英语词汇“by way of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. by way of (formerly also †by the way of). As a compound preposition, usually with no article before the governed noun. [Compare Anglo-Norman par veie de as an example or equivalent of (1321 or earlier), by a particular route, via (1382 or earlier), by means of, through (c1393 or earlier), par veie (with adjective or clause) by (a particular kind of) means (a1307 or earlier).]

(a) As a form or example of; in the capacity or with the function of; as something equivalent to. Also occasionally: as a means of (cf. Phrases 2f(d)).by way of excellence, excellency, eminence, eminency: see the nouns.

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1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 38 Also þese bretherin han ordeyned, be weye of charite, þat [etc.].

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 580 By þe way of ryȝt to aske dome.

1429–30 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Sept. 1429 §36. m. 7 Bi weie of hongyng or keveryng.

1551 J. Williams Acct. Monastic Treasures (1836) 99 To be gevin vnto straungers by waie of his maiesties reward, v^ml li.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xviii. 160 We be allowed now and then to ouer-reach a little by way of comparison.

1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal i. 4 My next Rule is the Rule of Record, and by way of Table-book.

1674 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 168 There ought to be a distinction made in Letters of that nature, betweene passing a thing over by way of Connivance and giving a Publick Liberty.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 78. ⁋4 Nothing was wanting but some one to sit in the Elbow Chair, by way of President.

1744 M. Bishop Life Matthew Bishop 260 Most of them were very industrious in selling one Thing or other by Way of turning the Peny to a good Use.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. iii. vii. 198 I ask Pardon for this short Appearance, by Way of Chorus on the Stage.

1777 H. L. Thrale Diary June in Thraliana (1942) I. 94 He used frequently to..go to Lewis the Bookseller's on Cov^t Garden, by way of buying Books.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ii. 34 Attempting to spring carelessly..over a five-barred gate, by way of shewing your activity to a party of ladies.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V 216 (note) In Turkey nothing is more common than for the Mussulmans to take several glasses of strong spirits by way of appetizer.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. vi. 158 The drapers always having hung up at their door, by way of sign, a piece of bright red cloth.

1856 J. Ruskin King Golden River (ed. 3) i. 4 He used to clean..the plates, occasionally getting what was left on them, by way of encouragement.

1868 L. M. Alcott Little Women I. vi. 96 ‘You'll have to go and thank him,’ said Jo, by way of a joke.

1892 Bookseller 17/1 The summary [of the Act] given by way of introduction is concise and clear.

1919 H. Crane Let. 13 Dec. (1965) 26 He has had a falling out with Amy Lowell, but a falling in with T. S. Eliot by way of compensation.

1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists v. 66 We may call it provisionally..the Predmost type by way of contrast with the Cro-Magnon type.

1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command iii. 57 He must come too: I shall send my barge, by way of compliment; you cannot be too careful with these political gents.

2014 Sun (Nexis) 8 Nov. (Scotl. ed.) 35 Bosses offered him a £50 voucher by way of apology for a delay in dealing with his problem.

(b) By means of; through the agency or medium of; with the aid of.by way of feat: see feat n. 1b. by way of deed: see by way of deed at deed n. 5d.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase]

in virtue ofa1250

by (also with) strength of1340

by the virtue ofa1375

by way ofa1393

by (also through) (the) means (also mean) ofa1398

by remedy ofa1398

by force of1411

by feat of1489

by (occasionally through) the benefit ofa1538

in the way of1622

by the way of1623

by (the) dint of1664

by the force of1697

perforce of1714

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 818 This lord..spak so that be weie of schrifte He drowh hem [sc. the priests] unto his covine.

1439 in Fenland Notes & Queries (1904–6) 6 222 And yat..ye wole at yis tyme in yis oure grete necessite putte youre handes and ese us by wey of lone of ye somme of C marc.

a1500 (a1450) in C. Monro Lett. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 97 (MED) Burneby..desireth with all his hert to do yow worship by wey of marriage.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Aii^v I requyre you..that..ye neuer by way of curiosite be besy to attempte any persone therin.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 898 Diuerse comunications by way of dialoges.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1779/1 To endamage some of his Countreys by waye of inuasion.

