| 单词 | to face a lie |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto face a lie (upon) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell (lies) [verb (transitive)] lie1377 forgec1386 to belie the truthc1400 tellc1400 to tell (formerly to make) a liec1400 sayc1460 to face (a person) with a lie1530 cog1570 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 542/2 Yet he wolde face me with a lye. 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. iv. xxii. f. cclxii He..faceth hymselfe the lye vppon me. ?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. E.2 But hys boldnes hath faced a lye. 1660 R. Howard Blind Lady iv. ii, in Poems 102 Tis true, dear Sir, I will not face a lye: Our acts have given me both amaze and trouble. 1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iv. 50 I'le not be fac'd down with a Lye. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 82 Bare lyes with bold assertions they can face. < as lemmas |
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