| 单词 | richard yea-and-nay |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRichard Yea-and-Nay 3. historical. A name given to King Richard I of England (1157–99). Chiefly in Richard Yea-and-Nay.The motivation for the name is unclear. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > king > [noun] > king of England > specific Great Deliverer1695 yea-and-nay1900 1900 M. Hewlett (title) The life and death of Richard Yea-and-Nay. 1910 E. Pound tr. B. de Born in Spirit of Romance iii. 43 Papiols, be glad to go speedily to ‘Yea and Nay’ [Occitan Oc-e-No], and tell him there's too much peace about. 1911 C. R. L. Fletcher & R. Kipling School Hist. Eng. 70 ‘Richard Yea and Nay’, so called because he spoke the truth. 1964 N.Y. Times 4 Oct. (Book Review) vii. 40/5 When Denys decides to kill this Richard Yea-and-Nay..he finds himself not only unable to carry through his plot but ends up allowing himself to be taken captive. < as lemmas |
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