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales ii. xvi. 56 Flaccus..by way of great promises [L. per ingentia promissa], perswaded him..to enter into the Romane garrison.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. i. 53 We come not by the way of Accusation, To taint that honour euery good Tongue blesses.

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 5 Master-work-men may receive Instructions by way of Draughts, Models, Frames, &c.

1668 J. Owen Nature Indwelling-sin viii. 118 At least spiritual sense is not radically in them, but only by way of communication.

1743 H. Fielding Jonathan Wild ii. xiv, in Misc. III. 188 He..made so handsome a Booty by way of Borrowing.

1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives III. l. 122 If you were, by way of talk in the neighbourhood, to say that you thought nothing more could be done to Wenbourne-Hill, and that you had reason to believe that was my opinion likewise, such a report might tie the tongues of cavillers.

1863 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 2 Mar. 364/1 A certain amount of property is destroyed by way of fire, the loss in respect of which is defrayed by the community in general.

1881 J. J. Lalor Cycl. Polit. Sci. I. 623/2 The victor can exercise his authority directly by way of force.

1974 H. Bulmahn Adolf Glassbrenner i. 13 He gradually understood that in order to accomplish this, the old system had to be destroyed by way of a bourgeois revolution.

2009 M. Shortall Human Rights & Moral Reasoning iii. 171 It cannot be directly imposed or coerced by way of legislation.

(c) With a person as object.

†(i) As a result of the actions of; because of. Obsolete.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [phrase] > because of

in virtue ofa1250

by (also for) reason ofa1350

by the virtue ofa1375

by the cause ofc1405

by occasion ofc1425

for cause ofc1425

by way of1447

for suit of1451

in respect of1528

in consideration of1540

in regard of1600

in intuition to1626

by or in vigour of1636

along1680

in view of1710

1447–8 in J. B. Paul Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1882) II. 70/2 Gif it happnis the said landis to be distroublit or vexit be way of Inglismen it sal be alowit to the said Alex. of the malis.

†(ii) Through the agency of (a person); spec. using (a person) as an intermediary. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] > through intermediate means

at (the) third hand1553

by way of1560

by second hand1721

1560 Sir N. Throgmorton Let. 21 Nov. in T. Wright Queen Elizabeth & her Times (1838) I. 49 The 29th of October last, I wrote to you from Paris by the waye of Monsieur de Chantonet.

1810 E. Tilden Let. 19 Mar. in S. J. Tilden Lett. & Lit. Memorials (1908) I. 2 I will thank you to drop me an answer by the mail, by which conveyance I will forward you the money, or get it to you by way of my friend, Dr. Younglove, of Hudson.

1887 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1886 370/1 Intelligence has been received from time to time through the year, by way of Mr. Mackay, a missionary, of the movements of Emin and his army.

1974 J. Gardner Nickel Mountain vi. i. 217 He was not a cruel man—she had learned that only lately, from Henry, or rather had only lately discovered by way of Henry that that was what she'd always known.

1999 P. Stoller Jaguar 58 I thank God that I can send this money to you by way of Kareem.

(d) By a route which passes through or over (a specified place); = via prep. 1. In early use with omission of of and the place name modifying way (cf. sense A. 13).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [phrase] > by way of

by way of1460

1460 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 163 He schall send his man hom be Newmarket wey.

1562 J. Shute in tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks ii. f. 35 Iagup was comme into Albania by the waye of Belgrado.

1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders iii. vii. 408 The Marquis went by the way of Savoy; and being well come to the Province of Luxenburg, he presently went to Gaunt.

1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 481 He went by the way of Illyricum.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 71 We set out from Glasgow by the way of Lanerk.

