单词 | to rule out |
释义 | > as lemmasto rule out to rule out 1. transitive. To exclude by a ruling or other formal decision; to rule as inadmissible. Now rare. ΚΠ 1798 J. Root Rep. Superior Court & Supreme Court of Errors 1 226 A deposition drawn up by one Ambrose Spencer, agent for the plaintiff, was ruled out by the court. 1830 Rep. Trial John Francis Knapp 34 I call the attention of the Court to the principle, which is to give his confession against him, which has already been ruled out. 1893 Times 6 May 13/4 Four instructions were ruled out..as capable of being dealt with in Committee. 1922 Pacific Reporter 206 390/1 Both these affidavits were ruled out by the court. 1987 H. H. Martin Atlanta & Environs III. 137 The presiding judge ruled out testimony on Refoule's love life. 2002 M. K. Geiter & W. A. Speck Colonial Amer. v. 83 This kind of testimony was ruled out, and the cases then collapsed. 2. transitive. More generally: to eliminate as a possibility; to decide against; to discount. Also with out of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being exclusive > exclude [verb (transitive)] > rule out eliminate1848 to rule out1866 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > render impossible [verb (transitive)] > eliminate as possibility eliminate1848 to rule out1866 to factor out1911 1866 Rural Amer. (Utica, N.Y.) 15 Mar. 88/3 One candidate, the Hubbardston Nonsuch was ruled out, because the fruit will not keep in good condition till the first of February. 1890 Spectator 7 May Resolved not to see expressions ruled out of the language merely because they are new. 1928 Daily Tel. 12 June 13/4 The possibility of a battle between the rival Southern commanders cannot be ruled out. 1966 C. Mackenzie Paper Lives vi. 85 The Right Honourable Henry Upjohn thought for a moment about trying that joke at the next political meeting in his constituency but ruled it out at once. 2006 New Scientist 4 Feb. 9/2 No one has managed to devise an experiment that would categorically rule out the possibility that RF radiation is causing hotspots. < as lemmas |
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