| 单词 | to presume on, upon, or of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto presume on, upon, or †of 7. intransitive to presume on, upon, or †of: to rely upon, count upon, or take for granted; to have expectations of. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] > rely on to presume on, upon, or of?a1475 reckon1547 lot1633 compute1674 count1711 to look to ——1782 to bargain for1801 calculate1802 to figure on or upon1904 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xx. f. 83v (MED) He presumiþ of his owne desertes & þinkiþ him self ay riche & gode. a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 226 (MED) Þey..presumyn to mychil of Godis mercy & nout wil amendyn hem. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xci. 15 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 137 [Thou shalt] on his truth noe lesse presume, Then most in shield affy. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas iii. 46 Some haue presumed by coniecture vpon his going to Tharsis, and fleeing from the face of the Lord. 1608 J. Dod & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. Prov. ix–x. 125 They presumed of peace and safety, and so their destruction commeth suddenly without resistance. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 27 July (1971) V. 223 How uncertain a thing our lives are and how little to be presumed of. 1688 in Pennsylvania Arch. (1852) I. 107 Upon which accounts I shall presume on you. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 202 These could not be presumed upon for columns exceeding four feet in diameter. 1803 S. Sheriffe Forest of Hohenelbe I. 9 I was not to presume on any further favours. 1853 E. Bennett Clara Moreland ix. 114 Were he only with me now, I somehow felt that I could presume upon ultimately escaping from captivity through his resources and good fortune. 1891 G. Gissing New Grub St. III. xxiii. 94 ‘And let us just suppose that you are so unfortunate as to fail?’ ‘There's no supposing it, unless, of course, I lose my health. I am not presuming on any wonderful development of powers.’ 1960 Times 10 Feb. 11/5 Should there be some..who would for political or other reasons rather see Sir Oliver as Chancellor, by all means let him be nominated. But they should not presume upon the acquiescence of Convocation. 1994 L. Gordon Charlotte Brontë (1995) i. 3 She could not presume on more than limited understanding. Her sisters alone saw her unshaded self. < as lemmas |
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