| 单词 | without , circumstance |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswithout (†out of), circumstance a. The ‘ado’ made about anything; formality, ceremony, about any important event or action. without (†out of), circumstance: without ado or ceremony, unceremonious(ly, abrupt(ly. archaic.Chiefly preserved by Shakespeare's ‘pomp and circumstance’ (see pomp n.1 1a). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun] with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290 ceremonialc1380 circumstancec1386 celebrityc1425 pomposity?a1475 solemness1530 state1599 fashionableness1608 ceremoniality1623 decorum1638 setness1642 formality1666 ceremonialnessa1680 formalness1684 gravity1689 solemn1706 ceremony1759 panjandrum1860 c1386 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 1405 His sacrifice he dide..fful pitously with alle circumstance. 1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 12 §8 The solemne and dew circumstaunce of the execucion. 1609–38 T. Heywood Rape Lucrece in Wks. (1874) V. 209 Shall we to horse without circumstance? a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 359 Pride, pompe, and circumstance of glorious warre. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 90 His approach (So out of circumstance, and suddaine) tells vs, 'Tis not a Visitation fram'd, but forc'd. View more context for this quotation 1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. ii. 197 Solemnity and circumstance, And pomp of hellish piety. 1819 S. Rogers Human Life 65 Busy and full of life and circumstance. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. ii. iii. 443 It was done with great circumstance. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xx. 280 All the pomp and circumstance of a tournament. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。