英语词汇“to cast one's bread upon the waters”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to cast one's bread upon the waters and variants: to do something kind or good without being motivated by any potential reward or benefit to oneself.With allusion to Ecclesiastes 11:1 (see quot. a1382).

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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Eccles. xi. 1 Send thi bred vp on men passende watris [a1425 L.V. Sende thi breed on watris passynge forth; 1535 Coverdale Sende thy vytayles ouer the waters; 1611 King James Cast thy bread upon the waters], for after manye times thou shalt finden it.]

1607 R. Wakeman Poore-mans Preacher ii. 53 Think not much to cast your bread vpon the water; to distribute your almes vnto the poore.., for by this losse commeth great gaine.

1741 J. Wilford Memorials & Characters 470 As she was very charitable to her poor Neighbours.., so she would often cast her Bread upon the Waters, not so much as looking after it which Way it swom.

1879 M. M. Mann Life's Contrasts xv. 223 ‘Would it ever come?’ thought poor Rhoda: but she continued to cast her bread upon the waters, well content if she might find it even after many days.

1904 Financial Times 9 Feb. 4/3 Instead of asking the public to sing ‘From Greenland's Icy Mountains’ and put money in the offertory bag, it is requested to cast its bread upon the waters by filling up a share application form and sending it on to the Bank accompanied by a cheque.

2018 Daily Disp. (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 5 June She cast her bread on the waters over and over again, when all she could expect in return was danger and fear.

单词	to cast one's bread upon the waters
释义	> as lemmas to cast one's bread upon the waters b. to cast one's bread upon the waters and variants: to do something kind or good without being motivated by any potential reward or benefit to oneself.With allusion to Ecclesiastes 11:1 (see quot. a1382). ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Eccles. xi. 1 Send thi bred vp on men passende watris [a1425 L.V. Sende thi breed on watris passynge forth; 1535 Coverdale Sende thy vytayles ouer the waters; 1611 King James Cast thy bread upon the waters], for after manye times thou shalt finden it.] 1607 R. Wakeman Poore-mans Preacher ii. 53 Think not much to cast your bread vpon the water; to distribute your almes vnto the poore.., for by this losse commeth great gaine. 1741 J. Wilford Memorials & Characters 470 As she was very charitable to her poor Neighbours.., so she would often cast her Bread upon the Waters, not so much as looking after it which Way it swom. 1879 M. M. Mann Life's Contrasts xv. 223 ‘Would it ever come?’ thought poor Rhoda: but she continued to cast her bread upon the waters, well content if she might find it even after many days. 1904 Financial Times 9 Feb. 4/3 Instead of asking the public to sing ‘From Greenland's Icy Mountains’ and put money in the offertory bag, it is requested to cast its bread upon the waters by filling up a share application form and sending it on to the Bank accompanied by a cheque. 2018 Daily Disp. (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 5 June She cast her bread on the waters over and over again, when all she could expect in return was danger and fear. extracted from breadn. < as lemmas
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