1818 (title) Observations on the Proposed Railway or Tram-road from Stockton to the Collieries, by way of Darlington.

1865 Cornhill Mag. May 595 It invaded France by way of Avignon.

1901 T. J. Alldridge Sherbro xxvi. 291 From Bafodia we were diverging from the main road to Freetown which is by way of the Bumban hills.

1960 B. Kops Dream of Peter Mann 9 Of the writers who matter today, all must go to Wyndham's by way of Wigan Pier.

2000 Oxf. Amer. May 139/1 We come from people who came to England by way of Normandy from Scandinavia.

(e) colloquial (chiefly British). Followed by a gerund. to be by way of: to have as one's particular role; to make a special point of doing something; to purport or be reputed to be or do something; (sometimes) spec. to be in the habit of doing the specified activity. Now somewhat literary.Compare the following comment:

1891 Sat. Rev. 18 July 77/1 Mr. Brander Matthews finds fault with the phrase ‘by way of being’, and says an American can hardly understand it... ‘By way of being’ is endeavouring or purporting to be, holding oneself out in a certain character, or being so reputed; and this with an implied disclaimer of precise knowledge or warranty on the speaker's part.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > in habitual or customary use [phrase] > in the habit (of)

to be in use1504

in a way ofc1704

in the habit (habits) of doing1801

by way of1824

1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance I. xxxiii. 367 The Colonel was by way of introducing him into the fashionable circles.

1852 C. B. Mansfield Paraguay, Brazil, & Plate (1856) 182 A wiseacre passenger, who is by way of knowing the river well, says they are called capinchos in these parts.

1877 M. A. Barker Year's Housek. S. Afr. iv. 61 ‘Charlie,’ our groom, who is by way of being a very fine gentleman,..only condescends to work until he can purchase a wife.

a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 236 The Gibsons were by way of spoiling me.

1906 Lit. World 15 Nov. 515/1 The character of this woman, who is by way of being the female villain of the story, is drawn with skill.

1933 J. Buchan Prince of Captivity iii. ii. 310 I'm by way of dining with Falconer tonight.

1960 K. Amis Take Girl like You (1962) 244 It had to do with early smoking habits and materials, on which Old Archie was evidently by way of being an expert.

1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) ii. 18 He was by way of being their exegetist.

