单词 | by all manner means |
释义 | > as lemmasby all manner means P5. by all (manner of) means (also †by all manner means) [compare Middle French par tous moyens (a1544)] : at any cost, without fail (now rare); in every possible way; certainly, assuredly.In later use (as in quot. 1693, etc.) often functioning as an interjection, emphasizing permission, agreement, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] > responding to request by all (manner of) means1491 1472–3 Rolls of Parl. VI. 39/1 Ye verraily entend..to areyde youre self by all measnes..to..passe with an Arme roiall to the parties outward.] 1491 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 11 §1 Ye verily intendyng..to aredie yourself by all meanes to you possible..to invade upon your and our auncien ennemyes. ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xl. f. 56 He..by all maner meanes made prouysion for hymselfe. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 129 To this end thay labouret be al meines possible. 1611 Bible (King James) Acts xviii. 21 I must by all meanes keepe this feast. View more context for this quotation 1693 Humours & Conversat. Town 31 By all means, Sir, Object and Return, as often as you please. 1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) 35 The trick of laughing frivolously is by all means to be avoided. a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) ii. 42 Flaw. I'll run before, and prepare Mrs. Fleece'em. Mrs. Air. By all manner of means. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby I. iii. iii. 273 Tell it us by all means. 1874 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera IV. xlii. 125 Yes, in God's name, and by all manner of means. 1895 Law Times 100 101/2 By all means let the [County] Council drift rudderless. 1955 A. Huxley Let. 4 Apr. (1969) 739 Yes, by all means let us take a picnic basket so that we can be independent of restaurants. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking iii. 429 If you have a good product, yet are done in by a badly run company, by all means, try again. < as lemmas |
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