> as lemmas

pro and contra

a. Against. Chiefly in the phrase pro and contra (now generally abbreviated to con), ‘for and against’ (the motion, proposal, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [phrase]

contra1480

1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii.* 327 A grete altercacyon among wryters of this mater pro and contra.

?a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Sheep & Dog l. 1218 in Poems (1981) 50 Contra et pro, strait argumentis thay resolue.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 52 In questionis baith in Contra and Pro.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. K2^v See the subtilties of Aristotle, to take a matter both wayes, Pro & Contra, &c.

extracted from contraprep.adv.n.¹

pro and contra

a. An argument or consideration in favour of something; reasoning in support of a proposition, thesis, etc. Chiefly in pros and cons (also pros and contras): reasons or arguments for and against something, advantages and disadvantages. Occasionally also pro and contra (also pro and con): argument, debate.In quot. 1809: favourable and adverse fortunes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > on both sides [preposition]

pro and conc1450

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [noun] > arguments for or against

armsa1250

pro and conc1450

pros and contrasc1450

pro et contraa1554

pro and contra1570

pros and cons1654

fors and againstsa1817

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > put forward [verb (transitive)] > weigh the arguments

pro and conc1450

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [noun] > arguments for or against > argument in favour

proc1450

confirmation1553

c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) 300 (MED) I..musid faste, Rehershyng þe reasons of bothe two sides, The pro and þe contra, as clergie askith.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn 2577 (MED) Yee mut declare yeur maters to myne intelligence, That I may the bet perseyve al inconvenience, Dout, pro, contra, and anbiguite.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) vi. 26 Provyng the pro well from the contrary.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. xi. 1756/2 At the last (after much pro and contra) they al consented.

1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. G7^v His whole life is spent in Pro & Contra.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 231 Whole Tomes of Pro's and Con's.

1713 Humble Pleadings for Good Old-way 259 Seeing the pros and cons did run equal so that the determination depended on the moderator's casting vote.

1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. ii The pro and con goes as smart as hits in a fencing-match.

1798 T. Holcroft He's much to blame iv. iv. 58 Lady Jane I should wish to talk a little common sense. Sir George Oh! So should I! I assure you, I am for pros and cons and whys and wherefores.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. vi. 86 A..true narrative of all my pros and cons, my ins and outs, since that..separation of ours.

1835 E. FitzGerald Let. July in FitzGerald to his Friends (1979) 18 But then I get a settled home, a good companion, and the other usual pro's that desperate people talk of.

1850 M. Reid Rifle Rangers (1853) xviii. 113 Compared and balanced with as much exactitude as the pros and contras of a miser's bank-book.

1880 Huxley in Life (1900) II. ii. 21 I felt justified in stating all the pros and cons of the case.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 293 As regards particular insects, such as earwigs, it is often impossible to get a true bill, for there is a ‘con’ to every ‘pro’.

1969 V. E. Frankl in A. Koestler & J. R. Smythies Beyond Reductionism 419 All the protesters are actually anti-testers, they have no ‘pro’, no positive alternative to offer, but they are fighting against, rather than struggling for something.

1987 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 107 349/1 It is the intrinsic curiosity among the scholarly elite of Europe and not so much the pros and contras of Jesuit accommodation that stands out in this study.

2005 Washington Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. d1 Williams recommends that students make a list of the pros and cons of their school. If the cons outweigh the pros, a switch probably is a good idea.

extracted from pron.¹adj.¹prep.

pro and contra

a. pro and contra: for and against, on both sides.In quot. ?a1500 in the form contra and pro.

ΚΠ

1447 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 20 (MED) Of the Bysshoppis Court what court he hadde and sholde have, here of was right moche longage and reson prove and contra.

a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) 5663 (MED) Sapience..tauhte folkys to argue Pro & contra..To preven out the sothfastnesse Off every thyng.

1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii Wherof aroose a grete Altercacion..pro and contra.

?a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Sheep & Dog l. 1218 in Poems (1981) 50 Contra et pro, strait argumentis thay resolue.

1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye sig. K2^v But he..disputith the mater so, pro and contra that he confutith all thargumentes, that seme to repugne his purpose.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. K2^v See the subtilties of Aristotle, to take a matter both wayes, Pro & Contra, &c.

1705 W. Wall Hist. Infant-baptism I. 31 That great Inconvenience of being forc'd in Books to say Pro and Contra the same Things over and over again.

1829 Times 2 July 3/3 The evidence of a multitude of witnesses on both sides pro and contra was as conflicting and as directly opposed as any that was ever heard upon a trial in any of the courts of law amongst the Jewish people.

1887 Polit. Sci. Q. 2 705 The arguments pro and contra are impartially weighed, with the conclusion that no general answer can be given applicable to all countries.

1910 Times 16 Dec. 16/2 Since then, a good deal of writing pro and contra going on, the prohibition has been generally and totally disregarded.

1949 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 9 Aug. 4/4 So much nonsense is talked about democracy, both pro and contra, that it is refreshing when a man makes some public remarks on that topic which are clear and sensible.

