| 单词 | beyond conception |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbeyond (also past) (all) conception P1. beyond (also past) (all) conception and variants: (so as to be) difficult to imagine; inconceivable. ΚΠ 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xi. 615 Of such [things] as are beyond his conception and of a supernaturall effect. 1655 W. London Civil Wars France vi. 130 A bloody and terrible spectacle would be shewed beyond present conception. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. iv. 48 I asserted that the Yahoos were the only governing Animals in my Country, which my Master said was altogether past his Conception. 1786 T. Baldwin Airopaidia i. 3 Those Scenes of majestic Grandeur..in most fantastic Forms and various Hues, beyond Conception glowing and transparent. 1837 London & Westm. Rev. Jan. 512 It is almost past conception that all these caresses..should have corrupted him into nothing worse than an amiable and placid self-complacency. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxv. 187 Its bounding heights were lovely beyond conception. 1920 Electr. Merchandising May 258/1 This has naturally entailed a volume of work..that is past conception. 2008 Irish Times 29 Oct. 13/5 Is it beyond all conception that the Government listen to the Opposition? < as lemmas |
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