. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed iii. 35 The Central Southern Syndicate had paid Dick a certain sum on account for work done. 1923 H. A. Gibbons Europe since 1918 xxvi. 531 The German Cabinet was firm in its refusal to pay down 12,000,000,000 gold marks on account before May 1. 1996 LSE Mag. Summer 7/1 They get part of their fees on account. (b) colloquial and regional. As a compound conjunction. = ‘on account of the fact that’; because. Cf. (on) account of at Phrases 1h. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > on account of which or wherefore wherethroughc1220 wherethorough?c1225 whereforec1230 forwhyc1275 whereofa1325 whereup1340 wherebyc1380 whereonc1420 whereuponc1485 on account1817 (on) account of1928 1817 M. Edgeworth Rose, Thistle, & Shamrock i. i, in Comic Dramas 262 If so be, Sir, you thought well of it, on account you like these Scotch, I'd better to step down and see how the men be as to being comfortable. 1922 B. Hecht 1001 Afternoons in Chicago 260 They pick me out for the death watch on account I have a way with doomed men. 1936 E. Waugh Mr. Loveday's Outing 44 The purser who's different on account he leads a very cynical life. 1948 E. Waugh Loved One 52 Take your three days off, Mr. Barlow, only don't expect to be paid for them on account you're thinking up some fancy ideas. 1974 Drum (Johannesburg) 8 July 58 He tells me he is sad on account none of his..contacts has got in touch with him. 2004 New Yorker 4 Oct. 96/1 The priests said give her work on account she was a charity. (c) on (also †upon) account of. Also †on (also upon) the account of, on (also †upon) (this, etc.) account on this account upon this account; similarly in plural constructions. (i) For the sake of, in consideration of; by reason of, because of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > because of or by reason of for (one's, a thing's) sake?c1225 for sake of1340 because1356 for the sake of1393 on (also upon) account of1625 thanks to1631 on the foot of1675 on the ground of1882 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. x. ix. 1793 If they met with any of Decannee, Dabul, Chaul,..to arrest them vpon account of iust pretences for goods robbed and spoiled &c. 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory 132 Upon this account those offices have been thought ordinary, which were upon the meer and pure account of the holy Ghost. 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 82 The Customs out of this Sea were very great, onely upon the accompt of Fishing. 1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 6) No. 444. 481 She'll never Trouble herself farther upon any Accompt of mine. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. iv. 48 I was far their inferior, and upon that account very little regarded. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. vi. 400 On many accounts she did not think it prudent. 1792 E. Burke Let. 8 Jan. (1844) III. 367 It is a matter on which I am doubly anxious,—on its own account, and on account of your concern in it. 1832 H. Martineau Demerara i. 10 He keeps at home now, on account of his great age. 1860 All Year Round 28 July 374 We are..not aristocratic, perhaps, but decidedly rich, and on that account rather high and stand-off-ish. 1910 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 19 2 It was partly on this account, as well as on account of his sympathy for the poor plant cutters, that he was subjected to much persecution. 1959 A. C. Hardy Open Sea II. ix. 177 Lampreys are sometimes called slime-eels on account of the enormous quantities of mucus they produce from glands in the skin. 2006 Field July 87/1 We should celebrate two-legged carrots and corkscrew runner beans, which are wonderful to eat but usually rejected on account of their looks. (ii) With regard to, in the matter of; concerning. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 1653 R. Austen Treat. Fruit-trees 5 Men are generally mistaken upon this Accompt. 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. sig. Q2 He hath said so much on this Account, that there is little need I should say any more. 1743 N. Appleton Several Disc. Romans VIII. xiv 34 Should he be never so poor and low upon outward Accounts. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. iv. 30 I am satisfied on the Account of my Cousin. View more context for this quotation 1973 Western Folklore 32 119 She is empirically wrong on both accounts; there was humor in biblical society and there is wit in modern Israel. 2003 R. I. Garrett & R. Farrant Crossing Over xxiv. 173 She was wrong on several accounts. on (also †upon) (this, etc.) account (c) on (also †upon) account of. Also †on (also upon) the account of, on (also †upon) (this, etc.) account on this account upon this account; similarly in plural constructions. extracted from accountn. (i) For the sake of, in consideration of; by reason of, because of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > because of or by reason of for (one's, a thing's) sake?c1225 for sake of1340 because1356 for the sake of1393 on (also upon) account of1625 thanks to1631 on the foot of1675 on the ground of1882 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. x. ix. 1793 If they met with any of Decannee, Dabul, Chaul,..to arrest them vpon account of iust pretences for goods robbed and spoiled &c. 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory 132 Upon this account those offices have been thought ordinary, which were upon the meer and pure account of the holy Ghost. 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 82 The Customs out of this Sea were very great, onely upon the accompt of Fishing. 1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 6) No. 444. 481 She'll never Trouble herself farther upon any Accompt of mine. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. iv. 48 I was far their inferior, and upon that account very little regarded. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. vi. 400 On many accounts she did not think it prudent. 1792 E. Burke Let. 8 Jan. (1844) III. 367 It is a matter on which I am doubly anxious,—on its own account, and on account of your concern in it. 1832 H. Martineau Demerara i. 10 He keeps at home now, on account of his great age. 1860 All Year Round 28 July 374 We are..not aristocratic, perhaps, but decidedly rich, and on that account rather high and stand-off-ish. 1910 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 19 2 It was partly on this account, as well as on account of his sympathy for the poor plant cutters, that he was subjected to much persecution. 1959 A. C. Hardy Open Sea II. ix. 177 Lampreys are sometimes called slime-eels on account of the enormous quantities of mucus they produce from glands in the skin. 2006 Field July 87/1 We should celebrate two-legged carrots and corkscrew runner beans, which are wonderful to eat but usually rejected on account of their looks. (ii) With regard to, in the matter of; concerning. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 1653 R. Austen Treat. Fruit-trees 5 Men are generally mistaken upon this Accompt. 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. sig. Q2 He hath said so much on this Account, that there is little need I should say any more. 1743 N. Appleton Several Disc. Romans VIII. xiv 34 Should he be never so poor and low upon outward Accounts. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. iv. 30 I am satisfied on the Account of my Cousin. View more context for this quotation 1973 Western Folklore 32 119 She is empirically wrong on both accounts; there was humor in biblical society and there is wit in modern Israel. 2003 R. I. Garrett & R. Farrant Crossing Over xxiv. 173 She was wrong on several accounts. < as lemmas |
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