upper hand

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Advantage or control. idiomatic,uncountable,usually
    — There was no refusing him, for he had got the complete upper hand of the community, and the peaceful burghers all stood in awe of him.
  2. The place of honour accorded to a social superior when walking together; the right of way in walking obsolete,uncountable,usually

词形变化

the upper hand canonical upper hands plural

词源

From Middle English over hond, from Old English ofer- + hand (superior control; superior position). Not, as supposed, from a card game or counting-out game.
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