单词 | hand down |
释义 | hand downSEE SYNONYMS FOR hand down ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to leave to a later period or generation; bequeath to pass (an outgrown garment) on from one member of a family to a younger one law to announce or deliver (a verdict) Words nearby hand downhandcrafted, handcraftman, handcuff, H and D curve, hand-deliver, hand down, hand drill, handed, handedness, Handel, Handel, George Frederick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hand downhand down Bequeath to one's heirs, as in The silver and jewels have been handed down from generation to generation in that family. [Late 1600s] Make and pronounce an official decision, especially the verdict of a court. For example, The judge wasted no time in handing down a sentence of contempt of court. [First half of 1900s] Also see hand on; hand over. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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