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anent

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From Middle English anent, anempt (“insofar as, inasmuch as, in comparison with, with respect to, as regards, concerning, in the opinion または judgment of; next to, close to, up to, near, adjoining, across from, over against, facing”), from 古期英語 on efn (“by; near”), from on +‎ efn; synchronically analyzable as on- +‎ even. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.

前置詞

anent

1. (now rare) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
   Synonyms: apropos, as for; see also Thesaurus:about
   • 1937, L. Ron Hubbard, letter to Russell Hays, quoted in Literary Correspondence: Letters and Journals, p. 101,
     I have just found out something with which to repay that very kind favor of yours anent the "lift" angle on stories.
   • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 11, in Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 1, page 53:
2. (obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of.
3. (obsolete) Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.
4. (obsolete) In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.

派生語

• thereanent
• whereanent

参照

• Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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