单词 | the most |
释义 | > as lemmasthe most d. the most: to the greatest degree or extent, most of all. Cf. sense C. 1. ΚΠ 1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine iii. i. 160 He loves not most that doth lament the most. 1668 S. Pepys Diary 1 Mar. (1976) IX. 99 A Starling which..doth whistle and talk the most and best that ever I heard anything in my life. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. sig. 35b That is..best which being rubb'd with the Hand creeks the most. 1782 W. Cowper Table Talk in Poems 88 The lie that flatters I abhor the most. 1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 16 The cotton wood, elm, mulberry, and nettle trees suffered the most. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 525 I did the worst to him I loved the most. 1919 C. H. Darling Jargon Bk. 25 Pet peeve, the thing that provokes you the most. 1964 A. Staples Paddo 105 Our members are the best, our beach has the best surf, our blokes stick together the most. 1996 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Nov. a28/1 China is the nation that baffles him the most. the most c. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). the most (in predicative use): the best or finest example, ‘the best’; something that is extremely good. Cf. greatest n., mostest adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective] highestOE bestOE firstlOE greatest?c1225 of the besta1350 premiera1500 paramount1530 supremec1550 supreme1571 primer1589 top1647 nulli secundus1742 bestest1751 first class1819 beatemest1831 par excellence1839 première1844 first rate1853 beatenest1860 blue ribbon1860 optimum1885 optimal1890 class A1906 all-star1908 grade A1911 five-star1931 mostest1936 tip-topmost1937 the end1950 the most1953 1953 Time 17 Aug. 3/1 It's the most! 1954 New Yorker 18 Sept. 30/1 I'm feeling the most today. 1963 J. O. Killens And then we heard Thunder 15 Sam's Army is just about the most. 1969 H. Waugh Young Prey (1970) 6 ‘So—you like the ride ?’.. ‘No kidding, it was the most!’ 1976 L. Rosten 3:10 to Anywhere 27 You're the most, doll-face. 1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 47 This vinyl tote's ‘the most’ for holding all your necessities and then some. < as lemmas |
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