单词	by way of
释义	> as lemmas by way of 14. Through, or so as to pass (in one's course); also expanded into by way of. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [preposition] > past byc1384 past1542 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) John x. 1 He that cometh not in by the dore in to the fold of the scheep..is nyȝt thef and day thef. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 11529 An aungel coom & hem forbad To wende bi him [sc. Herod] any wey. c1400 Epiph. in W. B. D. D. Turnbull Visions of Tundale (1843) 108 They returned by Jerusalem. c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) i. 37 The thre kynges..promysed kyng herowde..To come a-geyn by him. 1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Pref. sig. aaviij^v The passage..by the strayghtes of Magellanus. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. ix. 270 Faithful Sicambre was conueyed in by a backe Chamber. 1633 D. Featley in P. Fletcher Purple Island To Rdrs. sig. ¶4 The way to God is by our selves. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 41 The Place was inaccessible, except by such Windings..as they themselves only, who made them, could find. 1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 15 140 Leaving the building by a side door. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 481 He went by the way of Illyricum.1865 Cornhill Mag. May 595 It invaded France by way of Avignon. extracted from byprep.adv. by way of c. In by way of: as an instance of, as something tending or amounting to, somewhat under the form of. For full illustration see way n.¹ and int.¹ Phrases 2c(a). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > in the particular case [phrase] > as an instance of by way ofc1400 in the way ofa1475 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. 199 The king ȝeveth leve to pore men..to gadre hem precyous stones and perles, be weye of ælmesse. 1762 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxx. 235 By way of pleasantry he [Jefferies] used to call them [the soldiers] his lambs. extracted from byprep.adv. by way of b. prepositional, †by cause of, by chesun of, by colour of, by dint of, by the hands of, by means of, by reason of, by virtue of, by way of, etc. See under the various substantives. ΚΠ c1380 J. Wyclif Last Age Church (1840) 25 Bi resoun of whiche þe þridde tribulacioun schal entre into Cristis Chirche. c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 502 Þer togedur faȝte we Be chesun of this lady fre. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit xi. 18 By reason of all the good that God had shewed vnto him. ?a1560 in T. Wright Songs & Ballads Reign Philip & Mary (1860) 3 He hathe us up lyfft By the means of hys sonne callyd Emanuell. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 78 Our brother is imprisoned by your meanes. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. i. 126 All..That..by dint of Sword, Haue since mis-carryed vnder Bullingbrooke. 1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 127 The Parlement is adjourned by virtue thereof [the Comission]. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 120 Vict'ry gotten without Blows. By dint of sharp hard words. 1710 W. L. Let. to New Member Commons 9 Edward Whitacre..hath, by Colour of his Imployment..receiv'd the Sum of Five and Twenty Thousand Pound. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 523. ¶6 By Vertue of that Spectatorial Authority with which I stand Invested. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 32 Jugurtha..by Dint of Money, corrupted many of the Senators. 1737 L. Clarke Compl. Hist. Bible I. viii. 496 He..by means thereof..took the City. 1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire iv. 42 It was chiefly by means of the Papacy that this came to pass. 1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps I. ii. 23 Quite out of sight..by reason of the bend of the hollow. 1881 R. Buchanan God & Man I. 111 The widow—by dint of strict parsimony, had saved a trifle. extracted from byprep.adv. by way of c. by way of (formerly also †by the way of). As a compound preposition, usually with no article before the governed noun. [Compare Anglo-Norman par veie de as an example or equivalent of (1321 or earlier), by a particular route, via (1382 or earlier), by means of, through (c1393 or earlier), par veie (with adjective or clause) by (a particular kind of) means (a1307 or earlier).] (a) As a form or example of; in the capacity or with the function of; as something equivalent to. Also occasionally: as a means of (cf. Phrases 2f(d)).by way of excellence, excellency, eminence, eminency: see the nouns. ΚΠ 1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 38 Also þese bretherin han ordeyned, be weye of charite, þat [etc.]. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 580 By þe way of ryȝt to aske dome. 1429–30 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Sept. 1429 §36. m. 7 Bi weie of hongyng or keveryng. 1551 J. Williams Acct. Monastic Treasures (1836) 99 To be gevin vnto straungers by waie of his maiesties reward, v^ml li. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xviii. 160 We be allowed now and then to ouer-reach a little by way of comparison. 