单词 | the book of |
释义 | > as lemmasthe book of —— 6. figurative and in figurative contexts, frequently in the book of ——. extracted from bookn. a. Something considered as worthy of study, a source of instruction, or an example from which to learn. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [noun] lorea1225 book1340 librarya1450 study1535 volume1597 subject1805 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 44 (MED) Betere may ech man rede þe ilke zenne..ine þe boc of his inwyt þanne ine ane ssepes scinne. ?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 123 (MED) In þe bok of conscience..ȝif þou fyndest out contrarie to Cristis lif oþer to his techynge, wiþ þe knyf of penaunce and repentaunce scrape it awey and write it beterer. ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 92 (MED) Þei techen to þe comunes bi here owen wickid lif, þat is a bok to here sugetis. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 25 It is more verrili writen in the book of mannis soule than in the outward book of parchemyn. a1500 (?c1378) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 408 (MED) Þe lif of þis herde is a bok to lewyd men, & a marke þat þei shulden sue aftir. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 408/2 To call the ymages of holye sayntes..and the figure of Chrystes crosse, the boke of his bitter passion. 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job (new ed.) cxix. 612 The order of the world is as it were a booke to teach vs, and ought to lead vs vnto God. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. H4v Laying before vs two Bookes or volumes to studie, if we will be secured from errour: first the scriptures, reuealing the will of God; and then the creatures expressing his power. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. i. 16 And this our life..Findes tongues in trees, bookes in the running brookes, Sermons in stones. View more context for this quotation 1693 tr. Bp. Serenus in W. Wotton tr. L. E. Du Pin New Hist. Eccl. Writers V. 88 The unlearned see in it [sc. an image] what they ought to follow, it is a Book to them who know not a Letter. 1745 J. Trapp Thoughts upon Four Last Things (ed. 2) ii. 51 Thy Book of Nature too both Day and Night I read, and study'd with sincere Delight: Thy Wonders of Creation! 1780 Williamson's Liverpool Advertiser 21 Sept. I have read the book of life for a long time, and I have read other books a little. 1830 J. G. Strutt Sylva Brit. (rev. ed.) 2 That great poet to whom the book of Nature and of the human heart seemed alike laid open. 1876 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life x. 371 The infinite book of the world, and life. 1917 National Munic. Rev. Jan. 26 This important truth we learned from the book of bitter experience. 1999 K. L. Edwards Milton & Nat. World ii. vi. 127 Raphael's narrative helps us see that reading God's beneficence in the book of the world is a pleasure and a responsibility that never comes to an end. 2004 R. Gascoigne Freedom & Purpose i. i. 34 Natural law..is not a set of obligations that can be read by everyone in the open book of an unchanging human nature. b. A repository or embodiment, esp. of an abstract concept or quality; (also) the story or narrative relating to a specified concept or event. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > [noun] > imaginary or reputed book book of lifeOE book1561 tome1610 1561 J. Hopkins in T. Sternhold et al. Psalmes lxix. 133 And dashe them cleane out of ye booke, of life, of hope. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iii. 89 This precious booke of loue, this vnbound louer. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 97 Blotting your names from Bookes of memory. View more context for this quotation 1686 N. Tate tr. G. Fracastoro Syphilis 16 To search the Book of destiny and show What change shall rise in Heav'n or Earth below. 1733 A. Pope Ess. Man i. 73 Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of Fate. 1781 H. Downman Death of Caesar iii. i. 358 My bosom Shall now be all unfolded to your view. It is a book of horror to be read, And crouded thick with blackest characters. ?1834 C. Brontë Leaf from Unpublished Vol. (1986) Introd. 1 Man may, indeed, hand down to posterity the history of the past; but what mortal pen can, unassisted, trace events whose birth, course & issue are perhaps but newly inscribed in the book of Fate? 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess v. 101 Not ever would she love; but brooding turn The book of scorn. 1922 A. Mana Ld. Kitchener Lives I. 244 I sometimes forget who I was, I am so busy here, and the past life is slowly being placed in the book of memory which is only opened when necessary. 1998 M. Krysl How to accommodate Men i. 68 In bed A is spunky and gymnastic. He wants to try every imaginable position... He becomes a veritable Book of Knowledge. 2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) vi. 223 The ouster of sail was a technological revolution, the sea-going chapter in the book of the Industrial Revolution. < as lemmas |
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