| 单词 | to see the light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto see the light d. to see the light. extracted from lightn.1 (a) To come into the world, to be born; (hence) to be brought out or published; = to see the light of day at Phrases 2c(b). ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > be published [verb (intransitive)] to come forthlOE to come out1529 to see the light1535 appear1711 run1831 publish1928 the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > be born [verb (intransitive)] arisec950 to come forthOE to come into (also to) the worldOE riseOE breedc1200 kenec1275 birtha1325 to wax forth1362 deliver?c1450 kindlec1450 seed?a1475 issuec1515 arrive1615 born1698 to see the light1752 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [phrase] to know what's whatc1422 to know where to find a person1565 to see the light1812 to be awake to1813 to know a move or two1819 to get on to ——1880 to get the strength of1890 to be (or get) wise to1896 to get the picture1900 the penny dropped1939 to pick up1944 to get the message1959 to take on board1979 society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > convert [verb (intransitive)] turnc1225 converta1400 to come through1708 to get religion1772 to see the light1812 to experience religion1837 vert1888 to find religion (also Christ, God, Jesus, etc.)1957 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job iii. B O that I vtterly had no beynge, or were as a thinge borne out of tyme..ether as yonge children, which neuer sawe the light [L. non viderunt lucem]. 1705 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1885) I. 10 He is resolv'd it [sc. a book] shall see ye Light. 1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 175 As soon as the helpless infant sees the light. 1895 E. Bellamy Looking Backward (rev. ed.) i. 3 I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857. 2017 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 July (Culture section) 12 He reckons the new album won't see the light until 2020. (b) To reach a full understanding or realization. ΚΠ 1584 Dialogue Strife our Churche To Rdr. sig. 6v Let them see the light, and be taught out of the blessed worde, that it is damnation to those that rebell againste their Prince. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) Ded. Had not the Doctrins offended France, they had long since seen the light. 1812 Niles' Reg. 3 195/2 It is indispensably necessary that every man should ‘see the light’. 1903 N.Y. Evening Post 10 Sept. It is altogether likely that they, too, will see the light before another week has passed. 1933 H. G. Wells Shape of Things to Come iii. iv. 275 Men who saw the light and spoke were only one species of a larger genus of human beings whose minds worked differently from the common man's. 2018 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 9 May Sheffield Council's leadership has started to see the light over its contentious felling of thousands of street trees. < as lemmas |
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