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal i. 4 My next Rule is the Rule of Record, and by way of Table-book. 1674 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 168 There ought to be a distinction made in Letters of that nature, betweene passing a thing over by way of Connivance and giving a Publick Liberty. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 78. ⁋4 Nothing was wanting but some one to sit in the Elbow Chair, by way of President. 1744 M. Bishop Life Matthew Bishop 260 Most of them were very industrious in selling one Thing or other by Way of turning the Peny to a good Use. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. iii. vii. 198 I ask Pardon for this short Appearance, by Way of Chorus on the Stage. View more context for this quotation 1777 H. L. Thrale Diary June in Thraliana (1942) I. 94 He used frequently to..go to Lewis the Bookseller's on Cov^t Garden, by way of buying Books. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ii. 34 Attempting to spring carelessly..over a five-barred gate, by way of shewing your activity to a party of ladies. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V 216 (note) In Turkey nothing is more common than for the Mussulmans to take several glasses of strong spirits by way of appetizer. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. vi. 158 The drapers always having hung up at their door, by way of sign, a piece of bright red cloth. 1856 J. Ruskin King Golden River (ed. 3) i. 4 He used to clean..the plates, occasionally getting what was left on them, by way of encouragement. 1868 L. M. Alcott Little Women I. vi. 96 ‘You'll have to go and thank him,’ said Jo, by way of a joke. 1892 Bookseller 17/1 The summary [of the Act] given by way of introduction is concise and clear. 1919 H. Crane Let. 13 Dec. (1965) 26 He has had a falling out with Amy Lowell, but a falling in with T. S. Eliot by way of compensation. 1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists v. 66 We may call it provisionally..the Predmost type by way of contrast with the Cro-Magnon type. 1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command iii. 57 He must come too: I shall send my barge, by way of compliment; you cannot be too careful with these political gents. 2014 Sun (Nexis) 8 Nov. (Scotl. ed.) 35 Bosses offered him a £50 voucher by way of apology for a delay in dealing with his problem. (b) By means of; through the agency or medium of; with the aid of.by way of feat: see feat n. 1b. by way of deed: see by way of deed at deed n. 5d. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] in virtue ofa1250 by (also with) strength of1340 by the virtue ofa1375 by way ofa1393 by (also through) (the) means (also mean) ofa1398 by remedy ofa1398 by force of1411 by feat of1489 by (occasionally through) the benefit ofa1538 in the way of1622 by the way of1623 by (the) dint of1664 by the force of1697 perforce of1714 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 818 This lord..spak so that be weie of schrifte He drowh hem [sc. the priests] unto his covine. 1439 in Fenland Notes & Queries (1904–6) 6 222 And yat..ye wole at yis tyme in yis oure grete necessite putte youre handes and ese us by wey of lone of ye somme of C marc. a1500 (a1450) in C. Monro Lett. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 97 (MED) Burneby..desireth with all his hert to do yow worship by wey of marriage. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Aii^v I requyre you..that..ye neuer by way of curiosite be besy to attempte any persone therin. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 898 Diuerse comunications by way of dialoges. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1779/1 To endamage some of his Countreys by waye of inuasion. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales ii. xvi. 56 Flaccus..by way of great promises [L. per ingentia promissa], perswaded him..to enter into the Romane garrison. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. i. 53 We come not by the way of Accusation, To taint that honour euery good Tongue blesses. View more context for this quotation 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 5 Master-work-men may receive Instructions by way of Draughts, Models, Frames, &c. 1668 J. Owen Nature Indwelling-sin viii. 118 At least spiritual sense is not radically in them, but only by way of communication. 1743 H. Fielding Jonathan Wild ii. xiv, in Misc. III. 188 He..made so handsome a Booty by way of Borrowing. 1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives III. l. 122 If you were, by way of talk in the neighbourhood, to say that you thought nothing more could be done to Wenbourne-Hill, and that you had reason to believe that was my opinion likewise, such a report might tie the tongues of cavillers. 1863 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 2 Mar. 364/1 A certain amount of property is destroyed by way of fire, the loss in respect of which is defrayed by the community in general. 1881 J. J. Lalor Cycl. Polit. Sci. I. 623/2 The victor can exercise his authority directly by way of force. 1974 H. Bulmahn Adolf Glassbrenner i. 13 He gradually understood that in order to accomplish this, the old system had to be destroyed by way of a bourgeois revolution. 