| 单词 | pleased to meet you |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspleased to meet you b. transitive (in passive). With infinitive. Originally: to be gratified or satisfied. Subsequently: to have the will or desire; to have the inclination or disposition; (also) to think proper, choose, or be so obliging as to do something. Now frequently in pleased to meet you: a formula used in reply to an introduction. Cf. sense 6b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > reply to introduction pleased to meet youa1425 the mind > will > wish or inclination > wish or be disposed or inclined [verb] willeOE listc1200 to be of (also in) (a) minda1325 to will well that1340 likea1375 to find in one's hearta1393 to have a minda1400 pleasec1450 set1470 to have a mind1530 care1560 fadge1592 please1611 choose1622 offer1639 to feel like1808 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > be courteous [verb (intransitive)] > be so obliging as to do something please1611 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > show kindness [verb (intransitive)] > be so kind as to do something please1611 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 3008 I was wel plesed..To se the botoun fair and swote So freshe spronge out of the rote. 1570 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. 93 God wes pleist to pas him out of pyne. 1589 R. Lane in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 747 I would resolue my selfe, with my companie to goe into England in that Fleete, and accordingly to make request to the Generall in all our names, that he would bee pleased to giue vs present passage with him. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 10 The tongues wherein God was pleased to speake to his Church by his Prophets and Apostles. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 246 Be pleased then To pay that dutie which you truly owe. View more context for this quotation a1666 R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) ii. 49 The Lord is pleased by trials to fine the faith of his servants. 1680 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 239 He was pleased to tell mee the King sayd it was for his service. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 110 Pleas'd I am, no beaten Road to take. View more context for this quotation 1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 424 He was pleas'd to mention the Controversy between Dr. Kennett and me. 1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 268 The Governor is pleased to doubt our having such Letters as we mentioned. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. vi. 43 My dear sir, you are pleased to be amusing this morning. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 67 A noble and powerful city, inhabited by rich, daring, and he is pleased to add faithless, citizens. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin vii. 102 Pleased ter meet yer, miss. 1934 A. Christie Murder on Orient Express ii. iv. 97 Mrs. Hubbard murmured: ‘Pleased to meet you, I'm sure.’ 1977 Bangladesh Times 20 Jan. 1 (advt.) The BTMC Management has been pleased to decide that the Mill gate sale and maximum retail price will be only 10%..above the ex-mill price. 2000 New Scientist 4 Nov. 85/2 (advt.) We are pleased to announce that an exciting opportunity at the Group Leader level has recently arisen. < as lemmas |
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