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

1. To mention, or discourse upon, in speech or writing. (See also to speak to —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of

to speak of ——c825

sayOE

besayc1200

talk ofc1230

to make mention ofc1300

readc1300

yminnea1325

nevenc1330

to make mindc1350

toucha1375

famea1400

minta1400

clepec1400

rehearsec1405

recitec1436

reckonc1480

mentionatec1525

mention1530

to speak upon ——1535

name1542

repeatc1550

voice1597

commemorate1599

to speak on ——1600

notice1611

quote1612

to make vent ofa1616

memorate1623

mensh1928

c825 Vesp. Psalter cxviii. 46 [Ic] sprec of cyðnissum ðinum in gesihðe cyninga.

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke ix. 11 [He] spræcc him of ric godes.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 73 Of þe halie fulht spec ure drihten on oðer stude.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 6784 Goddspellboc ne spekeþþ nohht. Off all þatt oþerr genge.

c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 2683 Here es þe thred parte of þis buke spedde Þat spekes of þe dede.

1422 Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv. 203 Of this Spekyth the boke of Iudyth.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 727/2 I go nowe beyondsee, but if God send me lyfe you shall here speke of me.

1603 R. Parsons 2nd Pt. Treat. Conuersions in Treat. Three Conuersions Eng. I. viii. 481 I shall haue occasion to speake againe of these heretiks in the next chapter.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 58 The Theatre..is spoke of by Martial.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor iv, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 95 ‘And speaking of red-game,’ said the young scape-grace, interrupting his father.

1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 43 A common-place with every philosophy which spoke of Things at all.

in extended use.1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. iv. 61 Every object, on which her eye fixed, seemed to speak of the Marchioness.1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 180 At Doulon every thing begins to speak of the neighbourhood of a city.1894 M. Pemberton Sea Wolves xi He..wore sea-boots to his hips, though they spoke of much service and of decay.

2. With adverbs, as evil, ill, well.

ΚΠ

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Mark ix. 39 Seðe..mæge recone yfle spreca [L. male loqui] of mec.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Jer. xl. 16 Fals forsothe thou spekist of Ismael.

1382 J. Wyclif Psalms lxxvii. 19 And euele thei speken of God.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 83 Whan þou spekyst euyll of an-oþer mannys goodnesse.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 727/2 Never speke yl of men behynde their backes.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xxxvi. 23 My greate name..which amonge the Gentiles is euel spoken of.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 598 He was..well spoken of of all men.

1611 Bible (King James) Luke vi. 26 When all men shall speake well of you.

1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth Introd. 10 Howbeit her dayes haue beene ill spoken of.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 263 The boys..spake well of their masters.

3. In the phrase to speak of (in later use = ‘worth mentioning’). Chiefly in negative constructions.Also (b) = ‘if mentioned or considered’.

ΚΠ

(a)

1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. biij^v/1 Of hys strengthe is not a lytel thynge to speke of, For [etc.].

1582 T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones iii. 269 For that which I haue hitherto done, is nothing at all to speake of.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 633 This Towne is not verie ancient to speake of.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 47 None out-went me, few to speak of came neer me.

1694 A. Wood Life 23 Oct. No raine to speak of all Sept. and Oct.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 101 He had ridden the whole day..without tasting any thing ‘to speak of’.

1881 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) II. 244 To-day has come the first snow to speak of.

(b)1580 G. Harvey Let. to Spenser in E. Spenser Poet. Wks. (1912) 628/1 For the Romanes to speake of, are but verye Ciphars in this kinde.

†4. not to be spoken of, (to be) beyond all description. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] > beyond description

undeclarablec1449

not to be spoken of1600

phraseless1609

termless1609

unexpressivea1616

unexprimable1632

wingy1643

unfanciable1669

indescribable1785

unpicturable?1819

unportrayable1852

superinenarrable1873

1600 T. Nashe Summers Last Will in Wks. (Grosart) VI. 126 As for my Pease and my Fetches, they are famous, and not to be spoken of.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. ii. 43 Then haue you lost a Sight which was to bee seene, cannot bee spoken of.

†5. To bespeak; to order. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by asking, entreaty, or importunity > by ordering

ordaina1393

speak1508

to speak of ——1600

steven1674

commission1790

tryst1825

order1836

to order up1843

indent1897

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. iv. 5 We haue not spoke vs yet of Torch-bearers.

6. With verbal nouns: To suggest, propose, hint at (doing something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > influence by suggestion > suggest

sugger1502

suggest1526

to speak of ——1586

prompt1602

1586 Ld. Burghley in J. Bruce Leycester Corr. (1844) 450 Some spek of namyng the count Morrice.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xxx. 6 The people spake of stoning him.

1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 667 Duncan..Spak o' lowpin' o'er a linn.

