| 单词 | to consist on or upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto consist on or upon a. to consist on or upon: to stand on, be based upon, rest upon. literal and figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > be upon (something) [verb (transitive)] overlieeOE ridec1460 to consist on?c1550 overlay1793 over-cap1839 ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 280 The Englishe imperie consistethe on sewer pillers. 1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 46 Parallelogrammes consisting vpon equall bases, and in the selfe same parallel lines, are equall the one to the other. 1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill iii. liv. 197 This Temple seemed to consist upon Pillars of Pourferry, arched like vnto a Church. 1660 Scutum Regale: Royal Buckler 66 A survey of the main Triangle upon which the art of Government consists. < as lemmas |
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