| 词组 | in the name of (someone or something) |
| 释义 | in the name of (someone or something)1. Based on the authority of someone or something. We proclaim these things in the name of God. In the name of King John, I command you to halt. 2. With someone or something as a basis, reason, or motivation. They're releasing the documents in the name of transparency, but I don't think anyone is really interested in them. How many people have been killed in the name of religion? 3. Belonging to someone. According to the deed, this property is still in the name of your father. in the name of1. By the authority of, as in Open up, in the name of the law! [Late 1300s] 2. On behalf of, as in She made a donation in her daughter's name. [Late 1300s] 3. in God's or heaven's name ; in the name of God or heaven . With appeal to, as in In the name of God, stop that noise! or What in heaven's name are you doing? [c. a.d. 900] 4. Under the designation of, as in They burned witches at the stake in the name of piety. [Late 1300s] 5. Under the possession or ownership of, as in The certificate of ownership was rightfully in my name. [Mid-1900s] 6. in one's own name. On one's own behalf, as in Mary signed the check for John in her own name. [Late 1800s] in the name of ˈsb/ˈsth,in somebody’s/something’s ˈname1 using the authority of somebody/something; as a representative of somebody/something: I arrest you in the name of the law. 2 used to give a reason or an excuse for doing something, often when what you are doing is wrong: new laws introduced in the name of national security 3 for somebody; showing that something officially belongs to somebody: The reservation was made in the name of Brown.The car is registered in my name. in the name of1. By the authority of: Open up in the name of the law! 2. For the reason of; using as a reason: grisly experiments performed in the name of science. |
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