| 单词 | the law of the medes and persians |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe law of the Medes and Persians c. In proverbs and proverbial phrases. the law of the Medes and Persians, often used (with allusion to Dan. vi. 12) as the type of something unalterable. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [noun] > something unchanging leopard1382 the law of the Medes and Persiansc1384 constant1832 hardcore1916 invariance1939 invariant1939 facticity1964 society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [noun] > custom of a society or group > unalterable the law of the Medes and Persiansc1384 society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment > an ordinance or authoritative utterance > unalterable the law of the Medes and Persians1853 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) Dan. vi. 15 The lawe of Medis and Persis. 1564 tr. P. M. Vermigli Most Fruitfull & Learned Comm. xi. 189 b It is an olde Prouerbe..Lawe and Country. For every region hath certaine customes of their owne, which cannot easelye be chaunged. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. x*. 281 Aweel, aweel, Maggie, ilka land has its ain lauch. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green ii. 11 His word is no longer the law of the Medes and Persians, as it was at home. 1884 H. R. Haggard Dawn II. xiv. 193 Once given, like the law of the Medes and Persians, it altereth not. < as lemmas |
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