overthwart
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
介词 prep.
英 /əʊvəˈθwɔːt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
— A hart wel stayd, in ouerthwartes depe, Hopeth amendes: in swete, doth feare the sowre.
形容词 adj.
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Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
— By and by after his iumping vppon them, the Saxons for that Garianonum, or Yarmoth that had giuen vp the ghoſt, in thoſe ſlymie plaſhie fieldes of Gorlſtone trowled vp a ſecond Yarmouth, abutting on the Weſt ſide of the ſhore of this great Yarmouth, that is, but feeling the ayre to be vnholſome and diſagreeing with them, to the ouerwhart brink or verge of the flud, that writ all one ſtile of Cerdicke ſands, they diſlodged with bagge and baggage, and there layde the foundatiõ of a third Yarmouth Quam nulla poteſt abolere vetuſtas, that I hope will holde vp her head till Doomeſday.
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Crossing in kind or disposition.
— So prowde of hart, So overthwart, So out of frame, So voyde of shame, […]
副词 adv.
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From side to side.
— For when a Gyant’s slain in fight, And mow’d orethwart, or cleft downright, It is a heavy case, no doubt, A man should have his Brains beat out, Because he’s tall, and has large Bones;
介词 prep.
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From one side to the other of.
— […] entrance, and access on all sides, by the felling of huge Trees overthwart one another, was quite barr’d up;
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- + thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”), Danish overtvært (“across”).
词源 2
From Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- + thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”), Danish overtvært (“across”).
词源 3
From Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- + thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”), Danish overtvært (“across”).
词源 4
From Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- + thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”), Danish overtvært (“across”).
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