英语词汇“principal verb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

† principal verb n. Obsolete figurative the chief or most important thing or (occasionally) person.This metaphor seems likely to have arisen from the earlier widespread use of principal verb in its literal sense (see sense A. 7a) in pedagogical grammars from at least the early 15th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important

moreOE

firstc1275

principala1393

chiefa1400

main chance1577

forefront1589

principal verb1602

centre of gravity1718

avatar1859

main stem1900

Big Apple1909

prima ballerina1923

centrepiece1937

1602 R. Parsons Warn-word iv. xiv. f. 115 Immediatly after the words in Durand..followeth Gregorius tamen loquitur, but S. Gregory speaketh of them. This Syr Frauncis dasheth out, which was a principal verb in this matter.

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale vii. 582 ‘Sirrah,’ Cambuscan lowrd, ‘all yee haue loste Your principale verbe (credite) which yee boste’.

1670 Remarks Present Condition Navy 18 The Quality of the Commodity is not considered, but the Gratuity given the Officer is the principal Verb.

1728 R. North Mem. Musick (1846) 80 The violin was scarce knowne tho' now the principall verb.

1794 J. Caulfield Portraits Mem. & Characters II. 159 It was found that [the highwayman known as] Mull'd-Sack was the principal verb in this matter.

单词	principal verb
释义	> as lemmas principal verb † principal verb n. Obsolete figurative the chief or most important thing or (occasionally) person.This metaphor seems likely to have arisen from the earlier widespread use of principal verb in its literal sense (see sense A. 7a) in pedagogical grammars from at least the early 15th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important moreOE firstc1275 principala1393 chiefa1400 main chance1577 forefront1589 principal verb1602 centre of gravity1718 avatar1859 main stem1900 Big Apple1909 prima ballerina1923 centrepiece1937 1602 R. Parsons Warn-word iv. xiv. f. 115 Immediatly after the words in Durand..followeth Gregorius tamen loquitur, but S. Gregory speaketh of them. This Syr Frauncis dasheth out, which was a principal verb in this matter. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale vii. 582 ‘Sirrah,’ Cambuscan lowrd, ‘all yee haue loste Your principale verbe (credite) which yee boste’. 1670 Remarks Present Condition Navy 18 The Quality of the Commodity is not considered, but the Gratuity given the Officer is the principal Verb. 1728 R. North Mem. Musick (1846) 80 The violin was scarce knowne tho' now the principall verb. 1794 J. Caulfield Portraits Mem. & Characters II. 159 It was found that [the highwayman known as] Mull'd-Sack was the principal verb in this matter. extracted from principaladj.n.adv. < as lemmas
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