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

(c) the Great, following a place name. Now archaic and literary.For a different use in Britain the Great see quot. ?a1400 at Britain n.² etymology, and discussion of Great Britain there.

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) (1850) Apoc. xvii. 5 Babilon the greet [L. magna], modir of fornycaciouns, and of abhomynaciouns of erthe.

1507 A. Chertsey tr. Honorius Augustodunensis Lucydarye (de Worde) sig. D.iv Mayster frome whens came the fyrst ydolatres My chylde they were fyrst founde in abell the whiche is now called babylon the grete.

1611 Bible (King James) Rev. xviii. 2 Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of deuils.

1644 J. Boden Alarme beat vp in Sion 3 Rome the great is fallen, is fallen.

1791 Consolatory Let. Rev. J. Clayton 21 Where is that foot, so adventrous, as even to go in quest of the spot where Babylon the Great once stood?

1859 J. W. Blakesley Four Months in Algeria xiii. 387 The time when Carthage the Great was destroyed.

1929 H. A. R. Gibb tr. Ibn Battuta Trav. Asia & Afr. iv. 157 Our entry into Constantinople the Great was made about noon or a little later.

1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come xv. 303 Being 'im young an' im spirit hot, Babylon de Great look good to 'im.

c. the Great used postpositively.Recorded earlier with place names: see sense A. 13b(c). [This use, which is paralleled in all the modern European languages, is inherited from the similar application of classical Latin magnus, ancient Greek ὁ μέγας.]

(a) Chiefly literary. Following a name of God or a god.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [adjective] > specific epithets for persons of rank

goodOE

worshipful1398

the Greata1413

the Grand1426

honourablea1440

Right Honourable?1449

granda1460

Hon'ble?1541

Hon.1587

Right Hon.1587

Rt. Hon.1660

magnificent1717

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 1230 As wysly helpe me god þe grete. I neuere dide a þing with more peyne.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. Vrania in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 534 O! shall we neuer hear you sing the glory Of God, the great, the good, the iust, the holy?

1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) lxxx. i Shepherd of Souls, the Great, the Good.

1806 Balance & Columbian Repository 8 Apr. 105/3 Decrees of fate, Bind all the gods, e'en Jove the Great.

1840 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights II. x. 108 By Allah the Great, the God of Moosa and Ibráheem, I have had no knowledge of that which thou mentionest.

1889 Overland Monthly July 76/2 The god of battles,—the god of our forefathers,—Thor the Great.

1951 C. Fremantle & A. Fremantle tr. O. Englebert Lives Saints 166 For having infringed our holy laws and refused to sacrifice to Diana the Great, this man is condemned to be stoned.

2008 B. F. Ndi Gods in Ivory Towers 8 But God the Great will wonders do!

(b) Following personal names of historical, mythological, or legendary figures, chiefly monarchs and popes, often serving to distinguish them from others of the same name.Cf. the Grand at grand adj. 2.

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c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 6155 In al hast, Agamenoun þe grete..Made a trompet to schipward to blowe.

c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 56 Aristotill seide to Alexander the grete: [etc.].

1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. bij/2 Thys noble Charlemayn otherwyse called Charles the grete.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 159^v Agomynon the gret.

1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Ded. sig. aaij That mightie kyng..Alexander the great.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. i. 136 It pleased them to thinke me worthie of Pompey the great .

1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. i. 5 The famous Canon of the General Councel of Ephesus, which Gregory the Great reverenced as one of the four Gospels.

1696 M. Geddes Church-Hist. Ethiopia 416 St. James the Great, the Patron of Spain and Portugal.

1723 A. de la Mottraye Trav. II. iii. 127 Drinking her Health under the Title of Anne the Great.

1758 W. Dobson (title) The Prussian campaign, a poem celebrating the atchievements of Frederick the Great, in the years 1756–57.

1805 J. Sansom Lett. from Europe II. xix. 22 The absolvatory penance of grievous Sinners..was commuted with courtly indulgence, by Leo the Great.

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 294/2 Alexander III., commonly called the Great, son of Philip II. king of Macedon.

1854 R. W. Fraser Turkey xvi. 217 The young monarch..was understood to possess a considerable degree of likeness to Mohammad the Great, the conqueror of Constantinople.

1894 A. E. Waite (title) The hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great.

1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky ii. iv. 204 The large gem given by Gustavus III of Sweden to Catherine the Great.