2001 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 11 The phenomenon of immigration arouses strong passions, pro and contra.

extracted from proadv.

as lemmas

单词	pro and contra
释义	> as lemmas pro and contra a. Against. Chiefly in the phrase pro and contra (now generally abbreviated to con), ‘for and against’ (the motion, proposal, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [phrase] contra1480 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii.* 327 A grete altercacyon among wryters of this mater pro and contra. ?a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Sheep & Dog l. 1218 in Poems (1981) 50 Contra et pro, strait argumentis thay resolue. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 52 In questionis baith in Contra and Pro. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. K2^v See the subtilties of Aristotle, to take a matter both wayes, Pro & Contra, &c. View more context for this quotation extracted from contraprep.adv.n.¹ pro and contra a. An argument or consideration in favour of something; reasoning in support of a proposition, thesis, etc. Chiefly in pros and cons (also pros and contras): reasons or arguments for and against something, advantages and disadvantages. Occasionally also pro and contra (also pro and con): argument, debate.In quot. 1809: favourable and adverse fortunes. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > on both sides [preposition] pro and conc1450 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [noun] > arguments for or against armsa1250 pro and conc1450 pros and contrasc1450 pro et contraa1554 pro and contra1570 pros and cons1654 fors and againstsa1817 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > put forward [verb (transitive)] > weigh the arguments pro and conc1450 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [noun] > arguments for or against > argument in favour proc1450 confirmation1553 c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) 300 (MED) I..musid faste, Rehershyng þe reasons of bothe two sides, The pro and þe contra, as clergie askith. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn 2577 (MED) Yee mut declare yeur maters to myne intelligence, That I may the bet perseyve al inconvenience, Dout, pro, contra, and anbiguite. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) vi. 26 Provyng the pro well from the contrary. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. xi. 1756/2 At the last (after much pro and contra) they al consented. 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. G7^v His whole life is spent in Pro & Contra. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 231 Whole Tomes of Pro's and Con's. 1713 Humble Pleadings for Good Old-way 259 Seeing the pros and cons did run equal so that the determination depended on the moderator's casting vote. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. ii The pro and con goes as smart as hits in a fencing-match. 1798 T. Holcroft He's much to blame iv. iv. 58 Lady Jane I should wish to talk a little common sense. Sir George Oh! So should I! I assure you, I am for pros and cons and whys and wherefores. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. vi. 86 A..true narrative of all my pros and cons, my ins and outs, since that..separation of ours. 1835 E. FitzGerald Let. July in FitzGerald to his Friends (1979) 18 But then I get a settled home, a good companion, and the other usual pro's that desperate people talk of. 1850 M. Reid Rifle Rangers (1853) xviii. 113 Compared and balanced with as much exactitude as the pros and contras of a miser's bank-book. 1880 Huxley in Life (1900) II. ii. 21 I felt justified in stating all the pros and cons of the case. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 293 As regards particular insects, such as earwigs, it is often impossible to get a true bill, for there is a ‘con’ to every ‘pro’. 1969 V. E. Frankl in A. Koestler & J. R. Smythies Beyond Reductionism 419 All the protesters are actually anti-testers, they have no ‘pro’, no positive alternative to offer, but they are fighting against, rather than struggling for something. 1987 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 107 349/1 It is the intrinsic curiosity among the scholarly elite of Europe and not so much the pros and contras of Jesuit accommodation that stands out in this study. 2005 Washington Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. d1 Williams recommends that students make a list of the pros and cons of their school. If the cons outweigh the pros, a switch probably is a good idea. extracted from pron.¹adj.¹prep. pro and contra a. pro and contra: for and against, on both sides.In quot. ?a1500 in the form contra and pro. ΚΠ 1447 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 20 (MED) Of the Bysshoppis Court what court he hadde and sholde have, here of was right moche longage and reson prove and contra. a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) 5663 (MED) Sapience..tauhte folkys to argue Pro & contra..To preven out the sothfastnesse Off every thyng. 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii Wherof aroose a grete Altercacion..pro and contra. ?a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Sheep & Dog l. 1218 in Poems (1981) 50 Contra et pro, strait argumentis thay resolue. 1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye sig. K2^v But he..disputith the mater so, pro and contra that he confutith all thargumentes, that seme to repugne his purpose. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. K2^v See the subtilties of Aristotle, to take a matter both wayes, Pro & Contra, &c. View more context for this quotation 1705 W. Wall Hist. Infant-baptism I. 31 That great Inconvenience of being forc'd in Books to say Pro and Contra the same Things over and over again. 1829 Times 2 July 3/3 The evidence of a multitude of witnesses on both sides pro and contra was as conflicting and as directly opposed as any that was ever heard upon a trial in any of the courts of law amongst the Jewish people. 1887 Polit. Sci. Q. 2 705 The arguments pro and contra are impartially weighed, with the conclusion that no general answer can be given applicable to all countries. 1910 Times 16 Dec. 16/2 Since then, a good deal of writing pro and contra going on, the prohibition has been generally and totally disregarded. 1949 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 9 Aug. 4/4 So much nonsense is talked about democracy, both pro and contra, that it is refreshing when a man makes some public remarks on that topic which are clear and sensible. 2001 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 11 The phenomenon of immigration arouses strong passions, pro and contra. extracted from proadv. < as lemmas
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