| 单词 | within living memory |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswithin living memory b. within living memory: in the recollection of people still alive. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [adverb] > within living memory within living memory1775 1775 London Evening-Post 18 Mar. The case actually happened in Denmark, almost within living memory. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 438 There had within living memory been no equally serious encounter between the English and French. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. v. 1 No ecclesiastic within living memory..has enjoyed a larger share of personal celebrity. 1933 Times 13 Jan. 13/4 It is to be feared that Horace has lost ground, though within living memory he was constantly quoted in senates. 1986 O. Rackham Hist. Countryside iii. 27 The practical pressure on land is now less than it has been within living memory. 2007 New Yorker 27 Aug. 84/1 This is a timely book, reminding us of the good things that the United States has achieved within living memory. < as lemmas |
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