英语词汇“to consist in”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

6. to consist in.

†a. To be, exist, reside, or inhere in; to be vested, located, comprised in. Obsolete.

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the world > existence and causation > existence > [verb (transitive)]

to consist in1526

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Ai^v The selfe pilgremage, whiche consisteth or standeth in .vii. dayes iourney.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Chron. xxx. B In thy hande consisteth power and might.

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. N7 In whome doth the election of the minister or pastor consist?

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. iv. 337 In her consistes my happines and thine.

1611 Bible (King James) Luke xii. 15 A mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick 14 The usuall Moods may not here be mist, In them much cunning doth consist.

1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus i. 15 They think their strength consists in eating beef.

†b. To have its essence or essential character in.

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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > inform or give a thing its essence [verb (transitive)] > consist of or have as its essence

to stand in ——a1382

to lie in1589

to consist in1594

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §3. 290 The male sex consisteth in this, that the seed be hot and drie at the time of his forming.

†c. To be, exist, or be engaged in. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > engage in or busy oneself about

fanda1375

entermetea1393

deala1400

makea1400

apply?c1400

to have in occupation?1523

lie1546

entreat1590

to consist in1606

tirea1616

stickle1647

to be in the business of1873

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 38 b He promised to discharge them of the warres and danger they consisted in.

d. To be comprised or contained in (actions, conditions, qualities, or other things non-material); to be constituted of. Now the usual sense.

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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > become essence [verb (intransitive)] > be comprised in

to consist by1567

to consist in1576

1576 A. Fleming tr. Isocrates in Panoplie Epist. 166 For, mine advise, at that time, consisted in this point.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxx. 192 Offices and duties of religious ioy..wherein the hallowing of Festiuall times consisteth.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 589 In loving thou dost well, in passion not, Wherein true Love consists not.

a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) ii. 49 Recreations..consisting meerly in rustical efforts, or in petty sleights of bodily strength and activity.

1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 36 The Sensibility of its consisting in a Conformity to our Ideas.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 44 Moral Government consists,..in rewarding the Righteous and punishing the Wicked.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. viii. 673 His administration consisted in a perpetual change of ill-concerted measures.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues IV. 37 Not every one can tell in what the beauty of a figure consists.

e. To be embodied in; to be composed of. archaic. Now usually to consist of: see 7.

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > be composed of or consist of [verb (transitive)]

to be made ofa1200

to stand of ——a1393

to stand togetherc1475

remaina1525

compose?1541

subsist1549

to stand on ——1563

to consist of1565

to stand upon ——1601

to consist in1614

comprise1874

1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 288 As our Commons, which consist in Freeholders.

1735 S. Johnson tr. J. Lobo Voy. Abyssinia 264 The whole Revenue of the Emperor consists in Lands and Goods.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 127 Your clothing consisted in an hempen bag tied round the neck with a string.

1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. II. xlvii. 143 The timber consists almost exclusively in black pine and oak.

1841 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. I. 157 Things real are usually said to consist in lands, tenements, or hereditaments.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 23 The fee consists in some sort of cattle.

†f. Formerly, consist to do was = consist in doing. Obsolete.

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1557 W. Baldwin & T. Palfreyman Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) iii. viii. f. 95^v The hygh vertues..consisteth not alonly to suffer the passions of the bodye, but also to dissimule them of the soule.

单词	to consist in
释义	> as lemmas to consist in 6. to consist in. †a. To be, exist, reside, or inhere in; to be vested, located, comprised in. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [verb (transitive)] to consist in1526 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Ai^v The selfe pilgremage, whiche consisteth or standeth in .vii. dayes iourney. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Chron. xxx. B In thy hande consisteth power and might. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. N7 In whome doth the election of the minister or pastor consist? 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. iv. 337 In her consistes my happines and thine. View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) Luke xii. 15 A mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. View more context for this quotation 1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick 14 The usuall Moods may not here be mist, In them much cunning doth consist. 1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus i. 15 They think their strength consists in eating beef. †b. To have its essence or essential character in. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > inform or give a thing its essence [verb (transitive)] > consist of or have as its essence to stand in ——a1382 to lie in1589 to consist in1594 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §3. 290 The male sex consisteth in this, that the seed be hot and drie at the time of his forming. †c. To be, exist, or be engaged in. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > engage in or busy oneself about fanda1375 entermetea1393 deala1400 makea1400 apply?c1400 to have in occupation?1523 lie1546 entreat1590 to consist in1606 tirea1616 stickle1647 to be in the business of1873 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 38 b He promised to discharge them of the warres and danger they consisted in. d. To be comprised or contained in (actions, conditions, qualities, or other things non-material); to be constituted of. Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > become essence [verb (intransitive)] > be comprised in to consist by1567 to consist in1576 1576 A. Fleming tr. Isocrates in Panoplie Epist. 166 For, mine advise, at that time, consisted in this point. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxx. 192 Offices and duties of religious ioy..wherein the hallowing of Festiuall times consisteth. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 589 In loving thou dost well, in passion not, Wherein true Love consists not. View more context for this quotation a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) ii. 49 Recreations..consisting meerly in rustical efforts, or in petty sleights of bodily strength and activity. 1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 36 The Sensibility of its consisting in a Conformity to our Ideas. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 44 Moral Government consists,..in rewarding the Righteous and punishing the Wicked. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. viii. 673 His administration consisted in a perpetual change of ill-concerted measures. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues IV. 37 Not every one can tell in what the beauty of a figure consists. e. To be embodied in; to be composed of. archaic. Now usually to consist of: see 7. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > be composed of or consist of [verb (transitive)] to be made ofa1200 to stand of ——a1393 to stand togetherc1475 remaina1525 compose?1541 subsist1549 to stand on ——1563 to consist of1565 to stand upon ——1601 to consist in1614 comprise1874 1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 288 As our Commons, which consist in Freeholders. 1735 S. Johnson tr. J. Lobo Voy. Abyssinia 264 The whole Revenue of the Emperor consists in Lands and Goods. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 127 Your clothing consisted in an hempen bag tied round the neck with a string. 1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. II. xlvii. 143 The timber consists almost exclusively in black pine and oak. 1841 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. I. 157 Things real are usually said to consist in lands, tenements, or hereditaments. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 23 The fee consists in some sort of cattle. †f. Formerly, consist to do was = consist in doing. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1557 W. Baldwin & T. Palfreyman Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) iii. viii. f. 95^v The hygh vertues..consisteth not alonly to suffer the passions of the bodye, but also to dissimule them of the soule. extracted from consistv. < as lemmas
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