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

a. gen. The upper or outer surface of a thing. Frequently in renderings of biblical expressions, or phrases after these. Now chiefly in the face of the earth. †the face of the deep (also †the face of the waters): the surface of the sea. [In the face of the earth after post-classical Latin facies terrae (Vulgate; after biblical Hebrew ʿal-pnē ha-'areṣ (compare also ʿal-pnē hā-adāmāh on the face of the ground)); compare Anglo-Norman face de la terre (12th cent.), itself after Latin. In the face of the deep after post-classical Latin facies abyssi (Vulgate; after biblical Hebrew ʿal-pnē ṯĕhom (compare also ʿal-pnē hamm̄ayim on the face of the waters)).]

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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Jer. xxxv. 7 In tabernaclis ȝee shul dwellen alle ȝoure daiys þat ȝee lyue manye daiys vp on the face of þe lond [L. faciem terrae].

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. vii. 4 Þat þe seed be sauid vpon þe face [L. faciem] of all erþ.

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 4892 Þe face of þe erth sal brin with-out.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 92 Al men dispersed throughoute the face of the earthe.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 8^v Certaine Tynne-stones, lying on the face of the ground.

1611 Bible (King James) Gen. i. 2 Darkenesse was vpon the face of the deepe: and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the face of the waters .

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 88 When there has been a great hoar-frost..the..Crystalline beard..usually covers the face of..bodies.

1698 J. Keill Exam. Theory Earth (1734) 140 That great Deluge of waters which..overflowed the Face of the whole Earth.

1791 Ess. Shooting (ed. 2) 230 If he is clad in a glaring colour, when the face of the country retains its verdure.

1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter III. xi. 285 More like Noah's Ark than any thing that has been since seen floating upon the face of the waters.

1887 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. I. i. 3 Such schools..being improved off the face of the earth.

1990 Harper's Mag. Aug. 30/2 One of the coolest bands on the face of the planet.

2001 S. Walton You heard it through Grapevine ii. 17 E. & J. Gallo,..biggest single wine-producing company on the face of the earth.

单词	the face of the earth
释义	> as lemmas the face of the earth a. gen. The upper or outer surface of a thing. Frequently in renderings of biblical expressions, or phrases after these. Now chiefly in the face of the earth. †the face of the deep (also †the face of the waters): the surface of the sea. [In the face of the earth after post-classical Latin facies terrae (Vulgate; after biblical Hebrew ʿal-pnē ha-'areṣ (compare also ʿal-pnē hā-adāmāh on the face of the ground)); compare Anglo-Norman face de la terre (12th cent.), itself after Latin. In the face of the deep after post-classical Latin facies abyssi (Vulgate; after biblical Hebrew ʿal-pnē ṯĕhom (compare also ʿal-pnē hamm̄ayim on the face of the waters)).] ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Jer. xxxv. 7 In tabernaclis ȝee shul dwellen alle ȝoure daiys þat ȝee lyue manye daiys vp on the face of þe lond [L. faciem terrae]. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. vii. 4 Þat þe seed be sauid vpon þe face [L. faciem] of all erþ. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 4892 Þe face of þe erth sal brin with-out. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 92 Al men dispersed throughoute the face of the earthe. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 8^v Certaine Tynne-stones, lying on the face of the ground. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. i. 2 Darkenesse was vpon the face of the deepe: and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the face of the waters . View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 88 When there has been a great hoar-frost..the..Crystalline beard..usually covers the face of..bodies. 1698 J. Keill Exam. Theory Earth (1734) 140 That great Deluge of waters which..overflowed the Face of the whole Earth. 1791 Ess. Shooting (ed. 2) 230 If he is clad in a glaring colour, when the face of the country retains its verdure. 1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter III. xi. 285 More like Noah's Ark than any thing that has been since seen floating upon the face of the waters. 1887 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. I. i. 3 Such schools..being improved off the face of the earth. 1990 Harper's Mag. Aug. 30/2 One of the coolest bands on the face of the planet. 2001 S. Walton You heard it through Grapevine ii. 17 E. & J. Gallo,..biggest single wine-producing company on the face of the earth. extracted from facen. < as lemmas
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