单词 | out of question |
释义 | > as lemmasout of (the) question b. Outside or beyond the usual limits of (a process, condition, etc.), as out of comparison, out of doubt, out of measure, out of the ordinary, out of (the) question, etc.out of this world: see world n. Phrases 36. ΚΠ a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2234 (MED) Deliuerli þei hieȝed hem þider for drede, out of doute. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 679 (MED) Min herte..Som time of hire is sore adrad, And som time it is overglad, Al out of reule and out of space. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 13166 (MED) I aske þe nouþer hous ny londe Ny noon oþere þing out of resoun [a1400 Vesp. wit vnresun]. a1450 (?1409) St. Patrick's Purgatory (Royal) 65 (MED) Þese folk..dispendid here halydai in gloteny..takyng and fillyng hemself owte of mesure more þan hem nedid. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 556 Whan Morgan le Fay saw hym dede, she made grete sorow oute of reson. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras iii. 7 Of him came..people, & kynreddes out of nombre. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Bi A man doubteles owte of comparison. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 136 b It is out of all controversie that Adam..was endued with wonderfull and absolute freedome of will. 1615 W. Bedwell tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ i. §10 That is out of doubt true. a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. xvi. 249 Wee stayed by this Towne..being out of possibilitie to attaine Jalore. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 329 Why look ye Mistress, says he, I won't be out of Reason with you then. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. 146 His celestial history is more out of the Common. 1893 Law Times 95 29/2 It was expected that the meeting..would be a little out of the ordinary. 1940 Aeronautics Nov. 44/3 Flight tests have shown that more than one glider can be towed by an aeroplane, so that a glider train is not out of question. 2002 Chicago Tribune 3 Mar. ii. 5/2 The study of all these records indicates that nothing out of the ordinary was taking place..on board the submarine. out of question 5. The raising of a doubt about or objection to something. Chiefly in adverbial phrases, as beyond (all) question, †out of question, †past question, etc. See also Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] to iwissea1000 mid iwissea1000 in wisc1000 to wis(se)c1000 without(en (any) weenc1175 sans fail1297 thereof no strife1297 but werea1300 forouten werea1300 out of werea1300 without werea1300 without deceit1303 for certainc1320 it is to wittingc1320 withouten carec1320 without nayc1330 without noc1330 without (but out of) dread1340 no doubtc1380 without distancec1390 no fresea1400 out of doubta1400 without doubta1400 for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400 withouten stance14.. hazel woods shakea1413 of, on, in warrantisec1440 sure enough?1440 without question?1440 wythout diswerec1440 without any dispayrec1470 for (also of) a surety?a1475 in (also for) surenessa1475 of certainc1485 without any (also all) naya1500 out of question?1526 past question?1526 for sure1534 what else1540 beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542 to be a bidden by1549 out of (also without) all cry1565 with a witness1579 upon my word1591 no question1594 out of all suspicion1600 for a certain1608 without scruple1612 to be sure1615 that's pos1710 in course1722 beyond (all) question1817 (and) no mistake1818 no two ways about it (also that)1818 of course1823 bien entendu1844 yessiree1846 you bet you1857 make no mistake1876 acourse1883 sans doute1890 how are you?1918 you bet your bippy1968 ?1526 M. Roper tr. Erasmus Deuout Treat. Pater Noster sig. b.iiv Ye onely name of the maker putteth out of question the goodnesse and perfectyon of the worke. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 200 Out of question we will iudge those men very blind. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. iii. 95 And. Why, would that haue mended my haire? To. Past question . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. i. 5 The..vnquiet time Did push it out of farther question . View more context for this quotation a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) II. 6 Socra. Consider any handy-craftsman. Is he not different from the tools..he uses in his works? The thing that cuts from the person that cuts with it? Alcib. Past question. 1776 G. Campbell Philos. of Rhetoric I. i. x. 261 But beyond all question, the preacher's subject of argument, considered in itself, is infinitely more lofty and more affecting. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xviii. 207 As to consulting you..it was out of all question. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. viii. 684 He is beyond all question the most eminent of the chief rulers. 1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope v. 118 The Dunciad..is beyond all question full of coarse abuse. 1938 E. A. Powell Free-leave xxvi. 214 Though his bravery was beyond question, he certainly was not a brilliant leader. 1961 J. B. Conant Slums & Suburbs iv. 108 The procedures..are not easy and there is considerable question as to their value. 1989 A. Storr Freud iii. 28 Various details of the Oedipal theory are open to question, but the general outline stands as powerfully explanatory of a variety of sexual difficulties. < as lemmas |
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