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本帖最后由 cquark 于 2016-4-27 13:16 编辑
—n.
1. Law.
a. a will, esp. one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property.
b. will2 (def. 8).
2. either of the two major portions of the Bible: the Mosaic or old covenant or dispensation, or the Christian or new covenant or dispensation.
3. (cap.) the New Testament, as distinct from the Old Testament.
4. (cap.) a copy of the New Testament.
5. a covenant, esp. between God and humans.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
Dictionary.com 上也如此
编辑:做了点考古,大概明白了。前身 Century 里就没收,Webster 到 1913 版也没收。OED 2 里收了,但仍然表示是 testimony 的误用,不知 OED 3 怎么想。 |
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