单词 | sure sign |
释义 | > as lemmassure sign b. Of a sign or signal: giving trustworthy indication; able to be relied on; infallible, unmistakable. Frequently in sure sign. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adjective] > in meaning sure1493 univocal?1541 univoque?1541 inequivocal1779 unequivocal1785 rousing1836 resounding1873 unequivocable1921 graphic1937 full-frontal1971 1493 Tretyse of Loue (de Worde) sig. Giv/2 This is the moost sure & true signe of all other. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 75 Everye Climate hathe a proper name, for the surer difference of one from an other. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 278 In all assaults Their surest signal. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 99 The Colt, that for a Stallion is design'd, By sure Presages shows his generous Kind. View more context for this quotation 1719 S. Acton Truth without Disguise 43 Christ tells them plainly, unless they repented, he would come and remove the Candlestick out of its place. A sure indication of his dismissing 'em his favour. 1780 Mirror No. 93. ⁋3 The surest mark of a weak mind. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. §386 There is no surer criterion of the state of science in any age. 1886 E. Whitaker Tip Cat (new ed.) xxi. 289 He became more irritable and impatient—a sure sign, Dr. Lee declared, of approaching convalescence. 1955 E. I. Stewart Custer's Luck v. 114 Gibbon's command found the fort in the same condition as it had been left.., sure evidence that the Sioux had not returned in the interim. 2004 Boating Life Mar. 26/2 Always be looking for swirling water, a sure sign that the bottom is near. < as lemmas |
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