单词 | yours truly |
释义 | > as lemmasyours truly Phrases P1. well and truly: completely, properly, entirely; in all respects, thoroughly.In later use chiefly used for emphasis. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [phrase] on (also upon) righteOE by (good, etc.) rightc1330 to rightsc1330 well and truly1348 of very (due) right?a1366 to righta1382 at right1487 in one's way1691 the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > thoroughly well-a-finec1330 well and truly1348 well and finec1430 of all four sides1490 à fond1813 all to splinters1884 1348 in C. Welch Hist. Pewterers of London (1902) I. 5 (MED) Ye schull kepe to ȝowre powere well and trewly all the good rewlys of peutreres Crafte which ben enrolled in the Guyld halle of london. 1439 in Archaeologia (1827) 21 35 The whiche vijM. markes shal wel & truly be repayed unto ye seid Cardynal..at ye feste of Estre. 1458 J. Jernyngan in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 341 There was not so gret a batayle vpon þe se þis xl wyntyr; and for sothe we were wele and trewly bette. ?1476 W. Caxton Advt. for Sarum Pie (single sheet) The forme of this present lettre whiche ben wel and truly correct. 1521 B. Anslay tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Cyte of Ladyes i. xiii. sig. Eeiii He shall rewarde them that well and truely maynteyneth hym. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. i. f. 32v Men of vile condition, and of no valour, and who often like slaues are well and truely beaten for their scurrilous and broade iesting. 1641 J. Layer Office & Dutie Constables 5 You shall swear well and truly to serve our Sovereigne Lord the King in the office of a Constable. 1659 E. Leigh Eng. Descr. 168 For multitude of Inhabitants, for fair and stately Buildings, it may well and truly challenge the preheminence of all this Province. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xv. 82 The said intended marriage..to be well and truly solemnized and consummated. 1837 W. H. Ainsworth Crichton II. ii. ii. 55 Well and truly hath your faithful follower, the Baron de Rosni, spoken. 1886 16th Ann. Rep. Board Educ. Rhode Island 83 The teacher should be well and truly prepared for the great and arduous work of instructing the pupil. 1948 G. V. Galwey Lift & Drop iv. 72 I am—well and truly married. 1973 Guardian 16 Feb. 13/8 British Brussels is well and truly split on the issue of the TUC's participation in Europe. 2006 G. Pretor-Pinney Cloudspotter's Guide i. 43 What started as a light-hearted tiff between lovers has well and truly got out of hand. P2. yours truly (cf. yours pron. 4). a. Used formulaically to end a (now usually formal) letter; also truly yours and variants. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > letter or note [phrase] > concluding phrases your (affectionate, very, etc.) friend1454 aggradation1533 Yours ever1564 yours faithfully1564 I (will) remain1600 pro bono publico1640 sincerely1702 regards1775 yours respectfully?1777 yours truly1788 a1631 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 31 Yours very truely and affectionately J. Donne. 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. II. 15 And with this I solemnely assure you that I truely am, Sir. Your, &c. 1642 L. Anderton Eng. Nunne 145 Yours truly most dutifull, and Obedient Daughters, Cælia, Cosmophila. 1751 London Evening-Post 7 Mar. Yours truly, Tom Tar. 1788 R. Burns Let. 24 Feb. (2001) I. 245 Believe me to be ever My dear Sir, your most truly, Robt Burns. 1817 W. Scott Let. 14 Sept. (1933) IV. 512 Yours truly, W. S. 1893 Let. 13 Jan. in Water & Sewage Wks. 6 (1894) 28/1 I have received your journal for some two years and..shall continue to read it. Truly yours, M. B. Haynes. 1948 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 21/2 (advt.) My employer will tell you I've done a good job. Yours truly, P. Packard. 2001 R. Belben Hound Music (2002) iv. 193 Trusting you are as ever brave, I remain, Yours truly, Chas. Titball. b. Used humorously to refer to oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood > self > I > me meeOE my worshipa1500 moi1760 your humble1765 us1828 yours truly1833 1833 C. Dickens Let. ?Oct. (1965) I. 31 Pray give my love to Letitia; ‘accept the same from yours truly’ as schoolboys say. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iii. 31 Give the young one a glass,..and score it up to yours truly. 1889 K. Munroe Golden Days 26 Are you willing to work in cahoots with yours truly? 1951 S. Plath Jrnl. Mar. (2000) 52 Yours truly sat on the bottom of the bed..wanting to be loved. 1993 Photo Answers Jan. 65/1 He agitatedly darts through heavy London traffic, kindly taking yours truly to the station. 2012 Daily Tel. 5 July 23/1 Most of the crowd, including, it must be said, yours truly, looked about as mobile as the Terracotta Army. < as lemmas |
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