1962 C. L. S. Linnell Norfolk Church Ded. 16 There are also three dedications for St. Gregory the Great.

2000 J. Mann Murder, Magic, & Med. (rev. ed.) iv. 135 These were probably friends of Alfred the Great.

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释义	> as lemmas the Great (c) the Great, following a place name. Now archaic and literary.For a different use in Britain the Great see quot. ?a1400 at Britain n.² etymology, and discussion of Great Britain there. ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) (1850) Apoc. xvii. 5 Babilon the greet [L. magna], modir of fornycaciouns, and of abhomynaciouns of erthe. 1507 A. Chertsey tr. Honorius Augustodunensis Lucydarye (de Worde) sig. D.iv Mayster frome whens came the fyrst ydolatres My chylde they were fyrst founde in abell the whiche is now called babylon the grete. 1611 Bible (King James) Rev. xviii. 2 Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of deuils. View more context for this quotation 1644 J. Boden Alarme beat vp in Sion 3 Rome the great is fallen, is fallen. 1791 Consolatory Let. Rev. J. Clayton 21 Where is that foot, so adventrous, as even to go in quest of the spot where Babylon the Great once stood? 1859 J. W. Blakesley Four Months in Algeria xiii. 387 The time when Carthage the Great was destroyed. 1929 H. A. R. Gibb tr. Ibn Battuta Trav. Asia & Afr. iv. 157 Our entry into Constantinople the Great was made about noon or a little later. 1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come xv. 303 Being 'im young an' im spirit hot, Babylon de Great look good to 'im. extracted from greatadj.n.adv.int. the Great c. the Great used postpositively.Recorded earlier with place names: see sense A. 13b(c). [This use, which is paralleled in all the modern European languages, is inherited from the similar application of classical Latin magnus, ancient Greek ὁ μέγας.] (a) Chiefly literary. Following a name of God or a god. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [adjective] > specific epithets for persons of rank goodOE worshipful1398 the Greata1413 the Grand1426 honourablea1440 Right Honourable?1449 granda1460 Hon'ble?1541 Hon.1587 Right Hon.1587 Rt. Hon.1660 magnificent1717 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 1230 As wysly helpe me god þe grete. I neuere dide a þing with more peyne. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. Vrania in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 534 O! shall we neuer hear you sing the glory Of God, the great, the good, the iust, the holy? 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) lxxx. i Shepherd of Souls, the Great, the Good. 1806 Balance & Columbian Repository 8 Apr. 105/3 Decrees of fate, Bind all the gods, e'en Jove the Great. 1840 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights II. x. 108 By Allah the Great, the God of Moosa and Ibráheem, I have had no knowledge of that which thou mentionest. 1889 Overland Monthly July 76/2 The god of battles,—the god of our forefathers,—Thor the Great. 1951 C. Fremantle & A. Fremantle tr. O. Englebert Lives Saints 166 For having infringed our holy laws and refused to sacrifice to Diana the Great, this man is condemned to be stoned. 2008 B. F. Ndi Gods in Ivory Towers 8 But God the Great will wonders do! (b) Following personal names of historical, mythological, or legendary figures, chiefly monarchs and popes, often serving to distinguish them from others of the same name.Cf. the Grand at grand adj. 2. ΚΠ c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 6155 In al hast, Agamenoun þe grete..Made a trompet to schipward to blowe. c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 56 Aristotill seide to Alexander the grete: [etc.]. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. bij/2 Thys noble Charlemayn otherwyse called Charles the grete. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 159^v Agomynon the gret. 1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Ded. sig. aaij That mightie kyng..Alexander the great. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. i. 136 It pleased them to thinke me worthie of Pompey the great . View more context for this quotation 1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. i. 5 The famous Canon of the General Councel of Ephesus, which Gregory the Great reverenced as one of the four Gospels. 1696 M. Geddes Church-Hist. Ethiopia 416 St. James the Great, the Patron of Spain and Portugal. 1723 A. de la Mottraye Trav. II. iii. 127 Drinking her Health under the Title of Anne the Great. 1758 W. Dobson (title) The Prussian campaign, a poem celebrating the atchievements of Frederick the Great, in the years 1756–57. 1805 J. Sansom Lett. from Europe II. xix. 22 The absolvatory penance of grievous Sinners..was commuted with courtly indulgence, by Leo the Great. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 294/2 Alexander III., commonly called the Great, son of Philip II. king of Macedon. 1854 R. W. Fraser Turkey xvi. 217 The young monarch..was understood to possess a considerable degree of likeness to Mohammad the Great, the conqueror of Constantinople. 1894 A. E. Waite (title) The hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great. 1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky ii. iv. 204 The large gem given by Gustavus III of Sweden to Catherine the Great. 1962 C. L. S. Linnell Norfolk Church Ded. 16 There are also three dedications for St. Gregory the Great. 2000 J. Mann Murder, Magic, & Med. (rev. ed.) iv. 135 These were probably friends of Alfred the Great. extracted from greatadj.n.adv.int. < as lemmas
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