单词 | the beauty of |
释义 | > as lemmasthe beauty of b. With of or possessive. A pleasing or useful aspect of a thing; a merit, a good point. Frequently in the beauty of: the best aspect or advantage of. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > such as to please one [phrase] > that affords special pleasure the beauty of1753 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xviii. 159 That's the beauty of it; to offend and make up at pleasure. 1815 Acad. Recreations Mar. 64 One of its [sc. the Greek language's] beauties is that the number of original and primitive words is comparatively small. This affords the Student one of his chief amusements, viz. digging for Greek roots. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 630 The one beauty of the resolution is its inconsistency. 1874 W. M. Baines Narr. Edward Crewe 104 The beauty of paddling is that any one of the crew can ‘take a spell’ without throwing the rest much out. 1921 Factory Aug. 182/3 A beauty of the plan is that it can be made just as applicable to the industries of any town or city. 1939 Life 17 July 35 (advt.) Nothing in there to wear or cause noise... That's the beauty of it. This tiny gas flame takes the place of moving parts in the freezing system. 1990 Micro Decision Feb. 101/2 One of the beauties of such a set-up is that reports are date-sensitive. 2008 U. McGovern Lost Crafts (2009) 356 The beauty of whittling as a craft is that it can be done by anyone with a small piece of wood and a knife. < as lemmas |
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