英语词汇“on one's say-so”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. Chiefly with possessive, esp. in on (also upon) the say-so of, on (also upon) one's say-so.

a. An assertion, assurance, or instruction unsupported by any authority other than the speaker's own; a person's word, and nothing more than that.In 19th cent., chiefly U.S. and English regional (midlands).

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the mind > language > statement > dogmatic assertion > [noun] > dogma or dictum

conclusion1393

ipse dixit1574

say-so1637

1637 P. Heylyn Antidotum Lincolniense i. 49 They are only say-soes, and no proofes at all.

1676 J. Moxon Regulæ Trium Ordinum 2 Their Say-so stands for no Proof.

1757 S. Foote Author ii. 28 Do you love Me?.. With all my Soul... Upon your Sayso..Upon my Sayso.

1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Poetry 185 On my Sayso, Miss, I'm turn'd thirteen.

1824 Niles' Reg. 10 Apr. 84/2 The whole number of republican members in 1824 (on the say-so of Messrs. Gales and Seaton) is 216.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 197 Say-so, an assertion without an authority. ‘A mere say-so.’

1896 Harper's Mag. June 33/2 It is just possible that I took him through from New York without a train, by the mere say-so of my pen.

1937 Notes & Queries 172 305/1 The labour of scholars is nothing to them; they prefer the say-so of some casual maker of legend long since disproved.

1956 D. Meadows Eliz. Quintet iii. 204 Perhaps he truly believed the rest of the story—on the say-so of his assistant.

1986 P. Barker Century's Daughter viii. 134 I don't chastise my lads on anybody else's say-so.

2001 I. Sinclair Landor's Tower (2002) i. ii. 21 I'd sold him the odd book but I scarcely knew Lalage, and here I was setting off on a fool's errand on his say-so.

b. A pronouncement or order from an authoritative source, esp. an expression of permission or approval; authorization. Cf. sense 3.

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1857 ‘Major March’ Faca xvii. 97 To marry a girl on her father and mother's say so, no, no! that would never do.

1871 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 16 Mar. We have mingled with the people whose ‘say so’ makes or unmakes adminis[tra]tions.

1924 ‘W. Fabian’ Sailors' Wives xvi. 186 ‘Give 'em to me.’ ‘Not without Bob's sayso.’

1934 D. Hammett Thin Man viii. 40 It's against the law to give a prisoner drinks or drugs except on a doctor's say-so.

1978 S. Brill Teamsters ii. 69 Giacalone and Provenzano had set up the meeting and the subsequent murder on the say-so of higher-ups in organized crime.

2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 May 50/2 Any American citizen alleged to be an enemy combatant could be detained indefinitely without charges or counsel on the government's say-so.

单词	on one's say-so
释义	> as lemmas on (also upon) one's say-so 1. Chiefly with possessive, esp. in on (also upon) the say-so of, on (also upon) one's say-so. a. An assertion, assurance, or instruction unsupported by any authority other than the speaker's own; a person's word, and nothing more than that.In 19th cent., chiefly U.S. and English regional (midlands). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > dogmatic assertion > [noun] > dogma or dictum conclusion1393 ipse dixit1574 say-so1637 1637 P. Heylyn Antidotum Lincolniense i. 49 They are only say-soes, and no proofes at all. 1676 J. Moxon Regulæ Trium Ordinum 2 Their Say-so stands for no Proof. 1757 S. Foote Author ii. 28 Do you love Me?.. With all my Soul... Upon your Sayso..Upon my Sayso. 1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Poetry 185 On my Sayso, Miss, I'm turn'd thirteen. 1824 Niles' Reg. 10 Apr. 84/2 The whole number of republican members in 1824 (on the say-so of Messrs. Gales and Seaton) is 216. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 197 Say-so, an assertion without an authority. ‘A mere say-so.’ 1896 Harper's Mag. June 33/2 It is just possible that I took him through from New York without a train, by the mere say-so of my pen. 1937 Notes & Queries 172 305/1 The labour of scholars is nothing to them; they prefer the say-so of some casual maker of legend long since disproved. 1956 D. Meadows Eliz. Quintet iii. 204 Perhaps he truly believed the rest of the story—on the say-so of his assistant. 1986 P. Barker Century's Daughter viii. 134 I don't chastise my lads on anybody else's say-so. 2001 I. Sinclair Landor's Tower (2002) i. ii. 21 I'd sold him the odd book but I scarcely knew Lalage, and here I was setting off on a fool's errand on his say-so. b. A pronouncement or order from an authoritative source, esp. an expression of permission or approval; authorization. Cf. sense 3. ΚΠ 1857 ‘Major March’ Faca xvii. 97 To marry a girl on her father and mother's say so, no, no! that would never do. 1871 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 16 Mar. We have mingled with the people whose ‘say so’ makes or unmakes adminis[tra]tions. 1924 ‘W. Fabian’ Sailors' Wives xvi. 186 ‘Give 'em to me.’ ‘Not without Bob's sayso.’ 1934 D. Hammett Thin Man viii. 40 It's against the law to give a prisoner drinks or drugs except on a doctor's say-so. 1978 S. Brill Teamsters ii. 69 Giacalone and Provenzano had set up the meeting and the subsequent murder on the say-so of higher-ups in organized crime. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 May 50/2 Any American citizen alleged to be an enemy combatant could be detained indefinitely without charges or counsel on the government's say-so. extracted from say-son. < as lemmas
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