单词	speak of
释义	> as lemmas to speak of —— to speak of —— 1. To mention, or discourse upon, in speech or writing. (See also to speak to —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 1.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of to speak of ——c825 sayOE besayc1200 talk ofc1230 to make mention ofc1300 readc1300 yminnea1325 nevenc1330 to make mindc1350 toucha1375 famea1400 minta1400 clepec1400 rehearsec1405 recitec1436 reckonc1480 mentionatec1525 mention1530 to speak upon ——1535 name1542 repeatc1550 voice1597 commemorate1599 to speak on ——1600 notice1611 quote1612 to make vent ofa1616 memorate1623 mensh1928 c825 Vesp. Psalter cxviii. 46 [Ic] sprec of cyðnissum ðinum in gesihðe cyninga. c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke ix. 11 [He] spræcc him of ric godes. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 73 Of þe halie fulht spec ure drihten on oðer stude. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 6784 Goddspellboc ne spekeþþ nohht. Off all þatt oþerr genge. c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 2683 Here es þe thred parte of þis buke spedde Þat spekes of þe dede. 1422 Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv. 203 Of this Spekyth the boke of Iudyth. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 727/2 I go nowe beyondsee, but if God send me lyfe you shall here speke of me. 1603 R. Parsons 2nd Pt. Treat. Conuersions in Treat. Three Conuersions Eng. I. viii. 481 I shall haue occasion to speake againe of these heretiks in the next chapter. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 58 The Theatre..is spoke of by Martial. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor iv, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 95 ‘And speaking of red-game,’ said the young scape-grace, interrupting his father. 1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 43 A common-place with every philosophy which spoke of Things at all. in extended use.1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. iv. 61 Every object, on which her eye fixed, seemed to speak of the Marchioness.1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 180 At Doulon every thing begins to speak of the neighbourhood of a city.1894 M. Pemberton Sea Wolves xi He..wore sea-boots to his hips, though they spoke of much service and of decay. 2. With adverbs, as evil, ill, well. ΚΠ c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Mark ix. 39 Seðe..mæge recone yfle spreca [L. male loqui] of mec. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Jer. xl. 16 Fals forsothe thou spekist of Ismael. 1382 J. Wyclif Psalms lxxvii. 19 And euele thei speken of God. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 83 Whan þou spekyst euyll of an-oþer mannys goodnesse. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 727/2 Never speke yl of men behynde their backes. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xxxvi. 23 My greate name..which amonge the Gentiles is euel spoken of. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 598 He was..well spoken of of all men. 1611 Bible (King James) Luke vi. 26 When all men shall speake well of you. View more context for this quotation 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth Introd. 10 Howbeit her dayes haue beene ill spoken of. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 263 The boys..spake well of their masters. 3. In the phrase to speak of (in later use = ‘worth mentioning’). Chiefly in negative constructions.Also (b) = ‘if mentioned or considered’. ΚΠ (a) 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. biij^v/1 Of hys strengthe is not a lytel thynge to speke of, For [etc.]. 1582 T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones iii. 269 For that which I haue hitherto done, is nothing at all to speake of. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 633 This Towne is not verie ancient to speake of. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 47 None out-went me, few to speak of came neer me. 1694 A. Wood Life 23 Oct. No raine to speak of all Sept. and Oct. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 101 He had ridden the whole day..without tasting any thing ‘to speak of’. 1881 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) II. 244 To-day has come the first snow to speak of. (b)1580 G. Harvey Let. to Spenser in E. Spenser Poet. Wks. (1912) 628/1 For the Romanes to speake of, are but verye Ciphars in this kinde. †4. not to be spoken of, (to be) beyond all description. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] > beyond description undeclarablec1449 not to be spoken of1600 phraseless1609 termless1609 unexpressivea1616 unexprimable1632 wingy1643 unfanciable1669 indescribable1785 unpicturable?1819 unportrayable1852 superinenarrable1873 1600 T. Nashe Summers Last Will in Wks. (Grosart) VI. 126 As for my Pease and my Fetches, they are famous, and not to be spoken of. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. ii. 43 Then haue you lost a Sight which was to bee seene, cannot bee spoken of. View more context for this quotation †5. To bespeak; to order. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by asking, entreaty, or importunity > by ordering ordaina1393 speak1508 to speak of ——1600 steven1674 commission1790 tryst1825 order1836 to order up1843 indent1897 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. iv. 5 We haue not spoke vs yet of Torch-bearers. View more context for this quotation 6. With verbal nouns: To suggest, propose, hint at (doing something). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > influence by suggestion > suggest sugger1502 suggest1526 to speak of ——1586 prompt1602 1586 Ld. Burghley in J. Bruce Leycester Corr. (1844) 450 Some spek of namyng the count Morrice. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xxx. 6 The people spake of stoning him. View more context for this quotation 1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 667 Duncan..Spak o' lowpin' o'er a linn. extracted from speakv. to speak of 3. In the phrase to speak of (in later use = ‘worth mentioning’). Chiefly in negative constructions.Also (b) = ‘if mentioned or considered’. ΚΠ (a) 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. biij^v/1 Of hys strengthe is not a lytel thynge to speke of, For [etc.]. 1582 T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones iii. 269 For that which I haue hitherto done, is nothing at all to speake of. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 633 This Towne is not verie ancient to speake of. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 47 None out-went me, few to speak of came neer me. 1694 A. Wood Life 23 Oct. No raine to speak of all Sept. and Oct. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 101 He had ridden the whole day..without tasting any thing ‘to speak of’. 1881 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) II. 244 To-day has come the first snow to speak of. (b)1580 G. Harvey Let. to Spenser in E. Spenser Poet. Wks. (1912) 628/1 For the Romanes to speake of, are but verye Ciphars in this kinde. extracted from speakv. < as lemmas
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