2009 M. Shortall Human Rights & Moral Reasoning iii. 171 It cannot be directly imposed or coerced by way of legislation. (c) With a person as object. †(i) As a result of the actions of; because of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [phrase] > because of in virtue ofa1250 by (also for) reason ofa1350 by the virtue ofa1375 by the cause ofc1405 by occasion ofc1425 for cause ofc1425 by way of1447 for suit of1451 in respect of1528 in consideration of1540 in regard of1600 in intuition to1626 by or in vigour of1636 along1680 in view of1710 1447–8 in J. B. Paul Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1882) II. 70/2 Gif it happnis the said landis to be distroublit or vexit be way of Inglismen it sal be alowit to the said Alex. of the malis. †(ii) Through the agency of (a person); spec. using (a person) as an intermediary. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] > through intermediate means at (the) third hand1553 by way of1560 by second hand1721 1560 Sir N. Throgmorton Let. 21 Nov. in T. Wright Queen Elizabeth & her Times (1838) I. 49 The 29th of October last, I wrote to you from Paris by the waye of Monsieur de Chantonet. 1810 E. Tilden Let. 19 Mar. in S. J. Tilden Lett. & Lit. Memorials (1908) I. 2 I will thank you to drop me an answer by the mail, by which conveyance I will forward you the money, or get it to you by way of my friend, Dr. Younglove, of Hudson. 1887 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1886 370/1 Intelligence has been received from time to time through the year, by way of Mr. Mackay, a missionary, of the movements of Emin and his army. 1974 J. Gardner Nickel Mountain vi. i. 217 He was not a cruel man—she had learned that only lately, from Henry, or rather had only lately discovered by way of Henry that that was what she'd always known. 1999 P. Stoller Jaguar 58 I thank God that I can send this money to you by way of Kareem. (d) By a route which passes through or over (a specified place); = via prep. 1. In early use with omission of of and the place name modifying way (cf. sense A. 13). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [phrase] > by way of by way of1460 1460 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 163 He schall send his man hom be Newmarket wey. 1562 J. Shute in tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks ii. f. 35 Iagup was comme into Albania by the waye of Belgrado. 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders iii. vii. 408 The Marquis went by the way of Savoy; and being well come to the Province of Luxenburg, he presently went to Gaunt. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 481 He went by the way of Illyricum. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 71 We set out from Glasgow by the way of Lanerk. 1818 (title) Observations on the Proposed Railway or Tram-road from Stockton to the Collieries, by way of Darlington. 1865 Cornhill Mag. May 595 It invaded France by way of Avignon. 1901 T. J. Alldridge Sherbro xxvi. 291 From Bafodia we were diverging from the main road to Freetown which is by way of the Bumban hills. 1960 B. Kops Dream of Peter Mann 9 Of the writers who matter today, all must go to Wyndham's by way of Wigan Pier. 2000 Oxf. Amer. May 139/1 We come from people who came to England by way of Normandy from Scandinavia. (e) colloquial (chiefly British). Followed by a gerund. to be by way of: to have as one's particular role; to make a special point of doing something; to purport or be reputed to be or do something; (sometimes) spec. to be in the habit of doing the specified activity. Now somewhat literary.Compare the following comment: 1891 Sat. Rev. 18 July 77/1 Mr. Brander Matthews finds fault with the phrase ‘by way of being’, and says an American can hardly understand it... ‘By way of being’ is endeavouring or purporting to be, holding oneself out in a certain character, or being so reputed; and this with an implied disclaimer of precise knowledge or warranty on the speaker's part. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > in habitual or customary use [phrase] > in the habit (of) to be in use1504 in a way ofc1704 in the habit (habits) of doing1801 by way of1824 1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance I. xxxiii. 367 The Colonel was by way of introducing him into the fashionable circles. 1852 C. B. Mansfield Paraguay, Brazil, & Plate (1856) 182 A wiseacre passenger, who is by way of knowing the river well, says they are called capinchos in these parts. 1877 M. A. Barker Year's Housek. S. Afr. iv. 61 ‘Charlie,’ our groom, who is by way of being a very fine gentleman,..only condescends to work until he can purchase a wife. a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 236 The Gibsons were by way of spoiling me. 1906 Lit. World 15 Nov. 515/1 The character of this woman, who is by way of being the female villain of the story, is drawn with skill. 1933 J. Buchan Prince of Captivity iii. ii. 310 I'm by way of dining with Falconer tonight. 1960 K. Amis Take Girl like You (1962) 244 It had to do with early smoking habits and materials, on which Old Archie was evidently by way of being an expert. 1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) ii. 18 He was by way of being their exegetist. extracted from wayn.¹int.¹ < as lemmas
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