单词 | to admiration |
释义 | > as lemmasto admiration P1. to admiration: in an admirable manner; admirably. [Compare Middle French, French à merveille , à merveilles (see à merveille adv.).] ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adverb] allowablyc1443 acceptably1479 admirably1570 to admiration1591 admiredly1598 acceptedly1600 unrebukably1609 unexceptionably1662 1591 A. Colynet True Hist. Ciuill Warres France vi. 374 As this [city] is great and large, so is it populous to admiration, surpassing the report which may be made thereof. 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies Pref. sig. B4v This book..hath made all things evident to them, even to admiration. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel App. i. 259 You shall find this part of the Prophecy fulfilled to admiration. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1646 (1955) II. 501 They are curious in Straw-worke among the Nunns, even to admiration. 1707 Philos. Trans. 1706–7 (Royal Soc.) 25 2420 Hay..will dry up a new Milch-Cow, starve an Horse, yet will it feed an Oxe to admiration. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §152 The Buss in all the past bad weather had indeed rode it out to admiration. 1823 C. Lamb Old Benchers in Elia 201 [He] moulded heads in clay or plaster of Paris to admiration, by the dint of natural genius merely. a1861 G. H. Derby Squibob Papers (1865) xxiv. 233 Possibly the rule might work to admiration in a corps where no incentives were held out for study or improvement. 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss (1904) xviii. 241 Morton's plan worked to admiration. 1930 V. Woolf Beau Brummell 5 He..tied his cravat to admiration. 2001 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 May 21 It was a compelling idea, and it worked to admiration. < as lemmas |
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